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Encyclopedia > Contrabassophone

The contrabassophone is a woodwind instrument, invented about 1847 by German bassoon maker Heinrich Joseph Haseneier.[1] It was intended as a substitute for the contrabassoon, which at that time was an unsatisfactory instrument, with a muffled sound due to tone holes that were too small and too close together. Haseneier's design made use of some of the same principles that went into the Boehm system flute, in which keywork was developed based on tone holes with acoustically optimum sizes and positions. The contrabassophone's bore was substantially larger (by about a third) than that of the contrabassoon, and the result was an instrument with a powerful tone. Indeed, it was regarded as too loud for orchestral use, though it was suitable for outdoor use in military bands.[2] Many other European makers produced copies of the contrabassophone, including a lightweight version made of papier-mâché.[1] A woodwind instrument is a wind instrument in which sound is produced by blowing through a mouthpiece against an edge or by a vibrating reed, and in which the pitch is varied by opening or closing holes in the body of the instrument. ... The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that plays in the tenor range and below. ... This is a contrabassoon. ... A tone hole is an opening in the body of a woodwind instrument that when covered, can alter the pitch of the sound produced. ... The Boehm System is a system of fingerings, created by inventor and flautist Theobald Boehm in the 1830s which was originally used on the flute and then on a variety of woodwind instruments, including the clarinet, bass clarinet and saxophone. ... The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. ... The bore of a wind instrument is the interior chamber in which air is set into vibration to produce musical sounds. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Military Band marching A military band is a group of soldiers assigned to musical duties. ... Papier-mâché around a form such as a balloon to create a pig. ...


Adolphe Fontaine-Besson patented a similar instrument in 1890 but allowed the patent to lapse in 1898.[2] By this time the contrabassophone had been largely superseded by improved versions of the contrabassoon for orchestral use, and by the tuba in wind bands. Besson is an established manufacturer of brass instruments, part of The Music Group. ... The tuba is one of the largest of low-brass instruments and is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the ophicleide. ...


Notes

  1. ^ a b Double Bassoon History. Vienna Symphonic Library. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
  2. ^ a b c Dibley, Tom (April 2000). "A Contrabassophone by Alfred Morton". Galpin Society Journal 53: 60-77.  Online copy (JSTOR subscription required), retrieved 19 March 2007.

2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ...

External links

  • The Contrabassophone at Contrabass Mania. (Note: The implication that only Haseneier and Morton made contrabassophones, and in very limited numbers, appears to be based on a misunderstanding of Dibley's article.[2])


 

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