5 Matching Annotations
- Aug 2024
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www.gutenberg.org www.gutenberg.org
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Of late years the habit of muting the wood-wind has come into fashion. This is done by inserting a soft pad, or a piece of rolled-up cloth into the bell of the instrument. Mutes deaden the tone of oboes, Eng. horns, and bassoons to such an extent that it is possible for these instruments to attain the extreme limit of pianissimo playing. The muting of clarinets is unnecessary, as they can play quite softly enough without artificial means. It has not yet been discovered how to mute the flutes; such a discovery would render great service to the piccolo. The lowest notes on the bassoon,
This practice is no longer used and it is not in fashion. I promise you, you will be ridiculed if you suggest this. Please don't do it.
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I cover these string techniques in class.
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Note. Except in the case of pedal notes, the double bass rarely plays an independent part, usually moving in octaves or in unison with the 'cellos, or else doubling the bassoons.
R-K is not wrong, but this is a conservative viewpoint on how to treat the DBs. Granted, you can't really hear the pitches of the instrument by themselves.
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D. basses div. etc.
Again, do not divide the DB ever. Ever ever.
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D. basses div
Please do not divide the double basses ever.
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