Etymology. The word bassoon comes from French basson and from Italian bassone (basso with the augmentative suffix -one). However, the Italian name for the same instrument is fagotto, in Spanish, Dutch, Czech and Romanian it is fagot, and in German Fagott.
noun. Dvor·ak də-ˈvȯr-ak. often attributive. : a typing keyboard with frequently used letters placed centrally compare qwerty.
Phonetic spelling of Fagotto. f-aa-g-oh-t-oh. Fag-otto. fagot-to.
Synonyms for Fagotto. Bassoon.
Translations of Fagotto. Russian : Фагота Indonesian : hal ini.
The range of the bassoon begins at B♭1 (the first one below the bass staff) and extends upward over three octaves, roughly to the G above the treble staff (G5). However, most writing for bassoon rarely calls for notes above C5 or D5; even Stravinsky's opening solo in The Rite of Spring only ascends to D5.
The 'corna' or horned hand can be made by a hand gesture and is often seen as a pendant or as a charm in Sicily, Naples and Calabria. Worn as a necklace the cornicello necklaces and hand charms are symbols of good luck. The hand gesture can also be used by people in Italy as a superstitious sign to repel misfortune.
The use of the “corno” began around the Mediterranean during the Neolithic period, around 3500 B.C. This symbol was used by those ancient people as the bringer of good fortune as well as fertility. As a matter of fact, during that time, fertility was considered a blessing to the community.
Phonetic spelling of Fagotto. f-aa-g-oh-t-oh. Fag-otto. fagot-to.
Synonyms for Fagotto. Bassoon.
Translations of Fagotto. Russian : Фагота Indonesian : hal ini.
CONTRAFAGOTTO, DOUBLE. BASSOON or Contrabassoon (Fr. contrebasson; Ger. Kontrafagott), a wood-wind instrument of the double reed family, which it completes as grand bass, the other members being the oboe, cor anglais, and bassoon.
Antonín Dvořák was the first Bohemian composer to achieve worldwide recognition. He was noted for turning folk material into 19th-century Romantic music.
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