Kontrafagott
Definition of the German term Kontrafagott in music:
- contrabassoon (double reed woodwind instrument)
- organ string stop of 32' or 16' pitch, sounding an octave lower than the standard Fagotto (equivalent to "Contrabassoon" in English, and "Contrafagotto" in Italian)
Language
German
Singular
Kontrafagott
Plural
Kontrafagotte
Variants
ContrafagottKontra-FagottContra-Fagott
Abbreviation
Kfg.
Alt. abbreviations
Kfag.Kfgt.Kontraf.Kontrafg.K. Fg.K. Fag.Cfg.Cfgt.Cfag.Contraf.Contrafg.C.-Fg.C.-Fag.Contra-Fg.
Musical examples
Music scores that include Kontrafagott:
- Arnold Schoenberg: 5 Pieces for Orchestra (1909) Page 1
- Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (1902) Page 2
- Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 (1862‑1876) Page 1
- Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra (1896) Page 1
Related terms
German musical terms related to Kontrafagott:
- Doppelfagott – contrabassoon (double reed woodwind instrument)
- Fagott – bassoon (double reed woodwind instrument)...
- fagottone – contra-bassoon (double reed woodwind instrument)...
- Kontra – double (as in, for example, "Kontra-Bass", meaning...
- 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)