| Composition Year | 1899 |
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| Genre Categories | Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; |
Complete Score (1920s reprint)
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Ross Duncan Boyle (2020/8/19)
Complete Score (C. 1906 reprint)
*#678098 - 2.25MB, 8 pp. - (-) - V/V/V - 44×⇩ - Ross Duncan Boyle
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Ross Duncan Boyle (2021/2/24)
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| Work Title | The Bassoon |
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| Alternative. Title | Humorous Song |
| Composer | Ashlyn, Quenton |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IQA 1 |
| Key | E-flat major |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1899 |
| First Performance. | 1899-01-14 at Portsmouth Town Hall |
| First Publication. | 1899 |
| Librettist | Composer |
| Language | English |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 4 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | voice (bassoon imitation), piano |
| Extra Information | A humorous song about a bassoonist's love for the instrument, his love-life and his cures for various illnesses. Ashlyn's most famous song by a massive mile, both in the past and the present. The bassoon is used for punch-lines and sexual innuendos. The score upload is the original arrangment where the actual instrument isn't used. Instead, it's a comical vocal imitation done by the singer. The song is still performed today by bassoonists, albeit under new arrangment that include a bassoon part. Bassoonists including Laurence Perkins and Andrew Bassey to name a few. |
