Anyone listening in 2018? I remember when I used to play bassoon... after learning that instrument istg no other instrument was hard afterwards. Like brass instruments honestly are just the easiest things compared to this
as a bassoonist and a brass player I have to disagree with that statement. while double reed instruments such as the bassoon are some of the most difficult instruments to play, some brass instruments such as the horn are just as difficult. I mean sure the trumpet is easy but minus that they are about equal. bottom line anyone CAN atleast agree that the saxophone and flute are too easy and there are too many of those. not enough bassoon. sorry I have no idea where this comment is going lol.
@@alexspies8440 As a multi instrumentalist myself, who plays oboe, trumpet, saxophone, clarinet, violin, guitar, etc. I have to say that the brass instruments are much harder than the double reeds. Ok the double reeds are harder than the simple reeds, especially the bassoon because of the fingerings, but a combination of fingerings can produce only one note (or two in the case of flutes, even 3-4 or more in case of traditional flutes like the Romanian caval) . The trumpet can play from C2 to C8 without any key pressed, I think it is much harder to master than any woodwind instrument. Switching from one brass instrument to another shouldn't be so hard ,though.
Lincolnlsgt I'm switching from the bari sax to the bassoon for symphonic band. And i heard that there are 2 different clefs for it... And that each octave has different fingerings. Is this true and how long did it take you to get the fingerings? I got from around next week until the end of summer until i will be playing it in my band.
Matrix_ 1.yes, there is 2 different clefs for it.Tenor and Bass. im in middle school so ive never seen tenor clef, and my old 6th grade band teacher (im now in 8th) who plays oboe and bassoon said i wont see tenor clef much, so dont worry about it. 2. the bassoon has a way larger range than sax, you can play C in 4 different octaves. and every note can be played in 4 or 3 octaves. so you have to expect different fingerings BUT, it isnt all. for every note, the at least 1 other octave has the same fingering. it took me about a month to get the fingerings down and play in our winter concert (i got the bassoon the very beginning of december) and since youre in highschool (i assume) it should be easier for you. maybe. a lot of people say it took them forever to learn bassoon, maybe im just a quick learner. im actually trying out for a local symphony on the 20th this month. lol. ive been practicing it a lot. also, you may get the fingerings confused sometimes between sax and bassoon if you switch between them frequently. a D on bassoon (equivalent to a B on sax. bassoon is bass clef) is fingered with 2 fingers instead of 1. an E ( same as C) is fingered with first finger instead of middle. a B (same as G) is fingered with 4 instead of 3. so it may get confusing switching back and forth. but youll get used to reading the music and the clef
Lincolnlsgt i switching from bari to bassoon and most likely only bassoon. Cause he also has no double reed players in the symphonic band. And yes i am in high school. Thank you for the info about the instrument!
I've been listening to this for over half my life my life; it was on my MySpace profile in 2007. I always thought the goofy beat boxing detracted from the performance, but I've played enough Fucik to know how difficult it can be to rein in the jokes. On the other hand, it will never stop being funny to me that someone manages to sneeze in the first two seconds, right on cue. Might as well be in the score. Also, it took me 15 years to realize 4:45 is the Super Mario 2 Overworld theme, slowed down. I can't count how many times this version has gotten stuck in my head and brought me back to the video.
Annnnd now I have this comment chain to grimly remind me every time I return to this video. But I will not delete it and instead remember not to be an idiot.
i woke up, got my breakfast tacos and cofee,sat at my desk.started working on my bands managing.got bored looked up quartet,this was first so i clicked it.hadnt heard and music so i took a sip of my cofee.after that first sip i heard music.loved it. great job people
I currently play tenor sax, bari sax, clarinet, piano, bass, electric guitar, and have just begun playing bassoon. Sadly, I sound no where as great as this quartet. I hope to learn. It's the most difficult instrument I've learned.
My entire school has agreed, Bassoon is the most epic instrument in existence. It's the only instrument I've ever had trouble with on first try, thus, I REALLY wanna master it xD This whole piece is so deeply beautiful. I grew up with Nintendo and Nintendo music so closely. 4:45, and I started crying :]
Fantastic!!! Brilliant! Great choice of music to perform. Sounds like nothing else. 3:04 is classic. And Stage 4 is SO SCARY! Especially when performed on the bassoons. This instrument can be very refined AND sinister, especially contrabassoon. Compare the "under water" music at 5:23 and Stage 4 music at 5:53
I'm a band director, and one of my 6th graders became interested in playing the bassoon after watching this video. Nice work! Thanks for sharing your talents with us.
This is so beautiful to listen to. The instrument's tone and the precision of the note-playing make me feel like I'm sitting in front of my classic games. Very well done! I love the little giggles you induce every now and then too, it makes this piece complete! :)
Does anyone know if from 1:20 to 1:32 is an actual Mario tune or if he wrote that because it's magnificent and I listen to repeatedly to hear the last chord.
