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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000029.txt from 2007/07

From: Arri Bachrach <abachrach@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Bn. subbing for cello part???
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:30:52 -0400

why "imitate" a cello??? We sound damn good...... we dont need to imitate=
=20
anybody:-)

AB

>And, yes , must play longer notes and with vibrato, to imitate a cello!
>
>Michel
>
>herb fawcett a =E9crit :
>>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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