Hello,
So we will be having a concert soon and we are lacking a Bassoon player, so our director was considering getting one of the Euph (there's many of us, hence the consideration) to play the bassoon part.
My question is specifically referring to Grainger's 1st Movement for Lincolnshire Posy - Sailor's Song. The passage at the beginning requires French Horn and Trumpet with mute while the Bassoon (for obvious reasons) play it open. Should the Euph play it open or should I use a mute? I only have a Wick travel mute and another Euph probably has a practice mute. The mute definitely doesn't seem ideal, considering the intonation and what not. What are your opinions on playing that bassoon part with the Euph?
What are your general thoughts on having a Euph substituting for bassoon in cases where there's no bassoon players and there are some important passages that only has the bassoon playing it?
I've noticed that the bassoon tends to soar in the 6th partial and suddenly will drop to pedal range in the next bar. It really threw me off and I have yet to adapt to that.
So we will be having a concert soon and we are lacking a Bassoon player, so our director was considering getting one of the Euph (there's many of us, hence the consideration) to play the bassoon part.
My question is specifically referring to Grainger's 1st Movement for Lincolnshire Posy - Sailor's Song. The passage at the beginning requires French Horn and Trumpet with mute while the Bassoon (for obvious reasons) play it open. Should the Euph play it open or should I use a mute? I only have a Wick travel mute and another Euph probably has a practice mute. The mute definitely doesn't seem ideal, considering the intonation and what not. What are your opinions on playing that bassoon part with the Euph?
What are your general thoughts on having a Euph substituting for bassoon in cases where there's no bassoon players and there are some important passages that only has the bassoon playing it?
I've noticed that the bassoon tends to soar in the 6th partial and suddenly will drop to pedal range in the next bar. It really threw me off and I have yet to adapt to that.
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