Monty by Jim Meddick for December 02, 2015
December 01, 2015
December 03, 2015
Transcript:
Sir, did you intend to play Vivaldi at the this decibel level? Indeed, Jarvis. It's all part of my angry, rebellious phase! And it appears you're playing air basson... Yes! Yes! And what of it? If I choose to cut loose and party hard-core, well by golly I... You turned the volume down. Only for the adagio pastoral movements. I'm not completely insane mind you...
I can’t think of any Vivaldi works that use bassoon, although I’m sure there are a few. His best know pieces are for strings only, though. With Bach, on the other hand, you get the Brandenburg Concerti and the Orchestral Suites, which have plenty of bassoon. Handel’s Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks also use a lot of bassoon. So, if Sedgie wants to play air bassoon, he’d have a lot more works to choose from with Bach and Handel. Of course, any hardcore air bassoon player should be listening to the Mozart Bassoon Concerto.