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Wolfgang Thomae German
The bassoon was the bass member of the double reed consort and an important instrument in Baroque continuo playing, where it often performed fast-moving and complicated bass lines.
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Title: Bassoon
Maker:
Wolfgang Thomae (before 1771)
Date: ca. 1750
Geography: Bayreuth, Germany
Culture: German
Medium: Maple, brass
Dimensions:
47 × 3 × 2 in. (119.4 × 7.6 × 5.1 cm)
Width (With bocal): 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed
Credit Line: Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2003
Object Number: 2003.345
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