Bassoon
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The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges.
It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood or synthetic plastic.
It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuosity.
It is a non-transposing instrument and typically its music is written in the bass and tenor clefs, and sometimes in the treble.
There are two forms of modern bassoon: the Buffet （or French） and Heckel （or German） systems.
It is typically played while sitting using a seat strap, but can be played while standing if the player has a harness to hold the instrument.
Sound is produced by rolling both lips over the reed and blowing direct air pressure to cause the reed to vibrate.
Its fingering system can be quite complex when compared to those of other instruments.
Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band, and chamber music literature, and is occasionally heard in pop, rock, and jazz settings as well.
One who plays a bassoon is called a bassoonist.
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 and Romanian it is fagot, and in German Fagott.
Fagot is an Old French word meaning a bundle of sticks.
The dulcian came to be known as fagotto in Italy.
However, the usual etymology that equates fagotto with "bundle of sticks" is somewhat misleading, as the latter term did not come into general use until later.
However an early English variation, "faget", was used as early as 1450 to refer to firewood, which is 100 years before the earliest recorded use of the dulcian （1550）.
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