Basset horn

an alto horn with a soft tone.
historical examples

this brings the comp-ss of the b-sset horn to a range of four octaves from , actual sounds .
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 3, part 1, slice 3 various

like the b-sset horn, streitwolf’s instruments had the four chromatic open keys extending the comp-ss downwards to b♭.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 3, part 1, slice 3 various

it is not a horn, but bears the same relation to the oboe as the b-sset horn does to the clarinet.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 7, slice 4 various

the bore of the b-sset horn is wider than that of the alto clarinet in e♭, or of the tenor clarinet in f.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 3, part 1, slice 3 various

like the clarinet, the b-sset horn is a transposing instrument, its music being written a fifth higher than the actual sounds.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 3, part 1, slice 3 various

noun
an obsolete woodwind instrument of the clarinet family

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