Instrument: Bassoon

In this film, Amy Harman introduces her instrument - the bassoon.
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[@tobiortonotbe5258]

The bassoon, aka the most underrated instrument

[@ariannagorbet6674]

Tobi or to not be I know, it’s so unfair

[@soooooowhat4604]

It's 2022 and times have changed lol(thank god)

[@Klara_S.]

Both oboe and bassoon are super underrated. Double reed instruments get no love... For woodwinds, all of it goes to saxophones and maybe clarinets. That and the bassoon can't project over the rest of the band/orchestra and you can never hear it. I'm a tenor saxophonist now also playing oboe and I really want to at least try bassoon, but it's so hard to find good content about it, yet it's easy to find stuff on violin, Saxophone, piano, and especially guitar.

[@ryliebomberger3521]

*me holding my bassoon* *some other idiot comes up to me* "thats a big flute"

[@thatoneweirdo8053]

Rylie Bomberger And “is that a oboe?”

[@itzz_jrdn1290]

Rylie Bomberger, someone called my Bassoon a Oboe 🤦🏽‍♀️ the usual

[@danarodz3275]

Jajaja a girl came to me when I was with my accordion and said Is that a piano??

[@vmdp8790]

Freaking knowledge

[@kateisabloke9187]

When my band director brought her bassoon to school last year and some kid came in from weights to blow his nose and goes "is that a bass clarinet" WHILE I was putting my bass clarinet together

[@Phase42]

I miss playing the bassoon. I started out as a child playing the clarinet, and then learned to play the saxophone at the request of my junior high school band director. Specifically, alto sax - all of his alto players were moving on to high school, and he had nobody to play alto sax in the jazz band. So since I was the 1st-chair clarinet player, he tagged me to be his new 1st alto player in the next year's jazz band. Being a pretty good clarinet player (as far as being a 13-year-old clarinet player), I learned to play the sax in about three days. (Dear God, can there be another instrument easier to play than the saxophone? I could have just bent my clarinet and called it a saxophone, the sax was so easy to learn!) Then, one day, toward the end of my 8th-grade year, I was poking around in the school instrument room, and decided to open an odd-looking instrument case. That case was long and wide and flat. I popped it open, and found an odd assortment of instrument parts. Already being a woodwind player, it was plain to me that this was a woodwind instrument, but I had no idea what it was. So I called my band teacher over and asked, "Mr. Ager, what IS this?" Mr. Ager said, "That's a bassoon." I'd never heard of a bassoon before, but I said, "Can I learn to play this?" Mr. Ager's eyes lit up like he was suddenly on fire! "Oh yes!" he said. "You take that home, and we'll get you signed up for summer band lessons!" Of course, this being junior high school time, I still had to pretty much teach myself how to play the thing. Summer band teachers don't tend to know how to play every instrument. Mr. Ager was a clarinet/woodwind guy, but both of my high school band directors were brass players. But I spent 9th grade playing bassoon in the junior high "concert band" and alto sax in the "stage band". I'd abandoned the clarinet by this point (though, thanks to my now-advanced age and the benefit of KZbin, I've seen enough of Benny Goodman to wish I had stuck with the clarinet) Then I got to high school, now playing only alto sax and bassoon. Under my first high school band teacher, I ended up quitting the bassoon for a year. That band director was obsessed with marches, and almost all of my bassoon parts consisted of either playing whole notes or playing I-IV "oom-pah " lines, basically doubling the tuba player. Boooorrrring! The only good bassoon part that band teacher ever gave me was John Philip Sousa's "Black Horse Troop" march. The bassoon part on that one rocked. The summer before my senior year in HS, my family relocated to a new town. And the high school had the standard "wind ensemble" band (which was entirely separate from the marching band, thank God), where I ended up playing alto sax. And I ended up playing guitar in the jazz ensemble. And ... I started out as 2nd bassoon in the school orchestra! Yes, this was a high school orchestra that actually had TWO bassoon players! Second semester, the 1st bassoonist quit the orchestra to concentrate on academics (he ended up class valedictorian), which left me as 1st (and only) bassoonist. Our conductor introduced a song, the name of which I can't remember (this was 30 years ago), but I remember that Copland was the composer. The song had an absolutely amazing bassoon part. I used that bassoon part to earn a music scholarship at Washington State University. Where I got hooked up with a bassoon professor with a massive beard (I've noticed that beards are thing with male bassoonists. Curse my testosterone, I can't grow a beard worth !@#$). And that's where all the trouble started. My bassoon professor wanted to spend all of our time teaching me to carve a reed, instead of teaching me how to play the damned instrument. I only lasted a single semester at university. I'd spent my entire bassoon-playing "career" playing school-owned instruments, so once I was out of school, I had no bassoon to play. Even in 1984, a good bassoon still cost $3000. which I clearly didn't have laying around. I learned to play the bassoon at the same time that I was learning to play the guitar, and I think that's a large part of the reason I ended up becoming a bass guitarist. I've always loved the low end.

