Musicon / Musical education / Clarinet – The most eloquent member of the wood-winds
The clarinet is the most eloquent member of the wood-wind choir, and, except some of its own modifications or the modifications of the oboe and bassoon, the latest arrival in the harmonious company. It is only a little more than a century old. It has the widest range of expression of the ::More
Musicon / Musical education / Bassoon – The grave voice of the oboe
The grave voice of the oboe is heard from the bassoon, where, without becoming assertive, it gains a quality entirely unknown to the oboe and English horn. It is this quality that makes the bassoon the humorist par excellence of the orchestra. It is a reedy bass, very apt to recall to those who ::More
Musicon / Musical education / The oboe
The oboe is naturally associated with music of a pastoral character. It is pre-eminently a melody instrument, and though its voice comes forth shrinkingly, its uniqueness of tone makes it easily heard. It is a most lovable instrument. “Candor, artless grace, soft joy, or the grief of a ::More
Musicon / Musical education / Wagner / The art of instrumentation or orchestration
Each ‘choir’ of instruments in a symphony orchestra, except the percussion instruments, is capable of playing in full harmony; and this effect is frequently used by composers. In “Lohengrin,” which for that reason affords to the amateur an admirable opportunity for ::More
