This 90-minute online class is presented by the Amherst Early Music Festival. Please visit their website to sign up.
Telemann wrote beautifully and idiomatically for the bassoon, taking advantage of its broad range and lyrical qualities. Remarkably, much of this repertoire was indicated to be performed on either bassoon or recorder, despite the discrepancies between these instruments in range and timbre. In this class we will look at some of the music Telemann wrote for the bassoon, while also exploring some of Telemann’s other instrumental works to consider possibilities for expanding the repertoire for our instrument. Bring your instruments to this class, as we will all have the chance to read through some music together, playing along with continuo accompaniment. Open to all. Pitch=415.