Breitkopf & Hartel The Bassoon: A Tutorial in Six Volumes, Vol. 2 (German / English) - Angerhofer/Seltmann - Bassoon - Book

Authors: Gunter Angerhofer (1926-2015), Werner Seltmann (*1930)
Format: Book
Languages: German / English
Instrumentation: Bassoon

The six-volume tutorial series "The Bassoon" provides a comprehensive introduction to the instrument and its way of playing by combining textual commentaries with music sections. Addressed to both hobby musicians and aspiring professional musicians, the bilingual German-English edition is suitable for use internationally.

The second volume follows the first with lessons 37 to 66. Based on the fundamental knowledge about the bassoon and its way of playing already acquired, the text section now increasingly turns to musical interpretation, detailing, accordingly, aspects of phrasing, tempo, meter, dynamics, agogics, articulation, and ornamentation. The lessons are analogous to those of the first volume, consisting of tone studies, scales, technical studies and three exercises each. Since the volume builds on the previous one, it is aimed at more advanced students. A detailed fingering chart is attached, representing not only the standard and alternative fingerings but also those for trills, tremoli, and flageolet tones. 196 pages.

Contents:
1. Preface
2. Phrasing and Interpretation
3. Phrasing
4. Tempo
5. Metre
6. Dynamics
7. Agogic
8. Articulation
9. Ornaments
10. Lessons 37 to 66
11. Fingering Charts (ll-IV)
12. Explanation of Signs
13. Standard and Alternative Fingerings
14. Trills and Tremolos
15. Harmonics