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I really practiced hard and got to a certain level of technical proficiency. I overcame some of my limitations. I was a hard-working, dedicated bassoonist, but I have to say I'm not a natural musician.
Nicholson Baker

Meaning of "bassoonist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BASSOONIST

bassoonist  [bəˈsuːnɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BASSOONIST

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Bassoonist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BASSOONIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bassoonist

Bassoon

The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor clefs, and occasionally the treble. Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band and chamber music literature. The bassoon is a non-transposing instrument known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, variety of character and agility. Listeners often compare its warm, dark, reedy timbre to that of a male baritone voice. Someone who plays the bassoon is called a bassoonist.

Definition of bassoonist in the English dictionary

The definition of bassoonist in the dictionary is a player of the bassoon.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BASSOONIST


balloonist
bəˈluːnɪst
cartoonist
kɑːˈtuːnɪst
contrabassoonist
ˌkɒntrəbəˈsuːnɪst
corniced
ˈkɔːnɪst
cornicing
ˈkɔːnɪst
cornist
ˈkɔːnɪst
earnest
ˈɜːnɪst
faunist
ˈfɔːnɪst
flugelhornist
ˈfluːɡəlˌhɔːnɪst
Hinayanist
ˌhiːnəˈjɑːnɪst
hornist
ˈhɔːnɪst
hygienist
ˈhaɪdʒiːnɪst
internist
ˈɪntɜːnɪst
lampoonist
læmˈpuːnɪst
machinist
məˈʃiːnɪst
magazinist
ˌmæɡəˈziːnɪst
opportunist
ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪst
plenist
ˈpliːnɪst
routinist
ruːˈtiːnɪst
sopranist
səˈprɑːnɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BASSOONIST

basser
Basses-Alpes
basset
basset horn
basset hound
Basseterre
bassi
bassinet
bassist
bassness
basso
basso buffo
basso continuo
basso profundo
basso rilievo
bassoon
bassos
basswood
bassy
bast

WORDS THAT END LIKE BASSOONIST

accordionist
agonist
antagonist
communist
dental receptionist
educationist
evolutionist
exhibitionist
expressionist
fashionist
illusionist
impressionist
nutritionist
perfectionist
projectionist
protagonist
receptionist
reductionist
revolutionist
saxophonist
Zionist

Synonyms and antonyms of bassoonist in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bassoonist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BASSOONIST

Find out the translation of bassoonist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bassoonist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bassoonist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

巴松管
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fagotista
570 millions of speakers

English

bassoonist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bassoonist
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باسونيست
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фаготист
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fagotista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bassoonist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bassoniste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bassoonist
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fagottist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バスーン奏者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바순 연주자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bassoonist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bassoonist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bassoonist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाद्यतज्ज्ञ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bassoonist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fagottista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bassoonist
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фаготист
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fagotist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φαγκοτίστα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fagottist
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bassoonist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fagottist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bassoonist

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bassoonist

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QUOTES WITH «BASSOONIST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bassoonist.
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Nicholson Baker
I really practiced hard and got to a certain level of technical proficiency. I overcame some of my limitations. I was a hard-working, dedicated bassoonist, but I have to say I'm not a natural musician.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BASSOONIST»

