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- noun Plural form of
bassoonist .
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Examples
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Prince Lobkowitz was present, and in the effort to pacify him, made light of the affair; he told him that this man's absence did not matter much, as the first and second bassoonists were present, a line of argument that served to include the Prince in Beethoven's wrath.
Beethoven A Character Study Fischer, George A 1905
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Last year, a quartet of classically trained bassoonists, who call themselves The Breaking Winds, donned wigs and costumes to perform a
NPR Topics: News 2011
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So Eubanks jams out with a group of other "oonists" - that's bassoonists, contrabassoonists, tenaroonists, and so on - who call themselves the Bassoon Brothers.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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There are very few bassoonists out there that deal in the world of jazz or improvising.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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In five years, the group has gone through four violinists, three bassoonists, four flutists, and three cellists.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Baroque oboists and bassoonists are in such demand in the United States that early-music festivals sometimes have to import them from abroad.
City Journal 2010
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In five years, the group has gone through four violinists, three bassoonists, four flutists, and three cellists.
Chicago Reader 2010
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In five years, the group has gone through four violinists, three bassoonists, four flutists, and three cellists.
Chicago Reader 2010
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If next year we need a baseball pitcher and a violist, but have plenty of point guards and bassoonists, then bassoonists and point guards no longer have an advantage.
Questions/Answers 2009
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If this year we really need a bassoonist for the orchestra and a point guard for the basketball team, then bassoonists and point guards have an advantage.
Questions/Answers 2009
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