Assertion: bass clarinet | /r/CapableOf | play supporting role
Facets:
value: to the entire woodwind section
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: It possesses a powerful sound in the lower registers, and since there is greater freedom to vary between playing loudly and softly than there is on the bassoon (which has the same register), in large-scale compositions for wind instruments the bass clarinet plays a supporting role to the entire woodwind section.