We don't think of the double bass as a wimp. When massed in an orchestra, basses rumble mightily, the foundation notes in big and weighty symphonic chords. But, admits Houston Symphony principal bass ...

"Though there are many bassoonists that play contrabassoon only grudgingly, Richard Bobo relishes the contrabassoon and considers himself equally a contrabassoonist and bassoonist." That's how Jason ...

VAIL Composing, believe it or no, is actually a lot of educated guesswork.A composer may use an instrument as a tool, like the piano, to figure out if a written chord sounds good or terrible, but for ...