Recommended Pianissimo Fingerings
Gleaned from the Bassoon-Family Fingering Companion
With additions by Terry B. Ewell
Many of these pianissimo fingerings were presented in Georgia Peeples, "Playing Pianissimo: Mute Fingerings for the Bassoon."NACWPI Journal 62/2 (Winter1993-1994).
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C2 |
x x x | x x x F E Bb C D |
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C#2 |
Db x x x | x x x F E B C D |
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D2 |
Db x x x | x x x F E Bb D |
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Eb2 |
Eb x x x | x x x F E Bb D |
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E2 |
(Db) x x x | x x x F E Bb |
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F2 |
Db x x x | x x x F |
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F#2 |
Eb x x x | x x x F w F# D |
F# x x x | x x x F (w) E F# |
Eb F# x x x | x x x F w D |
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G2 |
Db x x x | x x x w E |
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G#2 |
x x x | x x x Ab w E F# |
x x x | x x x Ab Bb B C D |
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A2 |
(Db) x x x | x x o w F# |
Db x x x | x x w |
x x x | x x o (F) w E (F#) |
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A2 |
F# x x x | x x o F E F# Bb B C D |
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Bb2 |
(Db) F# x x x | x x o F (w) Bb E |
F# x x x | x x o F w Bb E (C) D |
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B2 |
x x x | x o o wlock Bb B C D |
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C3 |
Db x x x | o o o E B C D |
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C#3 |
x x x | o o o c# w E D |
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D3 |
x x o | / o o (slightly vent B hole) |
x x o | o o o wlock Bb B C D |
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Eb3 |
(Eb) x o x | x o o w Bb |
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E3 |
x o o | o o o w E |
x o o | o o x w E |
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F3 |
o o o | o o o (w) E |
o o o | o o o F E |
o o o | o o o E Bb |
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F3 |
o o o | o o x F E Bb |
o o o | x o o F E Bb |
o o o | x o x F E Bb |
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F#3 |
Eb / x x | x x x F w F# D |
F# / x x | x x x F w E F# |
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G3 |
Db / x x | x x x w E |
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G#3 |
/ x x | x x x Ab Bb B C D |
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A3 |
Db / x x | x x o C D |
x x x | x x x Ab c a wlock |
F# / x x | x x o F E F# Bb B C D |
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Bb3 |
Db x x x | x x o Bb Bb |
Db x x x | x x o Bb B C D |
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B3 |
x x x | o x o |
Db x x x | x o o B C D |
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