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Bassoon

The bassoon is a musical instrument in the woodwind family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges.[1] It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuosity.[1] It is a non-transposing instrument and typically its music is written in the bass and tenor clefs, and sometimes in the treble.[1] There are two forms of modern bassoon: the Buffet (or French) and Heckel (or German) systems.[2] It is typically played while sitting using a seat strap, but can be played while standing if the player has a harness to hold the instrument. Sound is produced by rolling both lips over the reed and blowing direct air pressure to cause the reed to vibrate. Its fingering system can be quite complex when compared to those of other instruments. Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band, and chamber music literature, and is occasionally heard in pop, rock, and jazz settings as well. One who plays a bassoon is called a bassoonist.

Woodwind instrument

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(Double-reeded aerophone with keys)

Early 18th century

List of bassoonists

Bassoon makers

Bassoon repertoire

International Double Reed Society

British Double Reed Society

Kopp, James B. (1999). "The Emergence of the Late Baroque Bassoon". . 22 (4).

The Double Reed

Lange, H. J.; Thomson, J. M. (July 1979). "The Baroque Bassoon". . doi:10.1093/earlyj/7.3.346.

Early Music

Langwill, Lyndesay G. (1965). The Bassoon and Contrabassoon. W. W. Norton.

McKay, James R., ed. (2001). The Bassoon Reed Manual: Lou Skinner's Techniques. Indiana University Press.

Popkin, Mark; Glickman, Loren (2007). Bassoon Reed Making (3rd ed.). Charles Double Reed Co.

Waterhouse, William. "Bassoon." Grove Music Online. 2001. Oxford University Press.

Vonk, Maarten. A Bundle of Joy: A Practical Handbook for Bassoon. FagotAielier Maarten Vonk, 2007.

Hall, Ronn K. (2017). An Exploration into the Validity and Treatment of the Bassoon in Duet Repertoire from 1960 - 2016 (DMA). University of Maryland.

Mettler, Larry Charles. (1960). An Analysis of the Bassoon and Its Literature (MS). Eastern Illinois University.

The Double Reed (published quarterly), Publications

I.D.R.S.

Journal of the (1972–1999, in 2000 merged with The Double Reed), I.D.R.S. Publications

International Double Reed Society

Baines, Anthony (ed.), Musical Instruments Through the Ages, Penguin Books, 1961

Jansen, Will, The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players, and Music, Uitgeverij F. Knuf, 1978. 5 volumes

Domínguez Moreno, Áurea: Bassoon Playing in Perspective: Character and Performance Practice from 1800 to 1850. (Dissertation.) Studia musicologica Universitatis Helsingiensis, 26. University of Helsinki, 2013.  0787-4294. ISBN 978-952-10-9443-9.

ISSN

Kopp, James B., The Bassoon (Yale University Press; 2012) 297 pages; a scholarly history

(ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, s.v. "Bassoon", 2001

Sadie, Stanley

Spencer, William (rev. Mueller, Frederick), The Art of Bassoon Playing, Summy-Birchard, 1958

Stauffer, George B. (1986). "The Modern Orchestra: A Creation of the Late Eighteenth Century." In (ed.) The Orchestra: Origins and Transformations pp. 41–72. Charles Scribner's Sons.

Joan Peyser

Weaver, Robert L. (1986). "The Consolidation of the Main Elements of the Orchestra: 1470–1768." In Joan Peyser (ed.) The Orchestra: Origins and Transformations pp. 7–40. Charles Scribner's Sons.

Documentary: The Production of a Bassoon by Francois de Rudder

Internet Contrabassoon Resource

Bassoon Fingering Charts

A Guide to Bassoon Keywork