The contraforte (German: Kontraforte) is a proprietary instrument with a range similar to the contrabassoon produced by Benedikt Eppelsheim and Guntram Wolf. It is intended to have improved dynamics and intonation over the distinctive but sometimes reticent sound of the conventional contrabassoon. The contraforte uses a different and wider bore than the contrabassoon to produce a distinct tone; the sound is more even in strength and intonation across registers, remaining quite strong into the high register, unlike a contrabassoon. It also lacks the distinct "rattle" of a contrabassoon, although appropriate reed design can replicate this effect where desired.
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| - Il contraforte è un moderno strumento musicale variante del controfagotto e con un suono simile. È stato inventato e costruito da e , fabbricanti di strumenti a fiato. Viene usato per produrre suoni gravi e profondi. (it)
- O contraforte é um instrumento musical de sopro de palheta, criado por e , desenvolvido a partir do contrafagote. Possui um som grave vigoroso e nítido, mais nítido que o contrafagote; seu formato lembra um ou um contrafagote. É considerado um instrumento transpositor de oitava; sua tessitura conforme o som é lá -2 a sol 3 (de A0 a G4); e conforme a escrita lá -1 a sol 4 (de A1 a G5). (pt)
- The contraforte (German: Kontraforte) is a proprietary instrument with a range similar to the contrabassoon produced by Benedikt Eppelsheim and Guntram Wolf. It is intended to have improved dynamics and intonation over the distinctive but sometimes reticent sound of the conventional contrabassoon. The contraforte uses a different and wider bore than the contrabassoon to produce a distinct tone; the sound is more even in strength and intonation across registers, remaining quite strong into the high register, unlike a contrabassoon. It also lacks the distinct "rattle" of a contrabassoon, although appropriate reed design can replicate this effect where desired. (en)
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| - The contraforte (German: Kontraforte) is a proprietary instrument with a range similar to the contrabassoon produced by Benedikt Eppelsheim and Guntram Wolf. It is intended to have improved dynamics and intonation over the distinctive but sometimes reticent sound of the conventional contrabassoon. The contraforte uses a different and wider bore than the contrabassoon to produce a distinct tone; the sound is more even in strength and intonation across registers, remaining quite strong into the high register, unlike a contrabassoon. It also lacks the distinct "rattle" of a contrabassoon, although appropriate reed design can replicate this effect where desired. Wolf and Eppelsheim developed an accurate bore taper and precise keyworks in order to simplify fingerings in spite of the instrument's large size. In October 2010 Lewis Lipnick, contrabassoonist for the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC, played it in a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. According to Lipnick, the other members of the orchestra, who used to make jokes about the sound of his old contrabassoon, praised the sound of the contraforte. As the soloist of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in February 2012 Lipnick also performed Kalevi Aho's extensive Contrabassoon Concerto on the contraforte, and as a solo instrument it proved to be superior to the traditional contrabassoon, because of its very wide dynamic range and clear, focused intonation. In September 2021 Georg Friedrich Haas' concertante symphonic poem for violin, contraforte and orchestra was premiered during the annual Beethovenfest Bonn. The part of the contraforte was played by Lorelei Dowling, a member of Klangforum Wien, who is conducting her artistic research at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz on the question, "How can the kontraforte be exploited in the colour palette of the 21st century ensemble writing". (en)
- Il contraforte è un moderno strumento musicale variante del controfagotto e con un suono simile. È stato inventato e costruito da e , fabbricanti di strumenti a fiato. Viene usato per produrre suoni gravi e profondi. (it)
- O contraforte é um instrumento musical de sopro de palheta, criado por e , desenvolvido a partir do contrafagote. Possui um som grave vigoroso e nítido, mais nítido que o contrafagote; seu formato lembra um ou um contrafagote. É considerado um instrumento transpositor de oitava; sua tessitura conforme o som é lá -2 a sol 3 (de A0 a G4); e conforme a escrita lá -1 a sol 4 (de A1 a G5). (pt)
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| - Double-reeded aerophone with keys (en)
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