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THE STUDY OF BASSOON PERFORMANCE IN THE RECORDED MEDIUM
Rudman, Stephen Gerald
Rudman, Stephen Gerald
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2023-12
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Music Performance
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http://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/9491
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The use of audio recording and playback as a way of consuming music has become as widely accepted as the use of a concert stage. Many professional classical ensembles task themselves with producing recordings regularly. At the same time, it is becoming more necessary for performing musicians to have the skills and understanding of recording technology to create their own content and evaluate their playing and the playing of others. While many publications provide detailed knowledge and assistance for recording violins, guitars, and voices, little attention has been given to the bassoon. The historical context for how the bassoon has developed within the realm of recorded music remains unexplored. Additionally, the acoustic characteristics of the bassoon are oftentimes generalized with the qualities of other woodwind instruments, and the techniques employed by audio engineers and recording studios are not analyzed in the context of the instrument’s unique properties. The purpose of this paper is to provide bassoonists and audio engineers with a more comprehensive understanding of how the bassoon performance behaves in the recorded environment. Information regarding historical background, instrumental acoustics, and recording techniques will be compiled and uniquely centered around the experience of recording the bassoon. In addition, observational analysis of recorded performances will verify hypotheses made by the compiled research and demonstrate how recordings may be analyzed through the lens of this newly acquired information. The result of this research is a collection of unique instances, from both the past and present, of interaction between bassoon performance and the recorded medium which have otherwise been unappreciated.
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