Dominic Morgan from the London Symphony Orchestra gives a contrabassoon master class for the KZbin Symphony Orchestra 2011 lso.co.uk/players
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@Hairmetallurgist8 жыл бұрын
Such an amazing tone and vibrato! Sometimes the contra, when played by a mediocre technician, can sound sterile and hollow, but you, sir, give it such a depth of sound! Bravo!
@kazhilly5 жыл бұрын
Regardless of the instrument, it’s just Great to see someone who is totally in control and a Master of the instrument. Very inspiring.
@AdvancePlays11 жыл бұрын
I've been playing the bassoon for almost 4 years now and I love it to death. But, if there's an instrument any cooler than the bassoon, it's this. It's basically 2 of them together! Great video, thank you.
@Skimbleshanks3413 жыл бұрын
there is truly nothing more terrifying than a "lonely entry" on contrabassoon. :P Learning to tame the beast is quite the task.
@jorjanewsome28018 жыл бұрын
Such an amazing variation of tones from a beast of an instrument. Thanks
@maleehaahmad593111 жыл бұрын
I play the bassoon.. It's the worlds most epic instrument. I really enjoy playing it. I'm fortunate to be able to.
@Toast57913 жыл бұрын
HELL YA...playing bassoon for seven years ad i had the privilege of playing on Fox's secret 5 hole contra haha...love it! ive been waiting for bassoon/contra masterclass for a few weeks...and i was not disappointed!
@henriaug11 жыл бұрын
There's so much nuances on playing that instrument. Everytime i see classes like that playing guitar gets easier
@SeedyDragon13 жыл бұрын
oh damn! i want that in the high school!!!! i'll play it!!
@TheSquelzy13 жыл бұрын
this is epic.
@RaphaDomeniche11 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! Thanks for the answer!
@TomyHun11 жыл бұрын
Now this is an instrument that would be fun to play!
@macintosh31510 жыл бұрын
In regards to all the comments, I'm a clarinetist and a performance major, and I have to say that Contrabassoon is just so much more versatile and pleasant sounding than contrabass clarinet. Just my opinion, but I've heard both instruments played in many situations, and contrabassoon is just so more kind to the ear.
@Harako153 жыл бұрын
The contrabass clarinet is used mostly for rhythmic bass lines while the contrabassoon actually has a wide range of playing styles for an instrument of its size and character
@thGory111 жыл бұрын
I've been playing bass for too many years and feel considerable shame that until recently I'd never heard of this beautiful beast of an instrument.
@caman54 жыл бұрын
That instrument has some insanely beautiful overtones.
@pegster69 жыл бұрын
This is just a wonderful video! I never played anything but piano and some guitar, but all the full, low orchestral instruments are my favorites - cello, bass, oboe, bassoon, contrabassoon. I'm crazy about the expressions they make. (Ray Thomas of the Moody Blues once said there are instruments and notes that can make the bowels move and there is no doubt! I'd put the contrabassoon on that list! LOL) Love the part about muscle memory, too. It's so critical, just as it is with sports and dance. Thank you to Dominic!
@jakewatson6684 жыл бұрын
@Christopher Churcher i thought that too haha
@deerfish30002 жыл бұрын
I would substitute the oboe with the English horn (Cor Anglais) for lower notes and add the Bass Clarinet as well. The oboe is a treble clef instrument.
@Dr_Xyzt11 жыл бұрын
I was gonna comment the same thing, and saw yours, and I thought, "Wow, I'm not alone in this world for once."
@janiscortese11 жыл бұрын
Wow, that thing could kill at 50 paces. It sounds AWESOME.
@TwistedThunderKittie13 жыл бұрын
LOL I love the contrabassoon/contrabass clarinet fight goin' on down there! XD
@robzap19nintendosteampictures3 жыл бұрын
Dominic Morgan was the Contrabssonist
@bobstonecutter13 жыл бұрын
OMG it goes sooooooooooo deep, it made me laugh the first time he played... I love this =)
@tititalin11 жыл бұрын
first time seeing this instrument!!! love it in contrabassoon in mother goose though!
@viccheto11 жыл бұрын
Bruce Willis is teaching to play contrabasson.
@Jazzyrose9511 жыл бұрын
This is the same instrument that you hear in The Sorcerer's Apprentice from Disney's Fantasia. In the broom scene, after Mickey chopped the broom into millions of pieces, the broom's pieces begin to come back to life. It's the contrabassoon that begins the solo. "Breaking Winds" did a terrific job of this!!
@toddmichaelwillis9 ай бұрын
The score calls for a contrabass sarrusophone, a conical-bore, double-reed, brass instrument. However, most contemporary performances are on the contrabasson.
@jazzyrose96179 ай бұрын
Wow! I never knew that nor that that instrument existed. Amazing!
