cor de basset

Definition of the French term cor de basset in music:

basset horn
organ reed stop usually of 16' or 8' pitch designed to imitate the sound of a basset horn (equivalent to "Basset Horn" in English, "Bassetthorn" in German, and "Corno di Bassetto" in Italian)

Language

French

Singular

cor de basset

Plural

cors de basset

Abbreviation

Corbass.

Alt. abbreviation

Cor de ba.

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