Basson vs. Bassoon — What's the Difference?

Basson is a French surname, and means Bass.

The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family, which has a tenor and bass sound. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood or synthetic plastic.

A bass woodwind instrument of the oboe family, with a doubled-back tube over four feet long, played with a double reed.

A low-pitched woodwind instrument with a double reed, having a long wooden body attached to a U-shaped lateral tube that leads to the mouthpiece. The range of this instrument is typically two octaves lower than that of the oboe.

A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.

To play the bassoon.

To make a bassoon-like sound.

A wind instrument of the double reed kind, furnished with holes, which are stopped by the fingers, and by keys, as in flutes. It forms the natural bass to the oboe, clarinet, etc.

A double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family