It provides the opening solo in The Rite of Spring and is the grandfather in Peter and the Wolf.
The Paris model, designed by Jean-Nicholas Savary, is used in France, Spain, and Italy, while the German type, designed by Johann Adam Heckel, is standard elsewhere. Its immediate ancestors include the sordone and the dulcian, and among its variants is the sarrusophone, a version for marching bands. Bernard Garfield, John Campo, Luc Loubry are noted players of this instrument in C, for which Vivaldi composed thirty-nine concerti. It provides the opening solo in The Rite of Spring and is the grandfather in Peter and the Wolf. For 10 points, name this crooked double-reeded woodwind.
The Paris model, designed by Jean-Nicholas Savary, is used in France, Spain, and Italy, while the German type, designed by Johann Adam Heckel, is standard elsewhere.
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