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Britten, Benjamin. A Midsummer Night's Dream

Corey, Gerald. The Double Reed 1/2 (October 1978): 12. From Cooper p. 87 with no Eb key trill L. H. F# trill key, R. H. thumb Bb key, and R. H. C# trill key together.

Eb3-Gb3 (trill all keys together):

 eb-tr c#-tr
x o x | o o o 
       Bb-tr

Britten, Benjamin. A Midsummer Night's Dream. Cooper, L. Hugh. The Double Reed 1/2 (October 1978): 12-13. For F3 nothing down. Trill L. H. A and C speaker keys together.

F3-Ab3:

o  o  o  | o  o  o
 c-tr a-tr

Britten, Benjamin. A Midsummer Night's Dream. F3-Ab3. Corey, Gerald. The Double Reed 1/2 (October 1978): 12. Start F3 with L. H. little finger whisper key [or on bassoons without this use the whisper key lock--T. B. E.], R. H. cover B and A holes, G key. Trill L. H. C# and A speaker keys, 1/2 E hole, and D and C holes together.

F3-Ab3:

o o o | x x x      /-tr  tr  tr  |  x  x  x
  wlock            a-tr c#-tr wlock

F3:

Ab3-F3 trill:

Britten, Benjamin. A Midsummer Night's Dream. Corey, Gerald. The Double Reed 1/2 (October 1978): 12. From Cooper p. 87 with no Eb key trill L. H. F# trill key, R. H. thumb Bb key, and R. H. C# trill key together.

Eb3-Gb3 (trill all keys together):

 eb-tr c#-tr
x o x | o o o 
  w?   Bb-tr

Britten, Benjamin. A Midsummer Night's Dream. Cooper, L. Hugh. The Double Reed 1/2 (October 1978): 12-13. For F3 nothing down. Trill L. H. A and C speaker keys together.

F3-Ab3:

o  o  o  | o  o  o
 c-tr a-tr

Britten, Benjamin. A Midsummer Night's Dream. F3-Ab3. Corey, Gerald. The Double Reed 1/2 (October 1978): 12. Start F3 with L. H. little finger whisper key [or on bassoons without this use the whisper key lock--T. B. E.], R. H. cover B and A holes, G key. Trill L. H. C# and A speaker keys, 1/2 E hole, and D and C holes together.

F3-Ab3:

o o o | x x x      /-tr  tr  tr  |  x  x  x
  wlock            a-tr c#-tr wlock

F3:

Ab3-F3 trill:

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