Doublereed Archive - Posting 000096.txt from 2003/01

From: gbur <gbur@-----.edu>
Subj: [DR-L] RE: Bruns Etudes
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:57:20 -0500

Elizabeth

The Bruns Advanced Studies are melodic in nature. In
fact, I've contemplated performing three of them
together as a "Sonata for Solo Bassoon" as a recital
selection. Most of them tend to be in ABA form and are
very satisfying to play.

Bruce Gbur
"The Four Bassoon Concertos and Contrabassoon
Concerto of Victor Bruns" D.M.A. document, 2001.

>===== Original Message From ESoph104@-----.com
====
>Thank you Herb. The Weissenborn advanced studies
have worked for this
>particular student and I do not know the Bruns. thank
you. I will order it
>and take a look. Could you tell me if the compositions
in the Bruns are
>"technical" (scales/arpeggii) in nature or are they
"musical" (little
>compositions). Thank you for the information.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Elisabeth Romano

Bruce Gbur, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor
Double Reeds and Music History
Director of the Collegium Musicum
Music Department
Kansas State University
223 McCain Auditorium
Manhattan, KS 66506
785/532-3821
http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~gbur/

"The older I get, the less gladly I suffer fools." Bruce Gbur

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