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KONTRAFAGOT (Italian contrafagotto; French contre basson; German Kontrafagott) - wind music. tool. A kind of bassoon. Created at the beginning. 17 century him. master G. Schreiber. Improved at the beginning. 20 centuryfamous him. designer V. Haeckel. In this form, K. has the same arrangement of the valve mechanism as the bassoon, and a shape similar to the bassoon; Unlike the bassoon, the instrument is equipped with an add-on. metallic. bell, increasing its range by a third down. K.'s sound - thick, full, somewhat hoarse in the lower register, weak and unstable at the top - is extracted using a double cane. To. Is usually made from maple wood (sometimes from metal). Range C1 - f (with the help of an additional bell, H2, B2, A2 are possible). K.'s part is written in bass, an octave higher than the actual sound; placed in the score under the bassoon line. To. Is used in symphony and wind orchestras mainly to support bass, sometimes in small solo phrases.