Mus. [translation of F. cor de bassette, It. corno di bassetto; see BASSETTO.] A tenor clarinet, of somewhat greater compass than the ordinary clarinet.

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1835.  in Penny Cycl.

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1880.  in Grove, Dict. Mus., I. 151/1. Mendelssohn … two concert-pieces for clarinet and bassethorn.

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