Posted by Larry Z on November 30, 2002 at 00:41:51:
In Reply to: R. Strauss Serenade Op.7 posted by Darren on November 29, 2002 at 23:55:20:
Hi Darren,
You are right, the contrabassoon does sound an octave lower than written. I would also like to suggest, instead of a Schilke Helleberg, try stuffing a double reed down the leadpipe! ;-)
Larry Zaidan