Fagonello
A fagonello is a variation on a Bassoon created especially for children. Compared to a normal bassoon, it has the following features: [1][2]
- Reduced mass (only about 1.25 kg)
- Slightly reduced range (only going down to C, not B♭)
- Single piece main body (only the crook and reed need to be installed before use)
- Reduced finger spacing, said to be suitable for 5–10 years olds
Unlike other "small bassoons" which transpose by a 4th or 5th such as the Tenoroon or Mini-Bassoon, it plays at normal pitch.
Notes
- ↑ Maarten Vonk, "The Fagonello (or Bassoonello) by Heyday’s: Why (another) Children's Bassoon?", http://www.bdrs.org.uk/drn/2011autumn_DRN96.pdf, pp 33-34
- ↑ http://fagonello.de/Konzept_en.htm
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