Found a way to make a euphonium sound like bassoon? I know the easy suggestion is to have a euph player cover the part and be done with it but I’m just not happy with the sound. I am a euphonium player and I’m currently working on a diy mute to satisfy the sound I am looking for but I’d like to hear from any of you who have stepped in this river before me.
Re: Have any of you
Posted by Big Shot Bob on 2/18/2023, 4:56 pm, in reply to "Have any of you"
Depending on register, I would use a tenor sax. Playing tenor in concert bands I noticed the tenor part was doubling the bassoon part. I had to make my sound match and blend with the bassoon. With a Selmer mp S90, very possible.
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Posted by Me on 2/18/2023, 7:08 am, in reply to "Have any of you"
I’m a bassoonist.
Use a bari sax with a small mouthpiece.
When I got to my current position (many years ago) we had no bassoon players. To satisfy having the parts covered, I would use two bari players in the top competing ensemble one would play the bari part and the other would play the bassoon part with the key signature and accidentals fixed. It works great.
You won’t be happy with a euphonium, but a metal straight mute is going to be as close as you can get with that instrument, remember, tone color, timbre is a product of overtones and the distribution of those in the sound. Conical instruments act differently than cylindrical. A brass instrument will not be able to produce what you’re looking for.
I’m happy to have two bassoons in my band this year
