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Author: ceri
Date: 2013-03-15 08:08
The piece called "Berceuse" in Dorati's "Cinq pièces" for solo oboe has the instruction "con sord."
Do people play it with a mute, and if so what do they use?
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Author: WoodwindOz
Date: 2013-03-15 14:49
I've seen people do this with their swab pushed into the bell. If you leave the tail hanging, it is easy to pull out quickly.
Rachel
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Author: Jennetningle
Date: 2013-03-15 23:23
I've done it with a swab, but experiment with materials - tissue, cotton balls, etc. Every different item will give you a different result, both in resistance and in sound. My favorite mute was made for me by a friend - 2 cosmetic wedges glued together and dyed concert black.
Best,
Jennet
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Author: jhoyla
Date: 2013-03-16 22:26
I have a short square length of foam, roughly 4x4x10cm, which I can shove partially in the bell and remove easily. Works a treat. I used it when playing 2nd Ob. in one of those Dvorak works where he expects Ob.2 to play silently at the bottom of the range ..
J.
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