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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000027.txt from 2007/07

From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Bn. subbing for cello part???
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:45:04 -0400

The only effective way to generally mute a bassoon because of its many holes
and the non-directional nature of its glorious sound is to enclose it and
its player in a substantial trash bag. You could do what is sometimes done
with French horn in quintet recording sessions - seat the player at a
distance from the group/microphone. A closet perhaps?
We used to play quartets frequently (my flat-mates were a violinist and a
violist) when I was at school. Often the second violin part was on clarinet
and I played bassoon. One must be gentle most of the time, but the cello can
certainly be as robust as the bassoon when adequately stimulated.
Herb

On 7/11/07 11:08 AM, "HAROLD" <harold@-----.br> wrote:

> Hi List:
> I made an important discovery today : the bassoon is an excellent sub for
> the cello.Sounds obvious? Well not always.
> My group is performing the Stamitz Quartet and a double concerto(fl and
> oboe) with strings,etc and our cellist is not available. The bassoon is an
> excellent sub in both works.
> Only I find that we have to ask the bassoon to play a bit more vibrato,
> longer notes and often much softer (muted would be best) to sub for our
> cello player.
> Any other suggestions?
> Observations,comments especially from bassoon players are welcome.
>
> Best ,
> Harold Emert
> Rio-Brazil
>
>
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