Basse-cor

Basse-cor (Fr. bass-horn), an improved *bass horn of Louis-Alexandre Frichot, approved by a commission of the Paris Conservatoire on Nov. 13, 1806, made of metal and bent into a V shape. Frichot then proceeded to improve the basse-cor and named the resulting instr. basse-trompette (170, 204). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Sachs, Curt. The History of Musical Instruments. New York, 1940. Wright, Rowland. Dictionnaire des instruments de musique. London, 1941.