contrafagotto
Definition of the Italian term contrafagotto 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 "Kontrafagott" in German)
Language
Italian
Singular
contrafagotto
Plural
contrafagotti
Variants
contra-fagottocontrofagottocontro-fagotto
Abbreviation
Cfg.
Alt. abbreviations
C.-Fag.Con.-Fag.Cfag.
Musical examples
Music scores that include contrafagotto:
- Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (1901) Page 1
- Haydn: The Creation (1796‑1798) Page 1
- Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird (1910) Page 1
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to contrafagotto:
- anche controfagotto – also contrabassoon
- contra – against, counter to...
- fagottino – octave bassoon (bassoon pitched an octave higher t...
- fagotto – bassoon (double reed woodwind instrument)...