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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000079.txt from 2004/01

From: barbara trautwein <mzeztee@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] bassoon novel
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 12:26:50 -0500

For those on the list who know that my maiden name was Barbara Wilson
and that I've spent time in Venice, be assured that MY book has not as
yet been written. . .

B

Jdembishop@-----.com wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I recently bid on and won a mystery novel on Ebay called _The Case of
> the Orphaned Bassoonists_ by Barbara Wilson. Great literature it isn't,
> but there is a description of the bassoon that I just love:
>
> /"Nicky, when asked, always said she chose to play the bassoon because
> it was so large. Nobody messed her about after school when she was
> carrying an instrument whose hard case doubled as a weapon. But to me,
> the bassoon seemed to suit her because it was more a speaking instrument
> than a singing one. It didn't trill or soar like the flute or clarinet;
> it ruminated, low-pitched and sometimes argumentative; it bubbled with
> ideas, it sighed and laughed. Other instruments might cry; the bassoon
> wept quietly, even glumly. More often it just discussed the whole
> question thoroughly."/
> //
> The story takes place in Venice and involves the disappearance of a
> priceless Baroque bassoon. I've seen it on Amazon.com if anyone is
> interested in getting it.
>
> Diane Bishop
> Orlando, FL