How the bassanello makes its sound
In the Hornbostel–Sachs system, which classifies instruments by how they produce sound, the bassanello belongs to the double-reed instruments: two reeds beat against each other – oboes, bassoons, shawms and the duduk.
More broadly it is one of the aerophones (wind instruments), where sound comes from vibrating air.
Its timbre – the colour that lets you tell it apart from other instruments playing the same note – comes from the mix of overtones its body and resonator emphasise.
From Wikipedia
The bassanello (plural bassanelli) was a Renaissance double reed woodwind instrument which was described in 1619 by Michael Praetorius in his Syntagma Musicum II:
Other double-reed instruments
Frequently asked questions
What does a bassanello sound like?
As one of the double-reed instruments, its sound comes from the way two reeds beat against each other.
What type of instrument is the bassanello?
It is classified as double-reed instruments (Hornbostel–Sachs 422.112).
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q3636033 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Bassanello – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Image by Michael Praetorius in Syntagma_musicum – Public domain