ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BASSET HORN
Probably from German Bassetthorn, from Italian bassetto, diminutive of basso + horn.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BASSET HORN»
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basset horn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
basset horn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Franz Anton Hoffmeister composed several interesting quintets for flute, oboe,
viola, basset horn and bassoon. The few works for basset horn with piano from
the early nineteenth century include an excellent Sonata op. 62 by Franz Danzi.
Preceding the musical score is a written explanation of musical concepts and theories contained within the work, illustrated by a series of excerpts from the score.
David Shaub Stallings, 2009
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
B4 (Separate works)] Basset horn and trumpet music [M288-M289] UF Trumpet
and basset horn music Basset horn music (May Subd Geog) [M 1 10.835] Here
are entered compositions not in a specific form or of a specific type for solo
basset ...
Library of Congress, 2006
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Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
Mozart developed a love affair with the basset horn during the 1780s which must
be understood before the special fruits of his friendship with Stadler can be
properly appreciated. Recent performances on early basset horns or copies have
...
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The Cambridge Companion to the Clarinet
GEORGINA DOBREE Introduction The first reason for playing the basset horn
may well arise from an opportunity to take part in some of the greatest of Mozart's
works, such as the Requiem or the Serenade for thirteen instruments K361.
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From the Clarinet D'Amour to the Contra Bass : A History of ...
includes a section on the basset horn but mentions only Mozart's use of it in the
Requiem, La clemenza di Tito, Die Zauberflöte, and the Serenades for wind
instruments and does not mention the basset horn in the section concerning
military ...
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The Harvard Dictionary of Music
During the 1 780s, the Viennese maker Theodor Lotz created the angled basset
horn with two straight sections connected by a short elbow joint, a D key, and
keys mounted on metal saddles [see ill. under Reed]. The earliest instruments
were ...
Additional light is cast on the matter by seven other pieces of information about
Mozart's use of the basset horn, an instrument that is very much a critical element
of the gran Partitta story: (1) Two itinerant basset horn virtuosi, Anton David and ...
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Performing Operas for Mozart: Impresarios, Singers and Troupes
A study of the Prague Italian opera company and its role in performing Mozart's works in the late eighteenth-century.
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Performance Practice: A Dictionary-Guide for Musicians
Illustration B.3 A basset horn in F made by Johann Samuel Stengel at Bayreuth
ca. 1870. The extension to the low range is chromatic, Eb, D, Db, and C. Photo:
courtesy of the Kenneth G. Fiske Museum of Musical Instruments of the
Claremont ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BASSET HORN»
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basset horn is used in the context of the following news items.
Review: DeKalb Symphony, soloist Susan Welty, demonstrate …
The piece calls for an antiquated basset horn, but since few musicians play or own that instrument, those parts are often played by an extra pair ... «ArtsATL, Jun 15»
Chiaroscuro Comes to America
... instruments of Mozart's sublime and beloved clarinet quintet he used a muted basset horn that looked rather like an enormous tobacco pipe, ... «CounterPunch, May 15»
Music@Menlo Caps Off Winter Season With “Clarinet Celebration”
For Mendelssohn's Concert Piece in D Minor, Op. 114, de Guise-Langlois played a basset horn, a longer and deeper-sounding member of the ... «San Francisco Classical Voice, May 15»
What Next? A festival of new music, that's what
... Stephen Pierre will play, among other instruments, his prized basset horn in Richardson-Schulte's recently completed "Roaming Dances.". «Hamilton Spectator, Apr 15»
2 events to draw music lovers to Ann Arbor
The latter work is one of the few by the composer scored for basset horn, a clarinet with a deep sound named for the Bassett hound. Tickets for ... «Toledo Blade, Mar 15»
Jordi Savall brings the magic of the viol to Abu Dhabi Classics
Some of this has made its way onto disc – look out for Trio Chalumeau's attractive collection of all Mozart's chamber music for basset horn. «The National, Nov 14»
So what is a basset horn?
A member of the clarinet family, the basset horn dates from the 18th century. Mozart wrote for the instrument in works including his Requiem in ... «Orlando Sentinel, Oct 14»
When critics become playwrights
He reviewed for 13 years, initially under the pseudonym Corno di Bassetto (Italian for basset horn). During that time, he wrote some of his best ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto et al (Fröst, Deutsche …
Although the work began life as a concerto for basset horn, Mozart transposed it to A for this special instrument. Fröst recorded the concerto in ... «Limelight Magazine, Apr 14»
Mozart's 'Clemenza' enchants Chicago's Lyric Opera
... in the first act with this wonderful clarinet obbligato, and then the Vitellia's aria, which has an obbligato part for the basset horn,” he explained. «euronews, Apr 14»
