Nobody doesn't like a bassoon. 🤭

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[markodochartaigh]

1. A most sublime bundle of sticks.

I have both a Püchner and a Polisi bassoon. They are wonderful and eccentric individuals.

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2. I can sing in a choir setting, carry a tune, but can't decipher

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musical notes onna page, have no clue of a,b,c,d,e,f,g. "Every Good Boy Does Fine."

However, I was exposed to strictly ballet class at age 5, my pipecurls whirling in chaines. Thus my fondness for classical music and pretty much all instruments. [I can play chopsticks on the piano. 🤭]

I'm particularly fond of the oboe, bassoon, special horns, flute..

C'mon and play for me sometime. 🩷🤍🩵

[markodochartaigh]

4. If you like double reeds you might enjoy

the lupophone here.

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And if you like The Arrival of The Queen of Sheba and want something more rare, maybe you would enjoy the uilleann pipes.

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6. Noice! 🫡 I had listened to some pieces featuring the second instrument.

Which reminded me of the hornpipe. Of which selections are few and far between on YT.

[usonian]

3. I knew a bassoonist. He was crazy as a mad hatter.

(Hat makers used to use mercury to mold the hats, hence … )
I presume he’s not representative.

Listening to the WQXR operavore channel. (Recommended!)

24 by 7 opera arias.

There! An aria from Rinaldo with a bassoon doing the basso duty. (Contra?)

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5. Playing now. Sounded Slavic. Borodin. Yah.

TY for the link.
WQXR. Rang a bell. New Yawk. My kinda town. 🩷

You making me an operavore...

[MuseRider]

7. ...until they have to learn how to play it!

Music Ed. I love the thing, always sat next to them in the orchestra but having to learn it almost made me quit, well not really. Big beautiful music but quite difficult to play if you are small. PLUS, bassoon players are really very cool people.