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: a double-reed woodwind instrument having a long U-shaped conical tube connected to the mouthpiece by a thin metal tube and a usual range two octaves lower than that of the oboe
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The funeral march may here and there have been in slight violation of Mahler’s instruction not to drag, but was brightened by darting oboes and mournful bassoons.
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Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2023
To capture Midler’s exquisite comedic timing along with Winifred Sanderson’s dark side, Debney mixed whimsical instruments like xylophones and marimbas with low woodwinds like bass clarinet and bassoon.
—Lindsay Kusiak, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2023
Jazz in the 21st century has embraced many instruments beyond the conventional ones—such as the bassoon, French horn, viola and accordion—so why not the harp?
—Martin Johnson, WSJ, 14 June 2023
The orchestra took full advantage of this slow roll — Kevin Carlson’s trombone, Aaron Goldman’s flute, Sue Heineman’s bassoon and Dana Booher’s tenor saxophone each took star turns in the grand procession toward that cataclysmic plummet of a modulation toward the end.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 20 May 2022
Luckily for those of us trying to get the twins to their bassoon lesson, the neighbor's kid to curling practice, and Grandpa to his ceramics class, sensible and useful machines such as the Honda Pilot and the Toyota Grand Highlander put a smaller dent in the wallet than McLarens and Koenigseggs.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 30 Aug. 2023
The reduction of Haydn’s Finale from Symphony No. 7 in C major dropped horns, bassoons, and oboes; the violin solos had less impact because the string section was reduced, but the perky flute part remained, enchantingly rendered by Rose Lombardo.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2023
Crockett is the principal bassoon for the L.A. Philharmonic.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2023
Spoonmore said that Yarl has been suffering from migraines since the shooting, which has limited his ability to play his favorite musical instruments – the clarinet and the bassoon.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 29 May 2023
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Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2023
To capture Midler’s exquisite comedic timing along with Winifred Sanderson’s dark side, Debney mixed whimsical instruments like xylophones and marimbas with low woodwinds like bass clarinet and bassoon.
—Lindsay Kusiak, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2023
Jazz in the 21st century has embraced many instruments beyond the conventional ones—such as the bassoon, French horn, viola and accordion—so why not the harp?
—Martin Johnson, WSJ, 14 June 2023
The orchestra took full advantage of this slow roll — Kevin Carlson’s trombone, Aaron Goldman’s flute, Sue Heineman’s bassoon and Dana Booher’s tenor saxophone each took star turns in the grand procession toward that cataclysmic plummet of a modulation toward the end.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 20 May 2022
Luckily for those of us trying to get the twins to their bassoon lesson, the neighbor's kid to curling practice, and Grandpa to his ceramics class, sensible and useful machines such as the Honda Pilot and the Toyota Grand Highlander put a smaller dent in the wallet than McLarens and Koenigseggs.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 30 Aug. 2023
The reduction of Haydn’s Finale from Symphony No. 7 in C major dropped horns, bassoons, and oboes; the violin solos had less impact because the string section was reduced, but the perky flute part remained, enchantingly rendered by Rose Lombardo.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2023
Crockett is the principal bassoon for the L.A. Philharmonic.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2023
Spoonmore said that Yarl has been suffering from migraines since the shooting, which has limited his ability to play his favorite musical instruments – the clarinet and the bassoon.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 29 May 2023
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