Evan Lloyd Actually, I'm like 90% sure it's a different song from Super Princess Peach, it's like the Toad Shop Theme or something. You know what song I had a really hard time finding though? The one right afterwards at 1:32. It's the Yoshi's Island (super mario world 2) song called Flower Garden. The description is extremely unclear about that. The song titles in the description are actually just quite bad in general. What's noteworthy though is that they actually changed the style of the song so much as to make it quite difficult to identify, but it still sounds just so impressive. I really like what they did with that arrangement.
I've been playing the bass clarinet as my main instrument in my school's band for the past two years (started in 7th grade, and am going to 9th grade this upcoming year). In 8th grade, I decided to take a second band class to learn the bassoon as well. I absolutely love the sound of bassoons, but mine was a plastic one and sounded terrible. My bass clarinet sounds far better and so I decided to play it throughout high school, even though I prefer bassoons. Unfortunately, wooden ones cost at least around $8,000 (although I've seen a few ones on Ebay for just $1,000, but who knows how well they really work). And my family has financial difficulties so there's no way we could afford one. :'( It was a miracle that we were able to find a high-quality $500 bass clarinet at a trusted music store... If anyone has any recommendations on how to get a wooden bassoon, help would be awesome.
+Jharmainyack Let's look at it this way: How many hours are you planning to play? If you are going to be putting thousands of hours into bassoon practice, then you should do everything you can to get a wooden one. The sound difference is well illustrated by this video: Plastic instruments sound like synthesized video game music compared with the rich character of the wooden originals. It would be far wiser to buy a second hand wooden instrument that needs to be reconditioned than to just settle for plastic. It's hard to sustain your enthusiasm for playing a musical instrument (especially one for which you will not be considered "cool" by most people) if you can't even enjoy your own sound. At least that was my experience when I played clarinet. I still have my old wooden clarinet- I can't quite get myself to sell it, even though I am sure I will never play it again. But I gave away my plastic one to an elementary school- many years ago. So the decision you need to make is how much effort you plan to commit to the bass clarinet and bassoon. It's not easy to get to be very good at both simultaneously. Anyone who is willing to put so many of youth's precious hours into either one of those instruments has my respect.
Thanks for the reply! :D I recently did some research and I found a barely used wooden off-brand bassoon for $1800 at www.charlesmusic.com/cgi-bin/theo?action=product&product_number=3-4-112 "Wood" something like this be worth investing into, or should I look for a Fox one?
Bassoons are just so cheerful sounding when played correctly! I love it! It reminds me of a giant creature you'd find in a fantasy world that you wouldn't originally find to be friendly (like a giant or an ogre) with an unusually pleasant disposition. like a friendly giant. idk. That's what they remind me of. just so amazing!
That was awesome! I can't believe that I didn't like the bassoon a few years ago.. I LOVE the timbre! Not to mention you guys have great tone! Also, where did you guys get the music? IS a a hand written or a store bought?
wow i never get tired of listening to this!!! i play the bassoon and oboe, and some single reeds and string instruments, and flute, and piano...and the more i watch this it blows the other instruments i play out off the water....bassoon players rock!!!!
I just started learning Bassoon this year, moving from Alto Saxophone. I switched because my school's band had two bassoons that just graduated and I thought they were epic, especially when they played in The Stone Guest. The increased chance for a scholarship was a bonus. So, I searched bassoon... and I find this. You have made a geeky bassoon player's day. I hope I can find a group like yours when I learn to play it better.
Band Geek Humor: What's the difference between a bassoon and an oboe? A bassoon burns longer. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Just kidding. :p I was a bassoon player in high school.
OMG!!! i have been playing the bassoon for about 2 years now and because i heard this i will keep playing for a long time. I love the sound that you all make it's amazing. : )
this is amazing. glad to see you guys mixing it up with the themes too, not just all the stuff you hear all the time on youtube. Excellent arangements too! amazing!
Anyone who wants the sheet music, let me know - I have a pretty accurate transcription of it. I would say my version is about 85% accurate. Not 100% because some of the parts were written by Guangyuan (the arranger, and the person playing first bassoon) and are not available. But nonetheless, let me know if you want a copy.
Cody Jeter wow are you really that dumb, brass is expensive so they dont use at instruments, you must be thinking of bronze, which is used to make guitars i think. idiot.. even william is smarter than you
+TheDucklets If you were actually educated in music then you would know that in band the trumpets, trombones, baritones, horns, and tubas belong to a family of instruments literally called the brass instruments. They are in the brass family not because of what they are made out of, but because of the way the sound is produced, which is by the buzzing of the lips amplified by the instrument itself. I was taught that in elementary school, moron.
