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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000066.txt from 2006/03

From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Re: doublereed Digest 23 Mar 2006 10:01:01 -0000 Issue
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:46:40 -0500

A clarinet can always play under a bassoon, but the C# you ask about is
fuzzy enough in potential that it can be very quiet indeed, and can even be
muffled.
Herb

On 3/24/06 11:24 AM, "PhilFrei@-----.com> wrote:

> 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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