"Carl Almenr\u00E4der (3 October 1786 in Ronsdorf (Wuppertal) \u2013 14 September 1846 in Biebrich) was a German performer, teacher and composer.The design of the modern bassoon owes a great deal to Almenr\u00E4der, who, assisted by the German acoustics researcher Gottfried Weber developed the 17-key bassoon whose range spanned four octaves."@en . "German performer, teacher, composer" . . "Almenrader, Carl"@en . . "1846-09-14Z"^^ . "1786Z"^^ . "1846Z"^^ . . "1786-10-03Z"^^ .