[@taratricky6476]

Phase42 holy f*** you wrote a whole story

[@julienielsen3746]

You had to write a book about it? The bassoon does sound very nice though.

[@carson3838]

The clarinet and saxophone are similar instruments that’s probably why you found it easy

[@isatntt]

no tl;dr? man

[@theohaywood9774]

jeeeeeeeeez that's one hell of a lot to read there, in terms of a youtube comment. However, I play the instrument and it sounds very good, so can't argue with that.

[@yoyogamer1133]

I’m so hyped in about 4 days this instrument will be sitting in my lap

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Wonderful! Best of luck with your studies.

[@yoyogamer1133]

Philharmonia Orchestra (London, UK) thank you!

[@yaboi4825]

Is it still there

[@ApartmentKing66]

@@ianwheeler5756 Your eagerness is good to see.

[@SonSantana]

How is it going after 3 years?

[@SasukeUchiha-qz6bs]

The struggle when u get a trombone/baritone/ euphonium part because the composers were to lazy to write a bassoon part

[@kontrolbensta4039]

+Charles Cross ikr

[@mharney423]

Ugh, tell me about it....

[@MartyMusic777]

Charles Cross As a composer, I make a promise to never forget the bassoon. Trumpets maybe, but never my faves.

[@ursquidicuss8964]

I'm switching from baritone to bassoon, and I am probably only switching like two pieces to bassoon XD

[@Nova-mp5ow]

Charles Cross // Same.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

#savethebassoon

[@Jaren0117]

Philharmonia Orchestra (London, UK) Bassoonist over here in Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band!

[@OrangeDent]

+Jaren_117 march with a bassoon? you can do that?

[@davidparker3395]

+Jaren_117 it's illegal to have a double Reeded instrument in a marching band competition

[@Jaren0117]

+David Parker Oh.... Well, what about oboes?

[@davidparker3395]

+Jaren_117 I'm not quite sure it may not be wherever you live but in Nova Scotia it's illegal

[@ZiPolishHammer]

So many wonderful bassoon sounds in both "Rhapsody in Blue" and the "Rite of Spring." Play on bassoonists, your instrument is awesome.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Such was the sound of the Bassoon at the beginning of the the Rite of Spring that it caused composer Camille Saint-Saëns to declare: "If that's a Bassoon, then I am a Baboon!"

[@believewhatyousee2852]

@@philharmonia_orchestra wonderful!! ❤

[@jamaloctavious5458]

The bassoon is one of the most beautiful woodwind instruments. Bach and Vivaldi's concerto's are its best exhibitions.

[@accipiterignitus5123]

Also Mozart wrote beautiful parts for the bassoon in his symphonies

[@joeplavin]

I disagree, vivaldi slaps, but bach didn't do much for the bassoon.

