A4. Biggers, Cornelia Anderson. The Contra-Bassoon: A Guide to Performance (Bryn Mawr, Penn.: Elkan-Vogel, inc. 1977), p. 48.

x x x | x x x F
 c c#

o x x | x x x F
 c c#

A4. Froese, Esther. The Double Reed 1/3 (December 1978): 33. Also Glassburner, Robert R. In Apfelstadt, Marc and Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practice, Teaching Materials, Techniques and Methods. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1993, p. 80.

x x x | x x o
 c c#

A4. Seltmann, Werner and Angerhöfer, Günter. Fagott-Schule in sechs Bänder, vol. 6 (Mainz: Schott), p.136. Permission granted for inclusion in this WWW index by Deutcher Verlag für Musik.

With the L. H. thumb C# use the alternate D key:

x x(eb)o | o o x
d  c#

x x o | o x x
d  c#

x x(eb)o | o x o
d  c#

x x o | x x o
d (c#)

x x o | o o o
d (c#)

x x x | x x o
d  c#

x x(eb)o| o o x
d c


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