Pommer
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Pommer or bombard (
Overview
The name "Pommer" arose in Germany, named after artillery, and was large and powerful in tone.[
The main difference to the casual observer between the
"The great contrabass pommer was 9 ft (2.7 m). long without the crook and reed, which, however, were bent downwards. It had five open fingerholes and five keys working inside a perforated case; in order to bring the holes within reach of the finger, they were cut obliquely through the tube. The compass extended from F below 8 ft (2.4 m). C to E or F in the bass stave, two octaves in all. The other members of the family were the bass Pommer, from 8 ft (2.4 m). C to middle C, corresponding to the modern bassoon or fagotto; the tenor or basset Pommer, a fifth higher in pitch; the alto pommer or nicolo, a fourth or a fifth above the tenor; and the high alto, or Klein Alt Pommer, an octave higher than the tenor, corresponding approximately to the cor-anglais."[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Schlesinger 1911, p. 46.
- Attribution
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Schlesinger, Kathleen (1911). "Pommer". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 46.
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