[@joaobutmozartsfan9658]

@@accipiterignitus5123 the marriage of figaro also has a lot of basson moments

[@CharlieRobbins401]

Recent example: music.kzbin.info/aero/OLAK5uy_k33etkgr3fqTsYZI8X0yN038kNwnMzZSs&si=iUng-q_lwnFI0erI

[@primate90]

one day bassoons will rule the world...

[@mycrazyfamilyid]

And what a fine day that will be!

[@Bassoonify]

+Deniz Y. Workin' on it

[@nataliethieme3552]

and one day bassoons will be marching in marching band lol

[@jeffvoss815]

+Natalie Thieme CAN U IMAGINE

[@mattj67]

Natalie Thieme but the reed is too iffy to march

[@zekehoang851]

It looks like a weapon. Like a bazooka. gasp BASSOOKA

[@Bldyiii]

Zeke Hoang it really does look like Anti Aircraft Artillery or Anti Tank Rocket Launcher.

[@absoluteschmuck]

Krakken profile pic checks out

[@dejjal8683]

it can penetrate 3 inches of sloped armor AND play relaxing tunes

[@scaratarthemsmsitarbug8304]

Blossom bassoon

[@keatonlam9238]

In class all we do is point at everyone like a damn rpg

[@HeelPower200]

The Bassoon is an amazing instrument with great range and emotion and I love it to bits.Its such a shame that composers rarely write for the Bassoon as much as they do for other instruments. If you want to see what the Bassoon is truly capable of listen to Vivaldi's Bassoon concerti.He wrote 40 of them with great variety. People need to write more music for the solo bassoon.

[@sweetpresten]

***** Horn is used actually a lot more than Bassoon. More composers write these beautiful lines for the horn, just because of how beautiful of an instrument it is. But a Bassoon is typically written with the Trombones, Tubas, or the Clarinets, and they usually have the base line, they do get some melody, but in all the pieces I've heard, Horn has had more melody than Bassoon..

[@sweetpresten]

Sax, Trombone, and Trumpets get a lot of the melody in songs, so... Lol. In my personal experience, Trumpet, Clarinet, and Flute get a majority of the melody.

[@isaachicks4682]

Vivaldi's concerto is incredible. Worth playing up to grade 7 to get there..

[@marcusbanks718]

+HeelPower200 Look up alligator alley for band. There should be an Austin band, which the bassoonists are phenomenal. Hopefully I got you a good song!

[@RequiemAeternam01]

And Mozart's Bassoon Concerto, K.191!!

[@dowly559]

Getting a bassoon for my birthday tomorrow, super excited and this video helped a lot 👍👍👍

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

That's great - we wish you the very best of luck with your new instrument! We're really pleased the video was useful. Thanks for watching, and hope you enjoy playing!

[@RHP-pw8xt]

I played the bassoon 41 years ago... I'd love to start again. It's such a wonderful instrument with such pure and rich sounds. I recommend it to all.

[@irinayegorova3552]

As for me I cannot buy the bassoon, because it is too expensive for me... Secondly I play the classical guitar, violin and oboe 😉

[@clarinettheatrekid441]

The sound with just the reed was actually adorable

[@chessandfootball3420]

If Adele played the bassoon

[@Rohme.33]

she's a cutie

[@dannydrumplayer2802]

She would do actual music.

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

That's funny, because I've actually created my own fictional character named Adele, who plays the bassoon - no joke. :D

[@Daniel-hx1yu]

@@dannydrumplayer2802classical or orchestral music is not the only type of music lol

[@ariannagorbet6674]

ARC the Clarinet Master I have a OC named Bassoon, I named after him the bassoon and I made him look look like it. Maybe one day in the fictional world, Adele can meet Bassoon

[@chloe3824]

We have 2 bassoon players in my band and I searched this up because I can never hear them!! You sound so good and the bassoon is so beautiful 😍

[@KingGrio]

I didn't expect the bassoon to have a somewhat violin-like sound in the top range. The air going through the reed at this range produced a sound which was a little bit the sound of the bow rubbing on the string. And the lower range is deep yet "soft" (I apologize for my lack of vocabulary), which is great for a beautiful low end without the abrasiveness of the brass section (which is wonderful too but in a different context).

