On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 21:50:12 -0400 Andrew Stiller wrote: The French bn. is now limited to France, and is losing ground even there. Formerly it was used in a number of other countries, notably Italy and, I think, Russia.
--------- I was told back in the 70s that there had been a tradition in Australia (particularly in pit orchestras) of the 1st bassoon playing a French instrument, and the 2nd player playing a Heckel system instrument. This arrangement made the most of the expressive qualities of the French instrument in the tenor register, and the fuller sound of the German instrument down low. Regards, Rudi vB. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
