A Contrabassoon Concert to Remember

The contrabassoon is one of the lowest instruments in the orchestra. Reaching down to the lowest notes on a piano it produces a uniquely rich, thundering sound which can be beautiful or fearsome, depending on how it is played, and sometimes even humorous! Although this a very low frequency instrument, it is capable of great agility and can be played very quickly - the fourth movement of Beethoven's 5th Symphony, for example, has a well known fast and demanding contrabassoon part.

If you'd like to see the contrabassoon in all its glory then take a look at this video of a contrabassoon band. Here you will experience the joyful sound of twelve contrabassoons thundering away together!

This recording is of The Contraband at the International Double Reed Society in 2010.

At Double Reed Ltd. we currently have a lovely old Heckel contrabassoon for sale which you can see below.

You can find this contrabassoon for sale on our website here:

http://www.doublereed.co.uk/Bassoon_Heckel_Contrabassoon_For_Sale.htm