The rackett, raggett, cervelas, or sausage bassoon is a Renaissance-era double reed wind instrument, introduced late in the sixteenth century and already superseded by bassoons at the end of the seventeenth century.

Rackett, (from German Rank, “bend”), in music, double-reed wind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries. It consisted of a short wooden or ivory cylinder typically bored with nine extremely narrow channels connected in a series.

The rackett is an instrument that was mainly used in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The name derives from the german word for "crooked". The early racketts evolved into two slightly different instruments.

The meaning of RACKET is a lightweight implement that consists of a netting (as of nylon) stretched in a usually oval open frame with a handle attached and that is used for striking the ball or shuttlecock in various games (such as tennis, racquets, or badminton).

The rackett has a warm, rich tone, and is capable of a wide range of tone color and dynamic range, from loud and buzzy to soft and gentle. Thus it is a highly versatile instrument. A painting of the Munich court band during the latter sixteenth century depicts the rackett in consort with flute, recorder, cornetts, sackbut, lute, viols, and ...

About the Rackett. Racketts were double reed instruments of the late Renaissance and early Baroque. They are remarkable for their small size and low register. A tenor rackett is less than a foot tall, and it can play down to C. This feat is accomplished by having a narrow bore, as small as six mm, and by winding the bore around the instrument.

The rackett is one of the most unusual and fascinating woodwind instruments of the Renaissance period. With its unique design and deep, reedy sound, the rackett holds a special place in the history of music.

The meaning of RACKETT is an obsolete bass instrument of the oboe family having its tube bent upon itself in short lengths that are enclosed in a cylinder —called also sausage bassoon.

Feb 14, 2013 · RANGE: The rackett plays about an octave and a-half (typically a twelfth) on fundamental notes, and can be overblown for higher pitches. The cylindrical bore of the Renaissance rackett causes it to overblow at the twelfth, and the baroque rackett overblows at the octave. It also sounds one octave lower than written.

A consort of Renaissance racketts played by David Munrow and the Early Music Consort of London from the Reed Instruments episode of 'Early Musical Instrument...