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Sonority, covering bassoon w contra alto

Author: alto gether
Date: 2013-03-16 23:20

I got my contra alto to play bass lines at swing dances, but then I joined the local high school alumni band. No bassoon, so I'm covering bassoon parts and it feels odd to be playing a line two octaves above the bass clarinetist. I'm supposing that the arranger had a specific sound in mind when the bassoon part goes that high, and of course the altissimo of a contra alto sounds different. Is there a better substitute?

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Re: Sonority, covering bassoon w contra alto

Author: rdc
Date: 2013-03-17 02:59

Staying within the woodwind choir, high bassoon parts could be played by a tenor sax, a bass clarinet, or, if the part is high enough, an alto sax.

The contra alto would be more effective playing low (2nd) bassoon parts, in my opinion. Hope this helps.

R. Chest

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