contrabassoon

• Nom désignant le plus grand et le plus grave instrument de la famille des hautbois, une variété de basson.

A noun referring to the largest and lowest-pitched instrument in the oboe family, a type of bassoon.

1. Large woodwind instrumentC1formal

   The largest and lowest-pitched instrument in the oboe family, playing an octave below the standard bassoon.

   contrebasson

   • The contrabassoon adds a deep, rich foundation to the orchestra's sound.
   • He spent years mastering the difficult fingerings of the contrabassoon.
   • The composer wrote a special solo for the contrabassoon in the symphony.

   Synonymesdouble bassoon