Grove''s Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Vol. 2 of 5 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Vol. 2 of 5Fagotto. The Italian name for the Bassoon obviously arising from its resemblance to a faggot or bundle of sticks. The Germans have adopted it as Fagott. [see bassoon.] w. H. S.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.