... This one is two serial numbers newer than the contrabass owned by Michel Jolivet. The latest Conn serial number I have found so far is V259, owned by the...
... Is it? Doesn't seem the same. ... The one listed in August ( http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3740869855&category=1 ) didn't have the...
I remember once (maybe ten years ago?) seeing a telecast on TV of one of the major symphony orchestras performing Rhapsodie Espagnole, in which the contra...
Hello sarrusofans! I'd just like to post this announcement of our upcoming concert, featuring yours truly on Triebert Eb baritone sarrusophone (playing 1st...
... To anybody. I am a french amateur, playing bassoon (french indeed), member of an association of wind instruments collectors. Presently, I do not play and...
Denis, Welcome aboard. You'll probably find more frequent discussions about the sarrusophone on the contrabass list: http://www.contrabass.com/pages/list.html ...
Hello from France again! I'm coming in your group to learn about woodwind instruments. To day I have built a brass museum in my french village and one day i...
... Indeed! Recently I gave a lecture on woodwinds in the series "Analysis of orchestral music". I played to the students an example of contrabassoon with the...
Yes, several years ago I had the chance to study one of only 2 or 3 copies ofthe Paderewski Polonia in the US. The odd thing about the piece is the the...
Hello Bret, My theory on the use of two sets of Sarrusophones is that "You do, with what you got!". In other words, there were six players (each with their...
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I though some of you might like a look at an orchestration guide I have been putting together for the past year or so. I have included a large section on the...
Absolutly! I can't read a word of French so I'll leave it to you to do the translation. I've also written an annatated bibliography on the instrument that...
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Thanks for the article, Bret. Here's one more source that I found from my personal collection: The Music Men: An Illustrated History of Brass Bands in America...
Thanks for the info. I'll see if I can't get my hand on that book and add it to the list. Would love to find some more out about the baritone (or any of the...
Hi, There is another (perhaps the same?) Couesnon Eb contrabass sarrusophone now on ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=7355656016). ...
BTW, for anyone in the San Jose, CA area, I'll be playing bass sarrusophone (bass sax part) on Belioz's "March to the Scaffold", in the San Jose Wind Symphony...
Maurizio, The pictures are fantastic. What a beautiful instrument. Can you tell us any more about it and how you are associated with it? Best regards, Maurice ...