"Pommer or bombard (French hautbois; Italian bombardo, bombardone) describes the alto, tenor, bass, and contrabass members of the shawm or Schalmey family, which are similar in ...
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function to the modern cor anglais, bass oboe, bassoon, and contrabassoon, although the bassoon family´s direct ancestor was the dulcian/curtal family." - (en.wikipedia.org 01.12.2019)