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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000064.txt from 2006/03
From: PhilFrei@-----.com
Subj: [DR-L] Re: doublereed Digest 23 Mar 2006 10:01:01 -0000 Issue 951
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:26:01 -0500
Hi -
How quietly can one expect a good bassoonist to be able to play a C# below
middle C (second space, bass clef)?
I have a piece (Quartet for Oboe, Clarinet, French horn and Bassoon) I'm
composing where I'd like to make that the last note of a long taper.
I'm thinking I should have the Clarinet that sounds before it (one octave
higher--playing C#-E-C#-E eighth notes, then resting) only diminuendo down to
"p"
and the bassoon note that follows be "ppp" in order that the bassoon note not
be louder than the clarinet.
Not sure how realistic this is. If it were on oboe, I guess it would be like
being asked to play an A-flat "ppp" which would be harder to accomplish than
an A, but easier than notes below it. Though, anything "ppp" would be asking
for a note to get stuck in the attack, on oboe. Maybe it's the same for
bassoon?
Thanks,
Phil Freihofner
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