Basset horn

"Corno di Bassetto" redirects here. For the Irish essayist who used this pen-name, see George Bernard Shaw.
"Bassetto" redirects here. For Italian footballer, see Adriano Bassetto.
Basset horn
Modern basset horn (German and French System, Schwenk & Seggelke)
Other namesit: corno di bassetto, de: Bassetthorn, fr: cor de basset
Classification Woodwind, clarinet family
Playing range
Ambitus written
Ambitus Bassethorn in F, sounding
Related instruments
Clarinet d'amore, Alto clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone. Distinguish: Basset clarinet
Musicians
Suzanne Stephens, Sabine Meyer, Stephan Siegenthaler [de], Alessandro Carbonare Clarinet Trio
Composers
Carl Stamitz, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alessandro Rolla, Felix Mendelssohn, Richard Strauss, Roger Sessions, Karlheinz Stockhausen
Builders
Schwenk & Seggelke, Herbert Wurlitzer, Leitner & Kraus, Buffet Crampon, Selmer Company
Sound sample
The Creatures of Prometheus by Ludwig Van Beethoven, Op. 43 — 14. Andante (Solo della signora Cassentini), performed by Laila Storch (oboe), William McColl (basset-horn) and Anita Cummings (piano). The basset-horn begins playing about 30 seconds in.

The basset horn (sometimes hyphenated as basset-horn) is a member of the clarinet family of musical instruments.