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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000065.txt from 2006/03

From: "Lacy, Edwin" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [DR-L] Re: doublereed Digest 23 Mar 2006 10:01:01 -0000 Issue 951
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:45:35 -0500

<<<How quietly can one expect a good bassoonist to be able to play a C#
below middle C (second space, bass clef)?>>>

Some notes on the bassoon are extremely difficult at the lowest dynamic
levels. However, that particular note has quite a bit of resistance on
the bassoon, so it can be played quite softly. It isn't too hard to
make a significant diminuendo on it. It's especially easy if the
beginning of the note is not too soft, with the diminuendo to follow.
It could be a little more of a problem to attack the C# at pp or ppp.
Naturally, if the reed isn't very responsive, then none of the above
would be applicable.

Ed Lacy
University of Evansville

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