Doublereed Archive - Posting 000073.txt from 2002/11

From: "Paul Keating" <keating@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [Doublereed-l] Fingerings for chords
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 19:55:50 -0500

There are probably some fingerings that sound with boosted near overtones t
hat might lead one to imagine one can hear chords.

But boosted near overtones can also be called attenuated upper ones, or, if
you like, a notch out of the instrument's timbre.

----- Original Message -----
From: Bassoonerwang@-----.com
To: doublereed-l@-----.edu
Sent: Monday 25 November 2002 23:45
Subject: [Doublereed-l] Fingerings for chords

I have a tape of the Boulder Bassoon Band from over ten years ago on whic
h they talk about "the bassoon's ability to play chords." Do any of you bas
soon gurus know how to finger that kind of stuff? Maybe it just takes some
fiddling for a few hours trying every possible combination of keys.....
~Darcy

"Yes, I am a random Jewish villager."
~Tatsuya