Now in a second printing. The artwork shown is now printed onto the hard covers.
The Bassoon was selected as an Outstanding Academic Title in Music, 2013, by Choice, the journal of the American Library Association. Among the criteria for selection are: overall excellence in presentation and scholarship, importance relative to other literature in the field, originality or uniqueness of treatment, and value to undergraduate students.
"This volume is truly a giant achievement, a vast storehouse of information, and a slow but ultimately very rewarding read. The Bassoon greatly enhances our understanding and appreciation of the instrument, and this reader highly recommends it to players and fans alike."
-- Richard Svoboda, principal bassoonist, Boston Symphony Orchestra, in Early Music America, Summer 2013
CHAPTERS
Introduction
Early names; precursors; the bassoon idea; the founding myth
The dulcian family
The bassoon idea: early relatives
The baroque bassoon
The classical bassoon, c. 1760-1830
The scientific bassoon, c.1830-1900
A tale of two systems, 1900-1990
The bassoonist’s world since 1990
The contrabassoon
The bassoon idea: relatives after mechanization
Smaller sizes of bassoon
Epilogue
Also included: 68 illustrations, 15 musical examples, notes, bibliography
(c.700 items), and index (c.2,000 terms); xviii + 297 pages, 25 x 17 cm.
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