Tchaikovsky, Peter. Symphony No. 6, first movement, E2-first note. Cooper, L. Hugh. The Double Reed 2/3 (December 1979): 16. For pianissimo same as Cooper p. 18.

   (Db)
x x x | x x x F
         E
Bb

Tchaikovsky, Peter. Symphony No. 6, first movement, m. 160. Ewell, Terry B. (20 August 1994). For the whole passage use a pianissimo/soft reed, engage the whisper key lock, and put a small handkerchief in the bell. For pianissimo B2 add L. H. thumb low B and Bb keys to Cooper p. 58. For pianissimo A2 use Cooper p. 46 without L. H. Db key. For F#2 use Cooper p. 27 but add the L. H. thumb low D and little finger Eb keys. For D2 finger normally (Cooper p. 9), the handkerchief mutes the sound.

B2:
 x x x | x o o
  wlock
Bb B

A2:
x x x | x x o
  wlock    F#


F#2:
    Eb
x x x | x x x F
  wlock
    D

Tchaikovsky, Peter. Symphony No. 6, first movement, mm. 151-153, pianissimo passage. Froese, Esther. The Double Reed 1/3 (December 1978): 31. For D3 similar to Cooper p. 80 except add R. H. F key and cover L. H. D hole with the third finger instead of the second finger. For slur to F#3 L. H.: whisper key; high eb key, cover D hole with third finger. R. H.: C# trill key optional, keep F key closed. For slur to F3 L. H.: whisper key. R. H.: thumb E key.

D3:
x x o | o o o F
   w

F#3:
 eb   (c#)
x x o | o o o F
   w

F3:
o o o | o o o
   w     E

Tchaikovsky, Peter. Symphony No. 6, first movement, E2-first note. Pence, Homer. In Apfelstadt, Marc and Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practice, Teaching Materials, Techniques and Methods. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1993, p. 77. Same as Cooper p. 16.

E2:
    Db
x x x | x x x F
  (w)    E

Suggested Heckel bassoon fingerings for musical passages