contrabassoon in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for contrabassoon in the English»French Dictionary

contrabassoon [Brit ˌkɒntrəbəˈsuːn, Am ˌˈkɑntrəbəˌsun] N MUS

contrabassoon

contrebasson m

Translations for contrabassoon in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

contrebasson

contrabassoon

contrebasson

contrabassoon player

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is intended to have improved dynamics and intonation over the distinctive but sometimes reticent sound of the conventional contrabassoon.

en.wikipedia.org

The contrabassoon reed is similar to an average bassoon's in that scraping the reed affects both the intonation and response of the instrument.

en.wikipedia.org