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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000067.txt from 2006/11

From: "Harry Searing" <hsearing@-----.net>
Subj: [DR-L] RE: Highest C to D (natural) - bassoon
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 09:56:17 -0500

> Hi, All -
>
> I'm performing Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde" this
> week, and there's a high C to high D (natural) trill
> in the 1st mvt. of the work. Just wondered if folks
> could share their favorite fingerings for this little
> twister!
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions! Peace, Jim
>
> ************************
> James Jeter, D.M.A.
> NYC Bassoonist
> http://www.westfieldnj.com/wso/jeter.htm

Jim,

Here's what I've used. It's also good for the PINES OF ROME solo:

1) LH X,0,0 Eb key * LT high c" key/RH X, X, 0, F key * RT Bb key this
gives the first note = high C4

2) LH 0, 0, X, Eb key * LT high d" key/RH 0,0,X, Ab key * RT Bb key -
this gives second note = high D4

3) LH X, 0, 0, Eb key * LT high d" key / RH X, X, X, * RT Bb key - this
gives high C4

4) then trill LH E-F# key

If you're lucky with your instrument, reed, bocal, day of the week,
etc., you can start with #3 above, but sometimes that won't speak and
you need to start the trill with the normal C and D fingerings in order
to get #3.

Good luck!

Harry Searing
Bassoon faculty,
MSU Montclair State University (NJ)
CUNY City University of New York (NY)

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