An examination of the role and musical development of the contrabassoon throughout the different periods. The study is being made through analyzing various common orchestra excerpts, both in themselves and in relation to the scores. Furthermore, the thesis contains my own ideas of and reflections on the excerpts. In the end I will briefly touch the subject of how the contrabassoon is being used in contemporary pieces and how it is constantly being developed. / <p>Francois Devienne (1759-1803): Quartet in G minor op. 73 No. 3</p><p>1. Allegro con espressione</p><p>2. Adagio, non troppo</p><p>3. Rondo. Allegretto poco moderato</p><p>Medverkande:Adam Høier, violin. Therese Magnusson, viola. Samuel Lazar, cello.</p><p>Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921): Sonata pour bassoon et piano in G major, op. 168</p><p>1. Allegro moderato</p><p>2. Allegro scherzando</p><p>3. Molto adagio–allegro moderato</p><p>Medverkande: Johan Ullén, piano</p><p>Francis Poulenc (1899-1963): Trio pour hautbois, bassoon et piano, FP 43</p><p>1. Presto 2. Andante 3. Rondo</p><p>Medverkande:Anna Randelin, oboe. Johan Ullén, piano.</p><p>In addition to</p><p>a recording of the excerpt Salome</p><p>The recordings have been archived.</p><p>CD-recording: Mulberry Street Symphony by Anders Koppel, Benjamin Koppel, Scott Colley, Brian Blade, Martin Yates & Odense Symphony Orchestra. Unit Records. UTR5028</p><p></p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:kmh-4646 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Lassen, Kirstine |
| Publisher | Kungl. Musikhögskolan, Institutionen för klassisk musik |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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