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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