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basset horn

alto member of the clarinet family with extended lower range
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basset horn

Summary

basset horn is a type of musical instrument[1]. It draws 372 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #147 of 399).[2]

Key Facts

  • basset horn's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • basset horn is a type of clarinet[4].
  • basset horn is a type of transposing instrument[5].
  • basset horn's Commons category is recorded as Basset horns[6].
  • basset horn's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7].
  • basset horn's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • basset horn's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[9].
  • basset horn's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • basset horn's used by is recorded as basset hornist[11].
  • basset horn's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 422.211.2[12].

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Definition and Type

basset horn's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. Recorded subclass of include clarinet[4] and transposing instrument[5].

Use and Application

basset horn's used by is recorded as basset hornist[11].

Why It Matters

basset horn draws 372 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #147 of 399).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → type of musical instrument
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → clarinet, transposing instrument
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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