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basset horn

noun

Etymology

From German Bassetthorn, translation of French cor de bassette, from Italian corno di bassetto.

  1. borrowed from Bassetthorn

Definitions

  1. An alto instrument of the clarinet family, pitched in F below middle C, with a range…

    An alto instrument of the clarinet family, pitched in F below middle C, with a range reaching down to F below that.

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