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International Double Reed Society (IDRS).
Presents the International Double Reed Society (IDRS), an organization of double reed (oboe and bassoon family) players, instrument manufacturers, and others. Posts contact information for the current executive secretary/treasurer via mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address. Includes information about IDRS, news, conferences, membership, competitions, discussion list, and publications. Offers access to an annotated index of fingerings for instruments in the bassoon family. Notes that the membership directory and publication search engine are accessible to members only. Links to Web sites related to music.
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The Double Reed
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The Bassoon
This welcome volume encompasses the entire history of the bassoon, from its origins five centuries ago to its place in twenty-first-century music. James Kopp draws on new archival research and many years' experience playing the instrument to provide an up-to-date and lively portrait of today's bassoon and its intriguing predecessors. He discusses the bassoon's makers, its players, its repertory, its myths, and its audiences, all in unprecedented detail. The bassoon was invented in Italy in response to the need for a bass-register double-reed woodwind suitable for processionals and marching. Composers were quick to exploit its agility and unique timbre. Later, during the reign of Louis XIV, t...
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