Weissenborn: Method for Bassoon

Contents

• Historical Sketch of the Bassoon
• Parts of the Bassoon
• The Reed
• Fitting the Reed
• Tone and General Characteristics
• Position of the Body While Holding the Instrument
• Producing the Tone
• The German Bassoon
• Figure Showing Cord
• Position of Hand on Instrument
• and Reed
• Chromatic Scale for French Bassoon
• Chart of Fingering for German Bassoon
• Trill Table for German Bassoon
• Studies on the Major Scales
• Studies on the Minor (Melodic) Scales
• Practical Exercises
• The Tenor Clef
• The Embellishments
• Supplement-Daily Studies: Simple and Varied Diatonic Scales
• Supplement-Daily Studies: Chords
• Scale Exercises in all Keys by C. Almenraeder
• Twenty-Five Studies in all Keys by L. Milde
• Op. 24
• Fifty Bassoon Studies by J. Weissenborn
• Op. 8 Vol. 2
• Concerto Ungarese by Von Weber
• Op. 35
• Musical Terms