[@AndytheChav]

One of my all-time favourite instruments.

[@ariannagorbet6674]

AndrewTheCub Me too

[@garymoore8711]

There is something sensual about the bassoon. I've always loved the double reed instruments; bassoon and oboe. I find them to be fascinating instruments of an orchestra.

[@bluepowerade3503]

The bassoon is amazing. Out of all three instruments I've played (Trombone, Bassoon, Flute) Bassoon is 100% my favorite, and this video was very informative and helpful! I definitely learned tons that I didn't even know! Also, Amy is an amazing Bassoonist, in all my years, I've never heard a Bassoon who sounds as perfect as her! But she is principal Bassoon, so it makes sense that she is great! :>

[@Nova-mp5ow]

Blue Powerade // IKR! SHE'S SO AMAZING! HER TONE IS PERFECT!!!!

[@redheron4321]

Such an underrated instrument. All in all, LOVE the wood instruments. Clarinets are the stuff, too.

[@Bubllezishere]

Lol I'm switching to bassoon later this week and I'm the only bassoon In my school. I wish more students were interested in this instrument so I could have some bassoon buddies to play with

[@laneevitt5425]

Bubblezishere 😂same!!!! i feel your pain

[@Bubllezishere]

Lanee Vitt ikr! Like it feels so lonely being the only instrument and you have no one to back you up or play with you. Sad times ;-;

[@laneevitt5425]

Bubblezishere yes!!! but i get to sit by the bass clarinet and most of the time we play the same part sooo

[@Bubllezishere]

Lanee Vitt lol funny because I play contralto clarinet which is fairly close to contrabass but I'm the only one. The only people that may back me up are tenors or tuba. Forever alone

[@laneevitt5425]

Bubblezishere ha i play tenor too. when we pick loner instruments.....

[@jackpk.1546]

Bassoons are amazing. I play it, and I love it. It's such an amazing instrument to play.

[@theaccount2025]

Anybody else the only bassoon player in there high school band lol....

[@dylantharp87]

+DarkRoasted ManMeat Me too

[@brandoncoleprice]

+DarkRoasted ManMeat Me too, I wish I still had mine. I remember it took me a few months to get the embouchure down because of the double reed but once I get it down I was hooked on it.

[@hesayad1055]

+DarkRoasted ManMeat there is another but he sucks. lmao. i am one of two in the orchestra i play in though

[@charmander1987]

I play Basoon and I'm in middle school very fun but very challenging

[@cwilm5235]

Yes 😑

[@peterkizer6163]

Being only a fan, and not a student, I love these pieces. Most appreciated. (And will be downloading the app.)

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Brilliant! Thanks for tuning in.

[@ariannagorbet6674]

My favorite low instrument. You warmed my heart and made my day. Edit: Hello from a young bassoon fan from the USA

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

That's brilliant and it's great that you have such enthusiasm! We are pleased that you liked the video and couldn't agree more. There is so much that people can take from classical music and what's wonderful is that it differs for everyone.

[@richardboudville5188]

Thank you ever so much Amy Harman for such a lovely explanation of a Basoon. Now I know how expensive and scarce they are an their unique function in philharmonia orchestras.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

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[@Champe221]

I wish I had a bassoon in my band.

[@vox4pax]

She was charming and helpful in her explanation. Thank you!

[@viretix]

Very soon.... My clarinet days are going to be over, And I'll be switching to Bassoon 😌

[@adisatrio3871]

0:23 "and when you blow, it vibrates" *pree pee peew*. what a refreshing way to start the video lol.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

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[@shaun8099]

Philharmonia Orchestra (London, UK) bass clarinet definitely needs a longer, more descriptive video!!

