basset-horn - Basset horn soloists and ensembles

An 18th-c musical instrument belonging to the clarinet family, with a lower compass than that of the normal clarinet. It was much used by Mozart, but fell into disuse in the 19th-c.

and while the clarinet is typically a transposing instrument in B flat or A (meaning a written C sounds as a B flat or A), the basset horn is typically in F and has additional keys for an extended range down to written C which sounds F at the bottom of the bass staff. Other early works include the manuscript parts for a concerto for Basset Horn in G and small orchestra by Carl Stamitz which have been arranged for conventional Basset Horn in F, and a concerto by Backofen.

In the 19th century, Felix Mendelssohn wrote two pieces for the basset horn, clarinet and strings (opus 113 and 114, (string parts often arranged for piano)), but the instrument was largely abandoned until Richard Strauss took it up once more in his operas Elektra, Der Rosenkavalier, Capriccio, and several later works.

Basset horn soloists and ensembles

The Prague Trio of Basset-horns, based in the Czech Republic, has a repertoire of music (originally written for, or transcribed for, three basset horns) by composers including Mozart, Scott Joplin, and Paul Desmond.

Recordings

CD "Mozart, Stadler, and the Basset Horn" by Michael Harris, Colin Lawson, and Timothy Lines CD: Mozart Divertimenti for Three Basset Horns by the Mannheim Ensemble CD: Mozart Music for Winds by the New World Bassett Horn Trio Need link to c.1985 double LP "Music for Basset Horns" by the clarinet section of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra  v • d • e  width: 100%;">

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