ALL meanings of basset horn
bas·set horn
B b - noun basset horn an obsolete woodwind instrument of the clarinet family 3
- noun basset horn a kind of clarinet pitched in F and ending in a brass bell: its range lies between those of the common clarinet and the bass clarinet 3
- noun basset horn an alto horn with a soft tone. 1
- noun basset horn (music) An alto instrument of the clarinet family, pitched in F below middle C, with a range reaching down to F below that. 0