[@Nova-mp5ow]

Philharmonia Orchestra (London, UK) // One of those HUGE saxophone things (even larger than a barri)

[@julianaldana745]

accordion, saxophone,

[@marianoaso3813]

Accordion!!

[@kamilee4123]

Marcos Torres Most orchestras don't have baritone or euphonium either, those are more band instruments. We actually have a saxophone player in our orchestra, but we're playing more modern pieces this year so he's more needed.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Hello Lucas, the musical extract at 7:20 is from the fourth movement from Hector Berlioz: Symphony fantastique op. 14. The extract is taken from our iPad app The Orchestra.

[@miketango1141]

I’m falling in love with the way you play the bassoon.... and yes the way you move with the music....

[@buggyboodle1008]

I'm on my 6th year of bassoon and I've loved every moment. More often then not I have similar parts to the tenor saxophone and then trombone/euphonium/baritone. It's very interesting to see a video all about bassoons because I'm the only one in my school district who plays. Even though I've played for so long I don't actually know much about the bassoon.

[@c.syde65]

Geez. I never, NEVER, NEVER, never knew that bassoons could do high notes. But that's just because I have never, NEVER, NEVER, never heard a bassoon doing high notes before.

[@nyancs7098]

Very common misconception about bassoons, most concert band composers just stick the bassoon on the Bassline because they think that it Just plays low notes, but it’s a bit of a pain as the fingering is quite strenuous in the low register

[@c.syde65]

@@nyancs7098 I knew they weren't as low as tubas. But it still surprised me nonetheless. Since up until then, I had only heard bassoon players that concentrated on the lower notes of the bassoon range. Never the higher notes.

[@nyancs7098]

C. Syde65 ye, the bassoon for me often roughly plays in the same pitch as tenor sax and euphonium in band, but in orchestra, the role is a lot different

[@c.syde65]

@@nyancs7098 I don't know about that. I mean the tenor saxophone and the bassoon are still quite different as far as range goes. The trombone can go quite a bit lower than the tenor saxophone, although it can go as high. While the bassoon is very similar to a trombone in their range and pitch. Except the bassoon is slightly lower.

[@nyancs7098]

C. Syde65 depends on the arrangement really, trombones can go even lower than bassoons can, but if you look at some of the stuff on Hal Leonard, tenor saxes, bassoons and euphoniums often play quite similar parts, but the trombone part of a concert band Is a little different, and bassoon can go as high as trombones/tenor sax depending on the ability of the player, I can manage a g (one and a half octaves above middle c)

[@user-tqnxjwjoazppq]

I love double-reed Instruments like the Oboe and the Bassoon! I want to try someday!

[@deoxys3869]

My favorite woodwind instrument

[@moniquewashington7946]

I love the bassoon

[@opielee847]

One of my friends wants me to try bassoon bc i play bass and i love classical music and think ill love the sound of the bassoon and yes, yes i do its awesome

[@tmeredith8906]

This was so enlightening! I was completely clueless about a bassoon - a friend mentioned that she played one in high school, so i searched on google, and fortunately this came up. Loved it. Thank you!

[@sminthian]

I played the clarinet as a kid, but I always really wanted an oboe. I always saw th bassoons as like a mega-oboe.

[@nyancs7098]

not rly lol, i'm a bassoonist and there are many ways in which the two instruments are drastically different

[@rangerinretrograde4389]

I play sax and My school is too broke for a bassoon :( it’s my dream to learn how to play so I’m renting one from a music store. My music teacher won’t let me play it in the level 4-5 wind ensemble so Im gunna play it in a lower level group.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Best of luck with your bassoon journey!

[@zzzionnn05]

I looked up the bassoon on google and the first image that popped up was a piccolo... (showing the piccolo to my brother) Brother: “Whoa that’s a tiny clarinet!” (showing him a bassoon) Brother: “Whoa that’s a BIG clarinet!”

