There once was a brainy baboon, Who always breathed down a bassoon, For he said, It appears That in billions of years… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The bassoon is one of my favorite instruments. It has a medieval aroma, like the days when everything used to sound like… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
The wind, Tempestuous clarion, with heavy cry, Came bluntly thundering, more terrible Than the revenge of music on bassoons. — Wallace Stevens Copy Share Image
At school, I enjoyed playing the bassoon. I was in the orchestra and played the melody when the other boys sang hymns… — James Dyson Copy Share Image
It was pleasant to wake up in Florence, to open the eyes upon a bright bare room, with a floor of red… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
I've been writing and collecting songs on the ukulele for at least 10 years, so it was time to clear them out… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
Your hands are like dogs, going to the same places they've been. You have to be careful when playing is no longer… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
I love traditional instruments, though of course they are anachronisms. Satellites run around our planet, but we still play bassoons. It's ridiculous! — Anonymous Copy Share Image
All night have the roses heard The flute, violin, bassoon; All night has the casement jessamine stirr'd To the dancers dancing in… — Alfred Lord Tennyson Copy Share Image
