Hector Berlioz · section 41 of 67
The Russian Bassoon Read and hear this section in the playable edition →
This is a low instrument related to the serpent. Its timbre is not very characteristic, and it lacks steadiness and hence purity of intonation. In my opinion it might be dropped from the family of wind instruments without the least injury to art. Its general range is:
Including the chromatic intervals
Fig. 818 · See it in the reader Fig. 819 · See it in the reader Some players can reach the low C = and go up to the high a but these are exceptions which
Fig. 820 · See it in the reader cannot be counted on in actual practice. The best tones of the Russian bassoon are D and E>, Only extremely inferior effects can be expected from trills on this instrument. Russian bassoons are found in military bands. It is to be hoped that they will disappear forever as soon as the bass tuba becomes generally adopted.
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