What is "bassoons"

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In 1766, six years after his appointment, this band numbered seventeen instruments--six violins and viola, one violoncello, one double bass, one flute, two oboes, two bassoons and four horns.

From his first works onwards, he proceeded along the true symphonic path, and an orchestra of two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, drums, and the usual strings fairly represents the result of his contributions to its development up to the first successful experiments of Mozart.