[@josephmarino4069]

I've never seen an instrumental like that out of my life God bless you oh really wow☺☺

[@joeycook6526]

This is awesome. I’m new nothing about the bassoon 9 minutes ago. Way more interesting than I would have thought, for sure.

[@jamesconn9788]

I love the sound of the bassoon. It is indeed a very versatile tool within the wind section. It also looks so 'cool' as an instrument and for me it is a 'must have' instrument for most of my classical pieces. Thank you, I enjoyed the video and see the bassoon get the exposure compared to flutes, violins and cellos! 👍🎼🎵🎶🎤😎

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Thanks James, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Tchaikfan]

Bassoon is one of my favorite instruments it's so cool

[@ariannagorbet6674]

Luca R Yeah, it is.

[@DeusExLacrima]

Thanks for all these lessons and informations about your instruments!! It's so instructive and very helpfull for composers!

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Louis Nas Thanks for your nice feedback! We're glad you enjoyed it!

[@jacksonstone7699]

+Philharmonia Orchestra (London, UK) Hello Philharmonic! I noticed in this video that her bassoon is quite advanced. The keys in her left hand (pinkie) were not the average. What type of bassoon is this?

[@josemanlapaz1560]

+Jackson Stone that third key on the right pinky is an extra whisper key

[@jacksonstone7699]

***** Mercy! Quite the fortune, quite the bill!

[@Hairmetallurgist]

Amy, your vibrato is stunningly rich and beautiful!

[@qrbital9861]

This is one of my most favourite instruments

[@ariannagorbet6674]

Some Human Me too.

[@scottsmith1272]

very good bassoonist!

[@kellybmackenzie]

I love the Bassoon! I wish it'd get more attention and recognition, it's just so awesome!

[@donnag2023]

Even though I'm a cellist, violinist, pianist, drummer, guitarist, and vocalist, the bassoon has always fascinated me. And yet, I'm only 14-17.

[@BlackIndigenousPosse]

What a splendid and lovely person. Thanks for sharing, Philharmonica and Amy Harman.

[@BamaDan78]

Thank you very much for this video. Although I didn't make it as a music education major, I have quite a few friends who did. I'll recommend this video series to them. It's perfect for kids who want to know more about the instruments. Kudos to the bassoonist in the video. She does an excellent job explaining the instrument and how it has progressed through the centuries of music. As a former bassoonist, I felt she explained it perfectly.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

BamaDan78 Thanks for the feedback and thank you in advance for recommending our series to your friends and colleagues!

[@mycrazyfamilyid]

BamaDan78 Yes! I don't play any instruments and it was very clear to me. I'm going to be using this series as a part of my home school music lessons with my son. Great videos!

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

MyCrazyFamily Thanks for watching! Spread the word!

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[@MichaelRowlands123]

Philharmonia Orchestra (London, UK) I notice you don't have an Organ video, will you be making one?

[@joshbason964]

This makes me miss my bassoon so much. Such a beautiful instrument.

[@redbirdsaraceno]

I always loved the tone of the Bassoon .

[@abbymayo3477]

At 6th grade, I'll be a bassoonist!😆

[@mirihawk]

Prepare for the best and worst years of your life lol. Tips: Always have a few reeds, which are expensive, and if you buy 10 for 100 dollars, it's possible none of them will work. Also, prepare for your thumb constantly hurting

[@fay3874]

Miri Hawk (and pinky)

[@e.e.y.1803]

@@mirihawk You can always have a lighter one! The down side is that they are expensive...

[@Voingous]

How did it go?

[@jordanwatts290]

Wow, she sounds brilliant on that.

