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Jeremy Siepmann
The Instruments of the Orchestra
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: "Oh! to be a conductor..." Includes excerpt from Wagner's Overture to Tannhäuser
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: "Oh! to be a conductor..." Includes excerpt from Wagner's Overture to Tannhäuser
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: We don't merely use instruments, we play on them. And they play on us.
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: We don't merely use instruments, we play on them. And they play on us.
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The violin is one of the most tender and beautiful instruments ever invented
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The violin is one of the most tender and beautiful instruments ever invented
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: But for a long time it was seen as the instrument of the devil.
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: But for a long time it was seen as the instrument of the devil.
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The manipulative seductiveness of the gypsy violin
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The manipulative seductiveness of the gypsy violin
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The violin and the imitation of nature
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The violin and the imitation of nature
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Birds are again evoked in the second concerto, especially music's natural favourite
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Birds are again evoked in the second concerto, especially music's natural favourite
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Like the devil, the violin is a master of disguise.
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Like the devil, the violin is a master of disguise.
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The menacing sensuality of Ravel's Tzigane; a very different side of the violin
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The menacing sensuality of Ravel's Tzigane; a very different side of the violin
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Do we now have the true measure of this instrument? Not just jet.
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Do we now have the true measure of this instrument? Not just jet.
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The many effects of the string tremolando. Includes excerpt from Bach's Brandenburg Concert
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The many effects of the string tremolando. Includes excerpt from Bach's Brandenburg Concert
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Prokofiev's tremolo in Romeo and Juliet should not be heard just before bedtime
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Prokofiev's tremolo in Romeo and Juliet should not be heard just before bedtime
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Vivaldi uses it to illustrate the shivering of travellers crossing the ice
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Vivaldi uses it to illustrate the shivering of travellers crossing the ice
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The gentleness of muted strings persists even when a whole orchestra plays
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The gentleness of muted strings persists even when a whole orchestra plays
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The pizzicato violin
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The pizzicato violin
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, the accompaniment is pizzicato
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, the accompaniment is pizzicato
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Varieties of pizzicato. Includes excerpt from Kabalevsky's Colas Breugon; Warlock's Capriol
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Varieties of pizzicato. Includes excerpt from Kabalevsky's Colas Breugon; Warlock's Capriol
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The technique of double-stopping enables the violin to play duets with itself. Includes exc
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The technique of double-stopping enables the violin to play duets with itself. Includes exc
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Double-stopping is a standerd feature of a lot of folk music
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Double-stopping is a standerd feature of a lot of folk music
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Now the same technique, but the sound might have come from another world
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Now the same technique, but the sound might have come from another world
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Double-stopping can only approximate the sound of a real violin duet.
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Double-stopping can only approximate the sound of a real violin duet.
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Now compare that with a real violin duet
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Now compare that with a real violin duet
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Another Duo by Bartök, demonstrating the violin's rich lower register
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Another Duo by Bartök, demonstrating the violin's rich lower register
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: And now what may be the most beautiful accompanied violin duet in history
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: And now what may be the most beautiful accompanied violin duet in history
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The soul of the violin is in song; but what about this wierd passage?
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The soul of the violin is in song; but what about this wierd passage?