@TheodoreBrown3146 ай бұрын
@@toddmichaelwillis if memory serves, the score calls for either of the two. There's also a whole theory about how French composers of the time may have seen the instruments as being 100% interchangeable (Contrabassoon is abbreviated as "Sarr." in Daphnis & Chloe), though, so who knows what was actually intended?
@UpupBinweevils11 жыл бұрын
contrabassoons are beast
@HaleyOtori13 жыл бұрын
if i had one of these.. i would put it in a glass box, and worship it every day. :)
@TobSk8erBoy12 жыл бұрын
Sick bass! :)
@SmallHalfBeard11 жыл бұрын
I WISH I COULD PLAY THIS, BUT I'VE NEVER EVEN SEEN ONE UP CLOSE
@SgtDonuts12 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much sir, with your suggestions and ability i feel much more secure with the contrabassoon repertoire!!! Too bad I'm a tuba player......Phenomenal nontheless!
@ILoveTakeThat513 жыл бұрын
Geez I never knew an instrument like that could go that low!!! :O
@randomrandomnesss218813 жыл бұрын
I like jazz music so much more than symphony music. But i still find the videos enjoyable.
@PacificCircle112 жыл бұрын
What a range!
@lijey080412 жыл бұрын
awesome
@bradylanier270211 жыл бұрын
OMG I'm such a contrabassoon junkie. This was like heroin.
@PoseidonRM13 жыл бұрын
@dctomm Yes, Mother Goose is literally on every audition. Left hand is on most auditions.
@lennic9513 жыл бұрын
I'm playing the Cor Anglais in this piece at the moment and the guy playing the contrabassoon in this is surprisingly similar to this.
@chriyugi2410 жыл бұрын
Fine thanks
@Anvanho11 жыл бұрын
Wow! Wonderful!!! I find the high(er) notes equally alluring to hear! Beautiful! May I ask how heavy this instrument is?
@thisistides9712 жыл бұрын
@JasonTongRulz Bassoon and oboe were technically a combined family i thought, Bassoon and Contrabassoon being the bass intruments of the oboe family, but i might be mistaken.
@TannerOlivas12 жыл бұрын
@thisistides97 Actually, the Oboe and Bassoon are two separate families. The bassoon has an instrument in it's family called the tenoroon, the oboe has an instrument in it's family called the bass oboe. They are both double reeds yes, but they aren't the same families. It's an easy confusion.
@ILoveTakeThat513 жыл бұрын
OMG i was like "whoa...thats soooo low!!" :O its pretty cool
@stevenXCV12 жыл бұрын
What a horn!
@ChrisChriserson12 жыл бұрын
(Me talking to my Bassoon) It's not that I don't love you Bassoon..... its just I found somebody so much better.... THE CONTRABASSOON!
@angodamango11 жыл бұрын
there are slight variations on certain notes but generally the same
@AuDeano11 жыл бұрын
I just played a concert that included Beethoven 9....I regretted volunteering to play the contra part once I saw the part :3
@Lamar93312 жыл бұрын
Incredible. Simply incredible. Do Contrabassoon fingerings differ from Bassoon fingerings? Just curious.
@ronaldmcdonald33313 жыл бұрын
this guy should be in carnal decay!
@PoseidonRM13 жыл бұрын
Anyone know if the Bach movement they give a PDF for is in a different key than the original, up a 5th. Is that right because that makes the range absurdly high.
@jonhalvorlund13 жыл бұрын
Very nice video, useful things. But why isn't the masterclass about the actual audition repertoire?
@Fizzy0imbA5 жыл бұрын
i hope contraforte will be next generation contrabasson
@amber15795 жыл бұрын
PV0GP YES!! Please that would be so cool!
@edscottdotblog11 жыл бұрын
feel da bass
@Sadiogg8 жыл бұрын
Now I want to give up the clarinet and play this 😫
@wheattoast19718 жыл бұрын
ask to switch to bassoon, and transition to this in college
@RandomDuude8 жыл бұрын
Get your wallet ready :O
@TytolisMemes7 жыл бұрын
It's 30 grand!
@awesomeskier1234511 жыл бұрын
omg this is a fucking epic instrument
@Bassoonater13 жыл бұрын
Will the band be able to hear me now?
@jeremydoane736611 жыл бұрын
Meaning deep full rich sound, if you played on instead of the other it may not make a difference The Contrabassoon has the same sorta sound as the Contrabass Clarinet if you told someone to pick between wich sound was the Contrabassoon and witch was the Contrabass Clarinet they might not be able to tell you as long as the person doesent know much about music that is
@LowReedExpert111 жыл бұрын
if i'm not mistaken, Eb is the tenoroon? I forget if tenor is in F or Eb
@hey413m11 жыл бұрын
sounds sinister
@mario51man12 жыл бұрын
@BurningMeUpInside your school has a contrabassoon?
