Fagotino

The phagotine is a miniature bassoon, smaller, sharper and tuned in the Sun, although they are also tuned in either B or D sharp. Its range includes from the Fa (the most serious Fa possible by a bassoon). At the moment it is in extinction period due to its disuse, although they are still constructed considerably due to the ease of use by the little ones, that in the bassoon would not arrive correctly to the keys. Sometimes it is also used by its bell more shrill and sharp than the bassoon. Nomenclature

Many discussions have taken place when naming small bassoons. All small bassoons have been called at some time Fagottino (pl. Fagottini), but this term is historical and generally applied to the octave bassoon. The fourth-bassoon and quint-bassoon terms apply respectively to the tuned instruments a fourth above and a fifth above the normal bassoon. To add to the confusion, these terms can also be applied to lower fifth instruments (quint - fa - phot in Fa) and lower fourth (fourth - bassoon in Sun), known as semi - counterfagot. Note that the keys of the lower and upper versions are reversed. Often the terms "bass" and "tenor" or "alto" are added to clarify which instrument is being spoken (eg, fourth-bass bassoon or high quint-bassoon). One of the most common terms used to describe these instruments is the term tenoroon which is a contraction of "tenor down," which is the most correct name of the instrument, although tenoroon is widely accepted today. Altoon (the combination of the words high and bassoon) as a nickname for the smallest octave bassoon has yet to become popular. A recently introduced alternative is the Fagonello which is similar in size and weight to these small bassoons, but sounds in normal tuning, albeit with less power. Bassoon Types

The phagotino was associated with these instruments to form a family.

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