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The use of harmonics in the orchestra can be both magical and unsettling
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The use of harmonics in the orchestra can be both magical and unsettling
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Tchaikovsky's use of harmonics in The Sleeping Beauty is both strange and daring
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Tchaikovsky's use of harmonics in The Sleeping Beauty is both strange and daring
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Ravel's harmonics in Mother Goose effect a magical transformation
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Ravel's harmonics in Mother Goose effect a magical transformation
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Stravinsky's harmonies in The Firebirg transport us almost into another world. Includes exc
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Stravinsky's harmonies in The Firebirg transport us almost into another world. Includes exc
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The Natural upper notes of the violins have a unique emotional "grab"
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: The Natural upper notes of the violins have a unique emotional "grab"
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Still in their upper register, the violins unleash the energy of a young colt
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Still in their upper register, the violins unleash the energy of a young colt
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Elsewhere, Britten uses the same high register to create a very different mood
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: Elsewhere, Britten uses the same high register to create a very different mood
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: To end this outing with the violins, a charming little elfin dance
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Violin: To end this outing with the violins, a charming little elfin dance
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: Introduction to the viola
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: Introduction to the viola
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: Khatchaturian gets a very different sound from it: fuller, fruitier, more exotic
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: Khatchaturian gets a very different sound from it: fuller, fruitier, more exotic
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: Very nearly the whole of the violin's upper register is also available to the viola
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: Very nearly the whole of the violin's upper register is also available to the viola
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: The viola can bring a special, rich tranginess to pizzicato that the violins lack. I
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: The viola can bring a special, rich tranginess to pizzicato that the violins lack. I
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: The muted viola: intimate, gentle, poignant in Dvorák
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: The muted viola: intimate, gentle, poignant in Dvorák
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: The massed violas of the modern symphony orchestra in Mahler
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: The massed violas of the modern symphony orchestra in Mahler
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: The "period" viola in Bach
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: The "period" viola in Bach
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: The cello: a voice of unique nobility
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: The cello: a voice of unique nobility
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: Brahms and the "soul" of the cello
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: Brahms and the "soul" of the cello
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: Most orchestral composers tend to emphasise the cello's lower register
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: Most orchestral composers tend to emphasise the cello's lower register
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: In the time of Beethoven the cello remained as fundamental as ever
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: In the time of Beethoven the cello remained as fundamental as ever
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: But the cello is not condemned to spend its life in the basement
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: But the cello is not condemned to spend its life in the basement
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: Not only in recital showpieces like that is the cello used in its highest register
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: Not only in recital showpieces like that is the cello used in its highest register
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: A cello with an identity-crisis: the pizzicato Flamencan
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: A cello with an identity-crisis: the pizzicato Flamencan
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: Double-stopping in the lower reaches of the cello's range
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: Double-stopping in the lower reaches of the cello's range
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: It's in its middle register that the cello really comes into its own
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: It's in its middle register that the cello really comes into its own
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: It was to the cellos that Beethoven gave two of his most famous themes. Includes exc
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: It was to the cellos that Beethoven gave two of his most famous themes. Includes exc
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: Introduction to the double-bass
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: Introduction to the double-bass
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: but the double-bass can be intensely expressive and graceful
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: but the double-bass can be intensely expressive and graceful
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: The range of the double-bass is the greatest of all the string instruments. Includes
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: The range of the double-bass is the greatest of all the string instruments. Includes
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: Double-bass solos in orchestral scores are rare but often memorable. Includes excerp
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: Double-bass solos in orchestral scores are rare but often memorable. Includes excerp
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: The Double-bass muted in Prokofiev. Includes excerpt from Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kij
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Lower Strings: The Double-bass muted in Prokofiev. Includes excerpt from Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kij
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The antiquity and magic of the flute
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The antiquity and magic of the flute
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The versatility and agility of the flute
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The versatility and agility of the flute
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The flute in fifteenth-century Spain
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The flute in fifteenth-century Spain
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: Other flutes: the bass and alto
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: Other flutes: the bass and alto
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The piccolo - aptly named
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The piccolo - aptly named
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: From a piccolo of the eighteenth century to one of its descendants in the twentieth
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: From a piccolo of the eighteenth century to one of its descendants in the twentieth
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: A variety of techniques
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: A variety of techniques
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: Flutter-tonguing. But Tchaikovsky got there eighty years before
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: Flutter-tonguing. But Tchaikovsky got there eighty years before
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: From the transverse to the vertical: the Baroque recorder
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: From the transverse to the vertical: the Baroque recorder
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: An unfamiliar, early version of the instrument
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: An unfamiliar, early version of the instrument
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The Bachian oboe
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The Bachian oboe
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: Introduction to the cor anglais or "English horn"
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: Introduction to the cor anglais or "English horn"
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The loneliness of the cor anglais
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The loneliness of the cor anglais
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The cor anglais joins the French horn in Haydn
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The cor anglais joins the French horn in Haydn
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: Introduction to the oboe d'amore, beloved of Bach - but also of Ravel
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: Introduction to the oboe d'amore, beloved of Bach - but also of Ravel
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The Clarinet family: boxing the compass, from the depths of the bass clarinet... Include
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The Clarinet family: boxing the compass, from the depths of the bass clarinet... Include
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: ... to the shrill and complaining.... Includes excerpt from Stravinsky's Petrushka (No.
