The bassoon has been called “ the clown of the orchestra” — but the best clowns are performers capable of doing so much more than making people laugh. Free concert with bassoon band to show ...

When it came to the bassoon, though, “because the tube is so long, the holes would be farther apart than the fingers can reach, so instrument makers drilled the holes at an angle.

Nadina Mackie Jackson. Vivaldi wrote 39 concertos for bassoon, though none were published during his lifetime. Still, he contributed more to the bassoon repertory than just about any other ...

From the high, ethereal notes that open Stravinsky's Rite of Spring to the cranky grandpa of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, the bassoon is an instrument of wonderful colour and versatility.