![]() He also offers new coverage of the bassoon’s social history, including its roles in the military and church and its global use during the European Colonial period. The author examines the acoustical consequences of these various redesigns. In the twentieth century, the multiplicity of competing bassoon designs narrowed to a German (or Heckel) type and a French type, the latter now nearly extinct. In the early 1800s new scientific precepts propelled a wave of invention and design modifications. Later, during the reign of Louis XIV, the instrument underwent a major redesign, giving voice to its tenor register. Composers were quick to exploit its agility and unique timbre. The bassoon was invented in Italy in response to the need for a bass-register double-reed woodwind suitable for processionals and marching. He discusses the bassoon’s makers, its players, its repertory, its myths, and its audiences, all in unprecedented detail. James Kopp draws on new archival research and many years’ experience playing the instrument to provide an up-to-date and lively portrait of today’s bassoon and its intriguing predecessors. An authoritative account of the 500-year history of the bassoon, with new research findings and dozens of rare illustrations This welcome volume encompasses the entire history of the bassoon, from its origins five centuries ago to its place in twenty-first-century music. ![]()
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