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: ... to the shrill and complaining.... Includes excerpt from Stravinsky's Petrushka (No.
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: As the high clarinets tend to be loud, so the bass tends to be soft
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: As the high clarinets tend to be loud, so the bass tends to be soft
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The bass clarinet is used by most composers mainly as a colouring agent.... Includes exc
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The bass clarinet is used by most composers mainly as a colouring agent.... Includes exc
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The Range of the normal clarinet parts goes quite high
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The Range of the normal clarinet parts goes quite high
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: ... and quite low
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: ... and quite low
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The clarinet as concerto soloist
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The clarinet as concerto soloist
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: but that's not the instrument Mozart wrote it for; this is:
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: but that's not the instrument Mozart wrote it for; this is:
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: Introduction to the saxophone
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: Introduction to the saxophone
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The Soprano saxophone has quite a different feel to it
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The Soprano saxophone has quite a different feel to it
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The little sopranino sax goes even higher
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The little sopranino sax goes even higher
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The most famous use of the saxophone is in an orchestration by Ravel
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The most famous use of the saxophone is in an orchestration by Ravel
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The saxophhone can be quite contagiously good-humored
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The saxophhone can be quite contagiously good-humored
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The puffa-puffa image of the bassoon
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The puffa-puffa image of the bassoon
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: the Bachian bassoon, in accompanimental mode
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: the Bachian bassoon, in accompanimental mode
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: Bizet leaves the puffa-puffa image out, allowing the bassoon to sing. Includes excerpt f
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: Bizet leaves the puffa-puffa image out, allowing the bassoon to sing. Includes excerpt f
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: And Ravel, also in spanish mode, does likewise
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: And Ravel, also in spanish mode, does likewise
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The Bassoon as a voice of high seriousness, indeed desolate loneliness
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The Bassoon as a voice of high seriousness, indeed desolate loneliness
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The eerie bassoon in its highest register
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The eerie bassoon in its highest register
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: Stravinsky now draws on its lowest register, lonely and melancholy
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: Stravinsky now draws on its lowest register, lonely and melancholy
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The bassoon as concerto soloist, avoiding all exaggeration
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The bassoon as concerto soloist, avoiding all exaggeration
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: the deep-voiced contra-bassoon, as a fairy-tale beast
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: the deep-voiced contra-bassoon, as a fairy-tale beast
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The French horn under its woodwind hat
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The French horn under its woodwind hat
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: Now a more prominent role, in a woodwind quintet from an earlier era
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: Now a more prominent role, in a woodwind quintet from an earlier era
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The horn in harmonious blend with strings in another quintet
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Woodwinds: The horn in harmonious blend with strings in another quintet
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Brass: The trumpet as virtuoso soloist
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Brass: The trumpet as virtuoso soloist
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Brass: The special brilliance of paired trumpets
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Brass: The special brilliance of paired trumpets
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Brass: The ceremonial trumpet
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Brass: The ceremonial trumpet
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The Instruments of the Orchestra  Brass: Trumpets and drums - an incomparable alliance
The Instruments of the Orchestra  Brass: Trumpets and drums - an incomparable alliance
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