Cody Jeter I don't think you understand who's the troll here, so please don't call me the moron 4Head also thats fucking easy to know you probably didnt know that saxophone isnt a brass instrument also oh wait no its a bronze instrument, just like guitars.
this is awesome!!! i didnt know bassoons were this beautiful sounding!!! it's like a trumpet,only , idk, richer, i guess you could say... this is amazing guys!!! excellent job!
OMG! The beat-boxer made my stomach do happy flips ^_^ This is an unbelievably amazing video. I've never heard any bassoons sound this great or happy, as a person below me said. I sincerely love this (:
You guys are great. This medley played on 4 bassoons by people who AREN'T expert players would come out as a bunch of noise, but you guys did it so well! Thanks for showing the world :P I'll have to show the bassoon who sits next to me in band class that his instrument DOESN'T suck!
The bassoon is epic. We really enjoy playing it,too! It's always great to play a variety of instruments so you can succeed in all of them, sort of like in this video. This was great!
You guys are amazing!!:) I've wanted to play the bassoon for a while but their so expensive!! I play the flute and whenever someone asks me why I want to play bassoon I show them this video!:) I luv you guys!!;)
Loved it!!! I'm in highschool and play the Bari-sax. I just started to learn how to play Bassoon last month and we had our concert tonight, the song I played Bassoon for was Whispers from the Heart in loving Memory of my friend Emily Jones. But I love the Bassoon, I'm happy I'm learning to play it!!!!
I started with flute in fourth grade but then in sixth I began to transition. I'm in eighth now, and I have to say it's a very neat instrument, nothing like anything else in our band. The fingerings are tough to learn at first, but the counting in music (at least at middle school) is easier than, say, flute. I'm glad I switched.
muy bueno che! me gusta mucho el fagot, y claramente se puede ver que no solamente se puede hacer música clásica, sino también divertirse con cualquier solo. Saludos de Argentina!
you guys are amazing! (and really cute! ;) loveloveloved the sound effects by the guy on the far left xDD i know how to play most of these songs on piano, and its really amazing to hear the same song on a different instrument~ loved all of it!! :D
I am so glad that I chose the bassoon. I am currently using a Fix II Bassoon and it is pretty good. I think one if te people there was using it. I an also glad to be part of a bassoon!
A double reed instrument is one that uses two reeds that vibrate together to make the sound that travels through the instrument. Oboe, bassoon, and english horn are all part of the double reed family
It is referred to as fagott in sheet music as this is the German word for bassoon, but it is not called that in the English language. You'll hear it all...but ignore it; it's good to be unique and it's a beautiful instrument. My orchestra teacher once told me that while people may not recognize the sound of a bassoon in an orchestra, they would notice if it was missing. You'll be surprised how much you notice the bassoon being utilized in modern day music and often in advertisements!
SHOUT OUT TO ALL STUDENT BASOONIST AND OR STUDENT CONTRABASSOONIST
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I will be soon!
Dats me
Deatherman102 thanks
Deatherman102 YEEEEEEaaaa
I like how this video is 9 years old and still has continual comments
orange juice is tasty dude
Sebastian Pervaza because it's beautiful. I wish I knew one more bassoon player to try this out.
Sebastian Pervaza i like how this comment was 1 year ago
I like how this video is 11 years old and still has continual comments
Video is 15 years old now
8 years and still one of the best things on the internet :)
BassoonBoner Amd I've just bloody found it!
Bassoonify make that 10
Bassoonify 11 years
12 years now! And till one of the best things on the internet :)
Almost 13 years 🤪
Freaking sneeze guy
I am the silly beat boxer Yunle Feng in the video. Nice to see this video again.
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a legend to this day
I swear they should just replace every instrument with a bassoon
Y e s
Yes
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I might be biased, but I agree.
YES
13 years later... still gold!
Can confirm from 16 years
I was so obsessed with this when I was 12... 19 now and still am XD
Suzie Rivera I’m 12 and I’m obsessed😂😂
Gacha Jaynee :3 I’m 14 and I’m obsessed
L i l y T r e e A r t happy 23rd bday ig
how about now?? xD
@@angelchar1517 At the age of 24? Yes lol xD
Anyone listening in 2018? I remember when I used to play bassoon... after learning that instrument istg no other instrument was hard afterwards. Like brass instruments honestly are just the easiest things compared to this
Kylo Ren me
as a bassoonist and a brass player I have to disagree with that statement. while double reed instruments such as the bassoon are some of the most difficult instruments to play, some brass instruments such as the horn are just as difficult. I mean sure the trumpet is easy but minus that they are about equal. bottom line anyone CAN atleast agree that the saxophone and flute are too easy and there are too many of those. not enough bassoon. sorry I have no idea where this comment is going lol.
