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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000084.txt from 2003/11

From: "Lacy, Edwin" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [DR-L] bsn - The Wizard of Oz
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 01:26:18 -0500

<<<Did anyone ever notice the brilliant use of bassoons in the score of
the movie "The Wizard of Oz"...whoever orchestrated that score was such
a genious...i wonder if the score is gone forever? Anyone have any
input?>>>

BTW, the bassoonist on that soundtrack is Don Christlieb, now deceased,
but a former honorary member if the IDRS. He also played in hundreds of
other movies, including Gone with the Wind. He wrote an interesting
book called, I believe, Recollections of a First Chair Bassoonist, in
which he relates many fascinating stories about his professional life
and the many show-biz personalities he knew.

Ed Lacy
University of Evansville