@JakeReinert11 жыл бұрын
Is it hard switching from bassoon to contrabassoon?
@ManBoobie12311 жыл бұрын
If you guys like low sounds, you should check out the Octobass xD
@Draganko12310 жыл бұрын
Hmm a doctor who theme song here would be awesome!
@TheDoctorTardis18 жыл бұрын
+Draganko123 yes
@thisistides9712 жыл бұрын
This instrument is so beautiful. I'm so jealous of the oboe family :c
@bradylanier270211 жыл бұрын
B flat, the next-to-lowest note on the piano. Some have a low A extension, I hear, though I've never actually seen one.
@PotadoTomado12 жыл бұрын
"... the Eb, which can sound rather flat ..."
@therealaustinblount13 жыл бұрын
@BurningMeUpInside Your school has a contrabassoon? o_O
@Deathranger99911 жыл бұрын
Nevermind! I get it now. :P
@jeremydoane736611 жыл бұрын
Maybe I get to play Contrabass Clarinet over the summer And nextyear at college my first year yay
@TheRandomWolf3 жыл бұрын
Did you get to
@1rockcut13 жыл бұрын
@NinjaCOOKIEZZ74 you can
@Vsko47812 жыл бұрын
Voldmort played Contrabasson
@RaphaDomeniche11 жыл бұрын
What's the lowest note the contrabassoon can reach?
@alexandrakellermann29333 жыл бұрын
Its the B flat2
@bassoonin8 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know what brand contra he plays on?
@wheattoast19718 жыл бұрын
I believe its a fox. its nearly 30k on musicians friend
@johnconnolly93346 жыл бұрын
I think it's a Mollenhauer actually
@Billie1982Jean113 жыл бұрын
is he actually principal contrabassoon in a big orchestra or is he just third or fourth bassoon
@MrPianoman123511 жыл бұрын
I play bassoon. I would love to change
@cameroncassellsbass11 жыл бұрын
Turn on the automatic captions xD "a super thick forty" WTF
@titlekubo11 жыл бұрын
Are the bassoon and contrabassoon fingerings the same?
@Hairmetallurgist6 жыл бұрын
They are, basically, the same. The contra just reads an octave above its actual pitch, so it reads the same clef as bassoon.
@TheJordanband12 жыл бұрын
dubassoon step
@JD17555Jess11 жыл бұрын
4:35
@jeremydoane736611 жыл бұрын
No the contrabass Clarinet sounds just as good as the Contrabassoon
@bludemon0713 жыл бұрын
Anyone else think this gentleman looks like a long-lost cousin to Bruce Willis?
@Deathranger99911 жыл бұрын
I don't get it. :(
@TurboBinch12 жыл бұрын
@vacuumlover1 I don't play clarinet.
@Pennybut12 жыл бұрын
holy fuck on the low note...
@DancingSpiderman12 жыл бұрын
1:05 muzak for depressed ferrets not in love.
@aurora-zf4lt6 жыл бұрын
You should play game of thrones theme song.
@thisistides9712 жыл бұрын
@cranberry133 ahhhhhhh i see misnomer. my apologies >
@BexLOLZ13 жыл бұрын
@MarcoAJuarez Dominic is tall though.
@TurboBinch13 жыл бұрын
@venskus2009 Yeah, that's why all classical composers after the 18th century write for contrabass clarinet. HA!
@Michaelsp913 жыл бұрын
A Contraba de what?
@stevenXCV12 жыл бұрын
@17ckehrli dude, have some respect! Every musical instrument have their place, you can't just say that, have some respect, dude!
@SeedyDragon13 жыл бұрын
@NinjaCOOKIEZZ74 u be surprised
@bubblybassoonist11 жыл бұрын
Not an awful lot, but yes a little. Eb is the most different.
@theothercanadian13 жыл бұрын
@jowil93 Play some Holst. He seems to have a fetish for sexy instruments... Got an alto flute in there, and great double reed section including contra, english horn and bass oboe... WOOHOO
@ENsaxist11 жыл бұрын
Nope... I played a contra some a few weeks ago, and... it's a horribly scary beast once you start going into the upper register.
@lennic9513 жыл бұрын
@lennic95 Sorry similar to the guy playing in my conservatoire ^^
@WSUFan201711 жыл бұрын
Oh sure, a contrabassoon is allowed in the symphony, but a Euphonium? NOOOO....
@TurboBinch13 жыл бұрын
@venskus2009 No.
@TxRxAxP7 жыл бұрын
I feel like contrabasoons always have the most boring parts
@ollythebest9410 жыл бұрын
Ma questo è Bruce Willis
@TurboBinch13 жыл бұрын
@venskus2009 I know people who've played in bands at Carnegie Hall... not that impressive.