The brand Besson was founded in Paris in 1837 by acoustic master Gustave-Auguste Besson (1820-1874). He has innovated the design concept of short combos, and today when our minds move with the sound of music, it can still be seen. Besson's instruments are well-known in Europe, and more than 50 copper tube design innovations are attributed to him. Unfortunately in 1858, Gustave-Auguste Besson had to leave Paris and create a musical instrument factory in London due to long-term legal disputes with Adolphe Sax. In the following years, Besson continued to manufacture instruments in Paris and London, but also established warehouses for transportation and sales in Brussels, Charleroi, Madrid and Barcelona. With the death of Gustave-Auguste Besson in 1874, the company's name in France became Fontaine-Besson in 1880, but Besson in England was used. At the end of the 19th century, Besson's London factory hired 131 technicians, produced 100 copper tubes per week, and had at least 10,000 orchestras as its customers. In 1925 and 1940, Besson acquired Quilter and Wheatstone & Co. respectively. In 1948, the Boosey & Hawkes Group, a British music publisher founded in 1792, incorporated London Besson and its brand into its portfolio.

Besson has always been at the advanced level in design and manufacturing, and its short, tenor, upper bass and large numbers have become the brand's high-quality endorsement. A broad scientific research foundation allows Besson to provide quality brass instruments in the world today. Since joining the Buffet Crampon Group in 2006, Besson has reorganized the production of its professional musical instruments and rebranded its brand in Europe. Students' musical instruments continue to be used in India, supervised by experts from the Buffet Crampon Group. As a global leader in professional clarinets, Buffet Crampon has invested its talents in technology, acoustics, management and marketing fields and its global sales network into the Besson brand. Besson is admired by talented musicians around the world because what they pursue is the "real voice of Besson".