Tenoroon

From Oddwinds

A tenoroon (Category 2) is a bassoon family instrument pitched a fourth or a fifth above the standard bassoon. Also sometimes known as quartfagott or quintfagott, but these terms more commonly refer to instruments pitched a fourth or a fifth below the bassoon.

Pictures

• Centre for Performance History Museum of Instruments, Catalogue Part I: Wind Instruments:
  • Tenoroon in G, Thomas Saxton, Nottingham, 1793?9 (picture and info).
• Music Treasures:
  • England, 1800s 6-keyed tenoroon (picture)