Fagott
Definition of the German term Fagott in music:
- bassoon (double reed woodwind instrument)
- organ reed stop of 16' or 8' pitch designed to imitate the sound of a bassoon (equivalent to "Bassoon" in English, "Basson" in French, and "Fagotto" in Italian)
Language
German
Singular
Fagott
Plural
Fagotte
Variant
Fagot
Abbreviation
Fg.
Alt. abbreviations
Fag.Fgt.
Combinations
German musical terms that include Fagott:
- Doppelfagott – contrabassoon (double reed woodwind instrument)
- Fagottbläser – bassoonist
- Kontrafagott – contrabassoon (double reed woodwind instrument)...
- nimmt Kontrafagott – takes contrabassoon
- Quartfagott – obsolete species of bassoon pitched a fourth lower...
- Quintfagott – obsolete species of bassoon pitched a fifth lower ...
- Rackettenfagott – rackett bassoon (double reed wind instrument)
- Stockfagott – rackett bassoon (double reed wind instrument)
- Tenorfagott – tenoroon(bassoon pitched a fifth higher than the s...
- Wurstfagott – rackett bassoon (double reed wind instrument)
Musical examples
Music scores that include Fagott:
- Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (1874‑88) Page 1
- Arnold Schoenberg: 5 Pieces for Orchestra (1909) Page 1
- Arnold Schoenberg: Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene (1929‑1930) Page 1
- Georges Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1 (1872) Page 1
- Georges Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2 (1879) Page 1
- Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem (1874‑1875) Page 1
- Johann Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau (1867) Page 1
- Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5 (1858‑68) Page 1
- Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 (1883) Page 1
- Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra (1896) Page 1
Related terms
German musical terms related to Fagott: