Basset horn

Basset horn
	Modern basset horn (German and French System, Schwenk & Seggelke)
Other names	it: corno di bassetto, de: Bassetthorn, fr: cor de basset
Classification	Woodwind, clarinet family
Playing range
	Ambitus written Ambitus Bassethorn in F, sounding
Related instruments
	Clarinet d'amore, Alto clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone. Distinguish: Basset clarinet
Musicians
	Suzanne Stephens, Sabine Meyer, Stephan Siegenthaler, Alessandro Carbonare Clarinet Trio
Composers
	Carl Stamitz, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alessandro Rolla, Felix Mendelssohn, Richard Strauss, Roger Sessions, Karlheinz Stockhausen
Builders
	Schwenk & Seggelke, Herbert Wurlitzer, Leitner & Kraus, Buffet Crampon, Selmer Company
Sound sample
	The Creatures of Prometheus by Ludwig Van Beethoven, Op. 43 — 14. Andante (Solo della signora Cassentini), performed by Laila Storch (oboe), William McColl (basset-horn) and Anita Cummings (piano). The basset-horn begins playing about 30 seconds in.

The basset horn (sometimes hyphenated as basset-horn) is a member of the clarinet family of musical instruments.