Bassoon
ca. 1825–50
Medium
Maple, brass
Dimensions
Length: 130 cm Bell diameter: 11.2 cm
Classification
Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed
Culture
Austrian
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Helen C. Lanier, 1982
Accession Number
1982.100.1
Art Historical Context
Step into the enchanting world of 19th-century music with this exquisite bassoon, crafted by the skilled Austrian maker Johann Ziegler around 1825–50. Housed in The Metropolitan Museum Art's Department of Musical Instruments, this double-reed aerophone exemplifies the refined instrument-making traditions of Vienna, a hub of musical innovation during the Romantic era. Gifted by Helen C. Lanier 1982, it stands as a testament to the that powered the orchestras of Beethoven, Schubert, and their contemporaries. Fashioned from resonant maple wood with gleaming brass fittings, the bassoon measures a...