corno di bassetto
corno di bassetto (It.).
1. The basset horn.
2. Pseudonym of Bernard Shaw for his mus. criticisms in The Star 1889–90; he used it again in articles he contrib. to the same paper in 1896 and 1897.
3. Org. stop much like cl. stop.
1. The basset horn.
2. Pseudonym of Bernard Shaw for his mus. criticisms in The Star 1889–90; he used it again in articles he contrib. to the same paper in 1896 and 1897.
3. Org. stop much like cl. stop.
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