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Author: Stacie
Date: 2000-09-04 03:12
hi i am just curious what is a sarrusophone and if you have pictures of one can you send it to me
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Author: Eoin McAuley
Date: 2000-09-04 07:45
A sarrusophone is like a metal bassoon. It is a double reed instrument made of metal. It is designed to be used in marching bands and as far as I know comes in a number of different sizes. Although double reed such as the oboe, cor anglais and bassoon are common in the orchestra, they are distinctly absent from the band scene. Even the sarrusophone is virtually extinct.
How many sarrusophone players does it take to change a lightbulb?
Both of them!
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Author: Dee
Date: 2000-09-04 13:11
Eoin McAuley wrote:
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...Although double reed such as the oboe, cor anglais and bassoon are common in the orchestra, they are distinctly absent from the band scene. Even the sarrusophone is virtually extinct.
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In most US bands, the oboe, english horn, and bassoon are alive and well. They are used regularly in what we refer to as concert bands. For marching bands, though, players of these instruments will switch to something else.
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Author: cas
Date: 2002-10-31 20:03
Sarrusophones are very interesting instruments, and if you ever get a chance to hear them, you will agree. One hundred years ago, the contra-bass sarrusophone threatened to make the contra-bassoon obsolete
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