Klarinet Archive - Posting 000010.txt from 2004/11

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mozart, Don Giovanni, and Tony Pay
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 13:08:53 -0500

The term "Basset(t)" was in use long before it was [pplied to any sort
clarinet. Notably, it was applied to extended shawms.
Roger S.

In message <1099082522l.15279l.0l@-----.org
writes:
> Hi Dan,
>
> I presume there is both "bassetklarinette" and "bassethorn". I was
> just quoting the dictionaries, which had entries for "basset horn",
> but not "basset clarinet". Also, I'm thinking that the diminutive,
> being applied to the adjective "basso" ("low") has the sense of
> "somewhat low", thus "somewhat low clarinet" more than "little
> bass clarinet", but that's just my guess.
>
> A basset hound, on the other hand, is a short dog.
>
> --Joe
>
> On 2004.10.27 13:30, dnleeson wrote:
> > True Joe, but the name is originally German, bassetklarinette or
> > little bass clarinet.
> >
> > Dan Leeson
> > DNLeeson@-----.net
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joe Fasel [mailto:jhf@-----.gov]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 12:01 PM
> > To: klarinet@-----.org
> > Subject: Re: [kl] Mozart, Don Giovanni, and Tony Pay
> >
> >
> > According to a couple of dictionaries I checked:
> >
> > probably from German bassetthorn, from Italian "bassetto"
> > (diminutive of "basso")
> >
> > There is a French word "basset", but that means "short", thus
> > a different sense of "low".
> >
> > Cheers,
> > --Joe
> >
> > On 2004.10.27 12:39, Andy Jablonski wrote:
> > > Just out of curiosity, where does the word 'Basset' come from?
>
> Joseph H. Fasel, Ph.D. email: jhf@-----.gov
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