Encyclopedia of Organ Stops

Baixo Portuguese Bajon Spanish Bajoncillo Spanish Basson French		Bassoon English Fagot German? Fagott German Fagotto Italian
Baixonilho Portuguese Baxoncillo Spanish		Dolciano unknown Dulcinus unknown Fagotte Dutch/German

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These names have been variously used for two different stops. One is an imitative reed stop more properly known as Orchestral Bassoon. The other, described here, is a chorus reed of 8' or 16' pitch.

The illustration is Audsley's.

See Chormorne.

Variants

Bajoncillo y Clarín
Basson-Hautbois
Bassoon Regal
Contrafagotto
Echo Fagotto
Fagott-Diskant
Fagottbass

Sound Clips

See the Sound Files appendix for general information.

Fagotto 16', Pedal	First Baptist Church, Riverside, California, USA	Schantz, 1966	arpeggio
Fagot 16', Pedal	University of Illinois, USA	Buzard, 1986	arpeggio
Fagott 16', Pedal	Grace Lutheran Church, Champaign, Illinois, USA	Casavant, 1975	arpeggio

Bibliography

Adlung[1]: §121 Basson, §141 Fagott. Audsley[1]: Bajoncillo; Bassoon; Fagotto. Audsley[2]: I.XIII Bassoon, Baxoncillo, Fagotto; II.XXXVIII Fagotto. Bedos[1]: Table of Contents. Bonavia-Hunt[1]: Bassoon. Grove[1]: Bajete; Basson; Bassoon; Fagotto. Hopkins & Rimbault[1]: § 649. Irwin[1]: Fagotto; Oboe. Locher[1]: Basson; Bassoon. Maclean[1]: Bassoon; Trompetería. Skinner[1]: 59, 70; XII Bassoon, Fagotto. Strony[1]: Bassoon. Sumner[1]: Bassoon. Wedgwood[1]: Bajoncillo; Bassoon. Williams[1]: 251-252; Glossary: Bajon, Fagott.

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