Louder is better! (original version) But then you've got to play whichever version is in front of you. Just like the Firebird - oh, no! Don't start that again!...
Hello Harry, Yes, I found it funny that, outright mistakes aside, (Accents in the opening; e.h. duet articulation different; etc...)the revised edition was the...
I kno this is a contrabassoon post sight but i thought i migh ask a question about a bassoon because you seem to talk about them too. I am a third year...
... kno ... neet. Haven't heard anyone else here mentioned either playing or seeing it at IDRS @ Banff. I was very excited to see it and try it. I was very...
Hi! I just joined the Contra Club! I play bassoon, but this summer I actually got a chance to play a Fox Contra and I fell in love with it right away. I'm...
It's kind of tough switching because of the price of the instrument and smaller repertoire, but I would certainly recommend playing both if possible. Dave...
Kris Despite the publicity, hype, and self-promotion of some of our "fraternity," NO ONE makes a living playing only contrabassoon. Any orchestral audition ...
gbur
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Sep 11, 2002 2:16 pm
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In a message dated 9/11/02 12:25:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time, writr1101@... writes: << I'm thinking about switching, what do you all think? >> You can...
... actually got a chance to play a Fox Contra and I fell in love with it right away. I'm thinking about switching, what do you all think? ... the symphony...
Hello all, my school orchestra (University of Alberta) is doing Don Juan and Beethoven 5 this term and I get to play the contra parts, yay!! Anyone have any...
Ondrej, I hope you enjoy the music (!)...Perhaps you could tell us why (in the Beethoven) meas. 405 and 611 are different (!) (grin) Letter "L" is marked...
In a message dated 9/12/02 4:44:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ogolias@... writes: << my school orchestra (University of Alberta) is doing Don Juan and ...
... The tenoroon is the tenor version of the "bass" oon, basically a small bassoon pitched in F (sometimes G) above the bassoon. Not often used today (not...
Hi I just looked at and listened to your website. Very interesting. You probably are aware of this, but I thought I would mention it. There is a part for...
... small ... used today ... corresponding to ... alto, Bb ... further ... conical metal ... played with ... single reed ... contrabass, ... of the ... webpage...
Does anyone have a bocal that is greater than 16 inches long? My old contra plays a little sharp. My bocal is unmarked and measure 16 inches over the top....
Hello Dave, Try running a piece of (reed) wire inside the bocal, and see if you come up with a measurement for comparison... Regards, Guy Mallery ... From:...
That's exactly 16 inches, Guy. Thanks Dave ... From: Guy Mallery To: contrabassoon@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 12:54 AM Subject: Re:...
Hello Dave, Great, I just wanted to be on the same page here...I think the wire method works better for direct comparisons with the same wire and 2 bocals at...
That's what I wanted to know. I guess I will try a 2 and a 3 then if I can find them. Thanks, Dave ... From: Guy Mallery To: contrabassoon@yahoogroups.com ...
... small ... used today ... Anyone who has played both bass recorder and bassoon will recognize they have the same tonality as far as the relation of...
Dave: What type of contra are you playing on? That makes a big difference with pitch, plus reed of course. I had Marvin Kranz(St.Louis Woodwind and Brass)...
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Sep 14, 2002 8:57 pm
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I have an ancient 6 ft copy of a Heckel. Chip at Fox thinks it was made around late 1880's. Where it connects to the contra it is the same size as a regular...
Hi all, Through an Italian friend I have received 10 copies of "Strumenti a Fiato In Legno dalle colleziono private italiane" (Woodwind Instruments from...
Robert Howe
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Sep 15, 2002 3:25 pm
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... Can't be true, LaMer opens with harps in the low register. I heard this story with Beacham conducting at Covent Garden, Tannhauser or Carmen. But still a...
Robert Howe
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Sep 15, 2002 3:34 pm
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In a message dated 9/15/02 11:34:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time, arehow@... writes: << Can't be true, LaMer opens with harps in the low register. I heard...