Discover the use of bassoonist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bassoonist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Solo Bassoonist
Teachers are always looking for excellent supplementary pieces.
William Lindenmuth, 2010
2
Sound in motion: a performer's guide to greater musical ...
Instrumentalists and vocalists alike will find that many of the ideas presented in this book will help develop their musicianship as well as their understanding of what makes a performance "musical." Book jacket.
David McGill, David McGill (bassoonist.), 2007
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The Career of an Eighteenth-Century Kapellmeister: The Life ...
In 1780, Anton Böck came to Wallerstein as bassoonist. In October of that year he requested permission to travel to the Netherlands, and, although he asked to have his position held open until the spring, he never returned to court. On June 2 ...
Sterling E. Murray, 2014
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Comeback Wolves: Western Writers Welcome the Wolf Home
Here she recounts her transformation from city-girl bassoonist to "River Rodeo Girl" to nature writer — and describes all she learned from her wolf-hybrid, Banjo. Lurking with Wolves I love to lurk in the wilderness. I learned to lurk from a ...
Gary Wockner, Gregory McNamee, SueEllen Campbell, 2005
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Snippets (Bits and Pieces of Love and Life) by Carole
I had the fortune to become a bassoonist in the seventh grade in the fall of 1949. Since I had buckteeth, from sucking my thumb in the womb and the next three years afterwards, I was the perfect student for Mr. Howard, our music director, ...
Carole Christie Moore Adams, 2004
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Abaco to Belfille
Ashley, Jane 1740-1809, bassoonist? Edward F. Rimbault, writing in Grove's Dictionary, lists a male musician, Jane Ashley, who was born in London in 1740 and died there 5 April 1809 and says he played the bassoon. He is called the ...
Philip H. Highfill, Jr., Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans, 1973
7
Growing with Canada: The ƒmigrŽ Tradition in Canadian Music
30 Burghauser spent three years in Toronto as principal bassoonist with the tso and he also taught at the tcm, but after the war broke out, however, he moved south of the border.31 He obtained a position as bassoonist in the Metropolitan ...
Paul Helmer, 2009
8
The Art of Bassoon Playing
These special slur fingerings should be tried only after the bassoonist is sure that (1) the regular fingering will not work, (2) he is using the correct fingering, and (3) the instrument and reed are in good working order. The teacher who is not a ...
William G. Spencer, Frederick A. Mueller, 1969
9
Wilkie, Matthew (bassoonist): Programs and Related Material ...
Material in the Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection consists of programs and related items for Australian performing arts organisations, Australian artists performing overseas, professional productions ...
10
Draw a Straight Line and Follow It: The Music and Mysticism ...
The instrumentation includes one muted brass, one open brass, a recorder, and a bassoonist using only the reed and crook of the bassoon. Young states in his instructions that the specific brass instruments to be used may be selected by ...
Jeremy Grimshaw, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BASSOONIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bassoonist is used in the context of the following news items.
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REVIEW: Westmorland Youth Orchestra, Kendal Parish Church
Bassoonist Amy Thompson's arrangement of Prokofiev's Hebrew Themes cleverly shared the original haunting clarinet theme around the septet who performed ... «The Westmorland Gazette, Jul 15»
2
CLASSICAL NOTES
Under what circumstances does a bassoonist from the Metropolitan Opera find herself being chased by wild boars? Orchestra musicians are ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
3
This is what democracy sounds like
As for how they did it, the answer, according to bassoonist Stephen Koo, is "democratically." Koo, along with violinist Linda Yu, is one of the ... «The Almanac Online, Jul 15»
4
Prince of Peace benefit concert to feature Estes Park bassoonist
Sam Edgar and Makayla Swingle are two of the participants in the Sunday, July 5, music event at Prince of Peace Episcopal Church. (Courtesy ... «Journal Advocate, Jul 15»
5
The Tanglewood music festival
... envy and persecution,” and who knows which troubles he fomented himself: Gardiner analyzes the famous bassoonist incident in which Bach ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
6
Music@Menlo has deep ties to the best performance venues in …
... the Dover Quartet and the Escher String Quartet; clarinetists Alexander Fiterstein and José González Granero; bassoonist Peter Kolkay; ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
7
Big Gay Ice Cream's Future Is Bright as a Rainbow
Quint, a concert bassoonist, thought it would be funny to do something bizarre for a summer job and garner some extra income with his partner, ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
8
Mozart's Wind & Brass Concertos
... performed and studied piece among entire bassoon repertory as well as a piece that every professional bassoonist would want to play on stage in their career. «The Beijinger, Jul 15»
9
Stanford Collaborative Orchestra forgoes a conductor
As for how they did it, the answer, according to bassoonist Stephen Koo, is "democratically." Koo, along with violinist Linda Yu, is one of the ... «Palo Alto Online, Jul 15»
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Paul Ferington will conduct his final concert with the BPO tomorrow
... Meredith, who is on the faculty at Buffalo State College in the Department of Art Conservation and is a bassoonist; and Megan, vice president ... «The Daily News Online, Jul 15»

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