Fingerings

Osborne, Willson. Rhapsody for Bassoon.

Ewell, Terry B. "Willson Osborne's Rhapsody for Bassoon." The Double Reed 13/2 (Fall 1990): 59. Measure 15 for slur from Eb4 to Ab3 flick A speaker key on Ab3 (no whisper key). For slurs from Gb4 to Eb4 flick L. H. thumb C# key on Eb4. At the end of the piece for the slur from Eb3 to Eb2 use the following. Terry Ewell now recommends the fingering discovered by Joe Thornburg below.

Eb3 (lip down):       Eb2:
                          Eb
(/) x x | x x x F     x x x | x x x F
    (w)    E            (w)    E
     D                   D

Eb3:

Eb2:

Osborne, Willson. Rhapsody for Bassoon. Thornburg, Joe (October 1994).

At the end of the piece for the slur from Eb3 to Eb2 use the following:.

Eb3 (lip down):     Eb2:
                        Eb
x x o | x x x F     x x x | x x x F
  (w)    E            (w)    E
   D                   D

Eb3:

Eb2:

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