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Jacob, Gordon. Concerto for Bassoon and Strings, second movement.

Ewell, Terry B. (20 August 1994). Measure 1, for Db5 use Cooper p. 331. For the C5 grace-note to Db5 grace alternate the fingerings below. The last C5 (eighth note) is a normal C5 fingering:

Db5:                    C5 grace-note:
     Eb                      Eb
 x o x | x o x           x o o | x o o
d c                     d c

Db5:

C5 grace note:

Jacob, Gordon. Concerto for Bassoon and Strings, second movement. Thornburg, Joe (21 Feb. 1995). Measure 1, for Db5 use Cooper p. 331. For C5 grace note add R. H. Bb key. Alternate the fingerings below.

Db5:                    C5 grace-note:
     Eb                      Eb
 x o x | x o x           x o x | x o x
d c                     d c     Bb

Db5:

C5 grace note:

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