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Definition of basset horn

Basset horn
Basset horn Bas"set horn` (Mus.) The corno di bassetto.
Basset horn
Basset horn Bas"set horn` [See Basset, a.] (Mus.) An instrument blown with a reed, and resembling a clarinet, but of much greater compass, embracing nearly four octaves.
basset horn
Corno di bassetto Cor"no di bas*set"to (k?r"n? d? b?s-s?t"t? or b?s-s?t"t?); pl. Corni di basseto. [It.] (Mus.) A tenor clarinet; -- called also basset horn, and sometimes confounded with the English horn, which is a tenor oboe.

Meaning of basset horn from wikipedia

- The b****et horn (sometimes hyphenated as b****et-horn) is a member of the clarinet family of musical instruments. Like the clarinet, the instrument is a...
- transposing instrument in A, although b****et clarinets in C and B♭ and very seldom in G also exist. The similarly named b****et horn is also a clarinet with extended...
- (written) C. F b****et horn — Most common type. Rendall lists b****et horns in G (obsolete) and F as tenors. Shackleton lists also b****et horns in G and D from...
- All-metal alto clarinets also exist. In appearance it strongly resembles the b****et horn, but usually differs in three respects: it is pitched a whole step lower...
- an der Leitha – 15 June 1812, in Vienna) was an Austrian clarinet and b****et horn player for whom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote, amongst others, both his...
- (including E-flat clarinet) Soprano clarinet Saxonette B****et clarinet Clarinette d'amour B****et horn Alto clarinet B**** clarinet Contra-alto clarinet (E♭...
- Georg Abraham Schneider Concerto No. 1 for b****et horn and orchestra, Op.90. (1820?) Concerto No. 2 for b****et horn and orchestra, Op.105. Pedro Étienne Solère...
- contrab**** clarinets may have keywork to written D3, C3, or B2; the b****et clarinet and b****et horn generally go to low C3. Defining the top end of a clarinet's...
- and three b****et horns, K. 411/484a (1785) 12 Duets for two horns in C major, K. 487 (1786, incorrectly published as being for b****et horns) Clarinet...
- The F major scale is: F major is the home key of the English horn, the b****et horn, the horn in F, the trumpet in F and the b**** Wagner tuba. Thus, music...