Few concertgoers would know a contrabassoon if they saw one. But they might recognize a bassoon. Known in German as the Fagott, because of its resemblance to a slim bundle of sticks, the bassoon ...

Contrabassoon - this makes a fantastically deep sound. I first saw the bassoon while singing in a school production. Several months later the music teacher asked for a volunteer to take up an ...

"A typical orchestra concert calls for two or maybe three bassoons, but 'Sorcerer's Apprentice' has four, all with rewarding, ...