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What is the difference between bassoonist and bassoon?

bassoonist | bassoon |

Bassoonist is a derived term of bassoon.


As nouns the difference between bassoonist and bassoon

is that bassoonist is a person who plays the bassoon, a musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and, playing in a tenor range while bassoon is a musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and, playing in the tenor and bass ranges.

As a verb bassoon is

to play the.

bassoonist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who plays the bassoon, a musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and, playing in a tenor range.
  • (-)

    bassoon

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.
  • Derived terms

    * bassoonist * contrabassoon

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To play the .
  • To make a bassoon-like sound.