Rev. Watt deFalk, O.C.D. on Nostr: According to Forsyth's book on orchestration I studied in music school, the basset ...

According to Forsyth's book on orchestration I studied in music school, the basset horn was named after its inventor, who was not Mr. Basset but Mr. Horn. It's called "Basset" cuz it's a slightly smaller bass clarinet.
"Smoke that in your pipe and put that in."
-Anita in "West Side Story"