[@katelyn1724]

So I’m heading into 6th grade and today was instrument selection day so I picked bassoon because I loved it and I was really good at it for someone who hasn’t picked up and instrument

[@rr7firefly]

For the rest of my life I will never forget Grandfather from "Peter and the Wolf." Or the solo bassoon played in a very high register at the beginning of "The Rite of Spring."

[@marmarlee5735]

i love this instrument because i play it and i am the only one that plays it my school

[@phineasgordon]

My school band director is planning to get a school bassoon and I get first dibs. I want to learn how to play it for about a year and try out for the orchestra. (I already play the tenor sax so I mainly just be learning the mouth placement for a double reed.) I also want to learn percussion I my last year of school band and decided which one I like more. I am really excited about it and really hope I have fun.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

phineasgordon Sounds great! Enjoy!

[@hesayad1055]

phineasgordon its much more than that.

[@BamaDan78]

I went from marching Tenor Sax to playing Bassoon during concert season. I absolutely loved playing the bassoon. Being a bass singer in choir, I was more than happy following with the tubas and bass clarinets. Sadly, I never got the hang of playing above an Eb above the bass clef.

[@kiyrens]

+Philharmonia Orchestra (London, UK) when you tune do you guys play a different note or do play b flat thats my tuning nute

[@drinkablesausage3420]

+Thoughtless Videos In my school we have concert and jazz band I'm thinking of playing bassoon for concert and my tenor sax for jazz...should i?

[@mrJohnDesiderio]

like the oboe , everyone loves a good bassoon solo.

[@ladymanhands]

I'm switching to the bassoon in my band class from the bass clarinet and now I'm even more excited!

[@nathanielouzana]

Don't ever replace or switch - just add.

[@spartanandremarieroux2624]

+Nathaniel Ouzana Agreed, I picked up oboe two weeks ago, along with clarinet being my first instrument.

[@kaseyjarrett6426]

I think the bassoon sounds like a cello. I'm playing the clarinet right now. I'm eventually going up to bassoon

[@aeth3r_]

I’ve been playing bassoon for 2 years. I’m still the only person in the bassoon section😭. But that’s okay because my school only had one and I don’t have to depend on anybody!:)

[@staninjapan07]

I have terrible trouble understanding music. I don't understand even the most frequently mentioned concepts like note, octive, tone or chord. I do, however, love music, and this was a fascinating chat and much of it was easy enough even for me to understand, thank you.

[@KVVUZRSCHK]

She reminds me of Adele

[@jinsoul7960]

KVV4U7Z7R37SCHK3 sameeeee

[@mee_yuhhh9309]

YAHHHH

[@mee_yuhhh9309]

HUH

[@victorhugotoledocofre1366]

Yeah, but this one is talented tho

[@FaxanaduJohn]

What, English and fat?

[@ffcdejonghe]

These introductory videos on each instrument are so great for someone who is trying to learn a bit more about orchestras. I find them richer when there is a sample of the instrument playing. Thanks so much!

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Frederik Dejonghe, thank you for your feedback. We're thrilled you are able to learn from these videos. Check back soon for more.

[@scottyofeden]

Beautiful instrument and beautiful sound.

[@valq10]

My favourite instrument!

[@derpychancla]

We have like no bassoon players in my school, so my band director had to call one of her old senior's to come play at the concert. ;-; I just started getting interested with the bassoon but lucky me I'm poor. I play alto sax which is way too common in my school so I want to be different. Saxophone is just not my instrument and I'm hoping to change it. Somewhere in the future at least.. *P.S. My concert is in 2 hours! :3*

[@preyorigin9841]

When I play the bassoon everyone’s like “woah that’s a big saxophone

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Oh dear...

[@preyorigin9841]

Kalevi Urpilainen I know right. Iove playing it

[@jencookie2920]

what a lovely instrument! close friend of mine plays and i am so in awe of her and this lady :’)

[@paxwallacejazz]

Love the Bassoon the most beautiful comical irrational woodwind instrument. The Grandfather from Peter and the Wolf! Old strange archaic fingering . Such a flexible instrument. Any wind player with a professional orchestra gig is extremely good because of the intense competition.

