Meyrick Alexander offers tips and tricks on bassoon writing from a player's perspective.
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About accents...
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Mutes...
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Instructions...
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Good bassoon writing.
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Extremely quiet writing.
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Dynamics - volume control...
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Composers...
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Balance...
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Amplification...
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Versatility...
Contrabassoon Tips
Nicholas Reader's tips on contrabassoon writing:
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Appearance of a contra in Bach's St John Passion.
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Reeds...
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'Razzing' on the contra.
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Mahler's contrabassoon writing.
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Low and fast.
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Ligeti and the contrabassoon.
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About the high register.
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High and fast.
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Good writing for the contrabassoon.
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Duff notes on the contra.
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Downward slurs...
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Doubling issues.
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Brahms and the contrabassoon.
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Tonguing...