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Bassoon and contrabassoon

Bassoon and contrabassoon

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Introduction

The bassoon can play a huge range of notes. From the very darkest, deepest pitches to high, reedy and expressive sounds, Gareth Twigg shows us around...

Close-up of a bassoon

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The body of the bassoon

Close-up of bassoon keys

How exactly do you put a bassoon together? Gareth Twigg explains...

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Bassoon crook

The bassoon: the crook

The crook can cost up to one hundred pounds. Find out why it is such an important part of the instrument

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The keys of a bassoon

The range of the bassoon

How composers have used the range of the instrument

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A bassoon reed

The bassoon: the double reed

An introduction to the most commonly found bass instrument in the woodwind group

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Hear the bassoon playing in the orchestra, find out how it is put together and how a sound is created

The bassoon

Hear the bassoon playing in the orchestra, find out how it is put together and how a sound is created

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How Gareth became a professional bassoonist and what it is like to play in an orchestra

Gareth Twigg: playing the bassoon

How Gareth became a professional bassoonist and what it is like to play in an orchestra

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