BassoonPadwan Posted July 17, 2006 Posted July 17, 2006 Anyone here a contra player. I have to play one in a concert in about a week. Ya.lol I only have one week to make the switch. Any information I could get would be appreciated guys. Thanks Quote
G'townPIT Posted July 17, 2006 Posted July 17, 2006 Well you have about a ton of different fingerings to learn, do you have any experience at all with contra? What pieces are you playing? Quote
Nancy08 Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 I know this post is really old, but did you really get to play one? I'm like madly in love with the contra . I've been trying to convince my director for 3 years to get one, or rent one, or whatever... Quote
G'townPIT Posted December 13, 2006 Posted December 13, 2006 Are there any concert band pieces that actually use contra-bassoon? Quote
BassoonPadwan Posted December 14, 2006 Author Posted December 14, 2006 Ya, I got to play one. It was sweeeet! And...... dare I say?.......... I kind of liked better than............ basso............ naaaa, but it was wicked. Like the subwoofer of the orchestra. lol I played Britten- Requiem something something(don't remember all movements or exact name), and Richard Struass- Till Eulenspiegels Merry Pranks(that was funnn)! I had this great reed too. Man things couldn't get any better. The bassoon professor said told me that I have great contra sound. That felt good, after only practicing it for a week before a performance. And any concert band pieces that use contra.......? I remember two years ago in band we played Divertimento byyyy, gosh..... can't remember the name of the composer. Yeah my memory is bad. It had a contra part. I wish I had one right now. Man, that thing takes A LOT of air, haha. After that week of practicing that thing I had abs of steal. lol Not to mention after playing a few long tones, the dizziness, who needs drugs?lol Glad I didn't drop it when that happened. Hahaha, this brings back memories...... Quote
Nancy08 Posted December 14, 2006 Posted December 14, 2006 My freshman yer we played Southern Harmony and it has a contra part. I know cause i was librarian so i got to see all the parts. I cant blame my BD for not getting one to play, cause its hard for a HS to get ahold of one, but still...its SO cool! Man, that low Bb has to be AWESOME!!! Quote
BassoonPadwan Posted December 14, 2006 Author Posted December 14, 2006 Nancy08 said: My freshman yer we played Southern Harmony and it has a contra part. Quote
Nancy08 Posted December 16, 2006 Posted December 16, 2006 twinkle twinkle little star? That's about it...I just love it. UT had a double reed day in 8th grade, and they basically brought in bottles of listerine, threw contra reeds in it, and let every bassoon player play twinkle... Quote
lionbc Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 Nancy08 said: twinkle twinkle little star? That's about it...I just love it. UT had a double reed day in 8th grade, and they basically brought in bottles of listerine, threw contra reeds in it, and let every bassoon player play twinkle... But I bet it was twinkle twinkle little star at 578, right! Because that's just how hardcore you are. (wow...this post is late...) Quote
Nancy08 Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 No it was more like at 20 cause my fingers could hardly reach the keys. They kept slipping off. I felt like I was just learning again but it was so awesome! Quote
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