<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">contrabassoons</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31480238</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:09:18</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">bassoon, double</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">bassoons, double</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">contrabassoon</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">double bassoon</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">double bassoons</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Bassoons pitched below the regular bassoon, with the tube usually, though not always, bent back upon itself several times in order to reduce the overall length and bring the keys within convenient playing position. ]]></dc:description></metadata>