fagotto

Noun

Meaning

The bassoon; -- so called from being divided into parts for ease of carriage, making, as it were, a small fagot.

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For example, Uns ist ein Kind geboren is scored for violino, traversa, alto trombone, tenor voice, fagotto and basso continuo. Source: Internet

The dulcian came to be known as fagotto in Italy. Source: Internet

However, the usual etymology that equates fagotto with "bundle of sticks" is somewhat misleading, as the latter term did not come into general use until later. Source: Internet

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