[@sc7prim]

It's almost an instructional video, thanks!

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

No problem!

[@Samarthdabral]

Thank you for the information... appreciate it :-)

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

You're very welcome, we're glad you found it useful!

[@mriaschug5432]

I’ve played the clarinet, bass clarinet, E flat contra clarinet, and the piano. At the moment the clarinet in my community band I’ve been wanting to expand my instrument horizon and was thinking the oboe, BUT my instructor said he would love to hear a bassoon sound in his band again. At that moment I instantly agreed to it, next week I’ll be trying out a bassoon and seeing how it will fit me and then I’ll be renting the instrument! Therefore I’ll be doing a lot of research on the instrument and and music sheet! I’m absolutely excited to try it out!

[@cynthiathomas5443]

M'Ria Schug what community band are you with?

[@elimooremusic]

so helpful from a composer/arranger point of view - thank-you!

[@christianvennemann9008]

0:45 She ALMOST played the brown noise. XD

[@sadielouisemelnick]

Beautifully done...a challenging instrument. Thank you for playing for us ! I am curious how much it weighs and if it comes apart, as a flute does for easy transport.

[@Federal3t22]

I played the bassoon in middle and high school, and I miss playing it so much.

[@brahimsew]

Love bassoon and playing it

[@New023]

Switching from trumpet to bassoon isn't very easy haha, but my band has no bassoon players and i need to learn this quick!

[@drinkme9116]

"Crooks" mentioned in the video are more commonly known as bocals, as far as I know. Maybe it's different in different countries.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

AnotherAnimeFanatic That's correct - both are used.

[@BamaDan78]

If I remember correctly, it's called "bocal" inside the US and "crook" outside.

[@drinkme9116]

BamaDan78 I think it's bocal in some countries, crook in others.

[@dylantharp87]

+AnotherAnimeFanatic It's bocal in the US and Crook anywhere else

[@ebur3629]

+Brainsicles lol we just call it "the s" in my language

[@michaelshelley1289]

LOVE the bassoon!!!! wish i could hear you play Hungarian Fantasy!!!

[@twigagawizard]

I've never heard such beautiful tones from a bassoon :o

[@AlliroG98]

64/100 Would totally find out what this thing is called again

[@itgetsbetter6224]

AlliroG98 basson

[@MittensZora]

Bassoon

[@arnlous7348]

its a balloon.

[@boomer1579]

@@arnlous7348 HAHAHAHAHAHA...lmao!!

[@aeth3r_]

AlliroG98 bassoon

[@jamesloggins8397]

Dang I need this app on Android

[@user-rx1vs5gz4d]

Oh! You helped to make the decision about the second instrument I'm going to play! I was so worried.. I still hesitate between basson and clarinet, but now i have more facts about these. Thanks!

[@malachidesposato4650]

I play the bassoon so this really helps me out. Thanks!!!!

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Malachi Desposato, glad to have helped!

[@isorokudono]

If you close your eyes at exactly the right moment you could swear it was a violin.

[@TeabagsTonks]

I've always loved and wanted to play the bassoon, but it's so expensive I can't even rent one :( Oh well. I can dream, right?

[@TxRxAxP]

go to a school or college were they have bassoons. you don't even have to rent.

[@ariannagorbet6674]

Kaitlyn Bishop Me too

[@STYLEE-T]

OUR BRAINS ARE MAGNIFICENT! Dallas ISD rudimentary training took us to the symphony. I just watched a video of an orchestra playing STAR WARS. I hadn't thought about the bassoon, ever. I'm here b'cuz I asked who as a child wants to play the bassoon? I'm astonished that I was correct at naming it after hearing it played. GOD BLESS memory.

[@marquisdehoto1638]

it's one of my favourite instruments 😍

[@rachelray0219]

i play the bassoon