Lazyeye_o same lmao
Truth
@@alexspies8440 As a multi instrumentalist myself, who plays oboe, trumpet, saxophone, clarinet, violin, guitar, etc. I have to say that the brass instruments are much harder than the double reeds. Ok the double reeds are harder than the simple reeds, especially the bassoon because of the fingerings, but a combination of fingerings can produce only one note (or two in the case of flutes, even 3-4 or more in case of traditional flutes like the Romanian caval) . The trumpet can play from C2 to C8 without any key pressed, I think it is much harder to master than any woodwind instrument. Switching from one brass instrument to another shouldn't be so hard ,though.
i'm switching from sax to this, wasn't too sure about it at first, but now i'm excited to learn.
Lincolnlsgt OMG SAME!!!! Its been my second year since switching from sax and I still get the fingerings mixed up lol
Dilan Cruz i have it now. lol. got the fingerings down
Lincolnlsgt I'm switching from the bari sax to the bassoon for symphonic band. And i heard that there are 2 different clefs for it... And that each octave has different fingerings. Is this true and how long did it take you to get the fingerings? I got from around next week until the end of summer until i will be playing it in my band.
Matrix_ 1.yes, there is 2 different clefs for it.Tenor and Bass. im in middle school so ive never seen tenor clef, and my old 6th grade band teacher (im now in 8th) who plays oboe and bassoon said i wont see tenor clef much, so dont worry about it. 2. the bassoon has a way larger range than sax, you can play C in 4 different octaves. and every note can be played in 4 or 3 octaves. so you have to expect different fingerings BUT, it isnt all. for every note, the at least 1 other octave has the same fingering. it took me about a month to get the fingerings down and play in our winter concert (i got the bassoon the very beginning of december) and since youre in highschool (i assume) it should be easier for you. maybe. a lot of people say it took them forever to learn bassoon, maybe im just a quick learner. im actually trying out for a local symphony on the 20th this month. lol. ive been practicing it a lot. also, you may get the fingerings confused sometimes between sax and bassoon if you switch between them frequently. a D on bassoon (equivalent to a B on sax. bassoon is bass clef) is fingered with 2 fingers instead of 1. an E ( same as C) is fingered with first finger instead of middle. a B (same as G) is fingered with 4 instead of 3. so it may get confusing switching back and forth. but youll get used to reading the music and the clef
Lincolnlsgt i switching from bari to bassoon and most likely only bassoon. Cause he also has no double reed players in the symphonic band. And yes i am in high school. Thank you for the info about the instrument!
Nostalgic.. I saw this video in 2012 when I stared to play bassoon...🥰😍 was one of my favorite video while I didn't have the instrument.
Good, now I must find the three nonexistent other bassoonists at my school
Join me I am also a lonely bassoonist
I wish I could find more people that played the bassoon
I only know 3. Me and a couple of others…
lol me and a friend of mine play bassoon for a 6th grade band.
Felix Canari I play it for 8th grade band. Very fun to play, but heavy-ish.
IKR! I'm sooo lonely, I am the only person who plays Bassoon in my whole school!
+Aunrey Dessmond I graduated from high school and got away from those people that called my Bassoon an Oboe just to piss me off
I've been listening to this for over half my life my life; it was on my MySpace profile in 2007.
I always thought the goofy beat boxing detracted from the performance, but I've played enough Fucik to know how difficult it can be to rein in the jokes.
On the other hand, it will never stop being funny to me that someone manages to sneeze in the first two seconds, right on cue. Might as well be in the score.
Also, it took me 15 years to realize 4:45 is the Super Mario 2 Overworld theme, slowed down. I can't count how many times this version has gotten stuck in my head and brought me back to the video.
I watch this at least once a year. thank you for enriching the internet
I broke my bassoon on the day of my schools final concert of my graduation... I'm getting sad
Damn...so much emotional pain !! I feels bad for you man
then be careful with your bassoon, they're very expensive.
Thanks for the hindsight, but I don't have a bassoon anymore
I'm so sorry for u
Annnnd now I have this comment chain to grimly remind me every time I return to this video. But I will not delete it and instead remember not to be an idiot.
Transitioning over to the Bassoon from the Flute/Piccolo. In my Junior year of high school right now, so this should be... interesting.
+Garrett Melick ohi garry
+Ze'ev Yehuda ohi
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This is by far the most amazing Bassoon sound I've ever heard in a quartet.
I am starting to play the bassoon and who is listening 13 years later in 2019
me
except in 2020
Me
i woke up, got my breakfast tacos and cofee,sat at my desk.started working on my bands managing.got bored looked up quartet,this was first so i clicked it.hadnt heard and music so i took a sip of my cofee.after that first sip i heard music.loved it. great job people
you motivated me to stay with the bassoon thx
I'm still learning
I currently play tenor sax, bari sax, clarinet, piano, bass, electric guitar, and have just begun playing bassoon. Sadly, I sound no where as great as this quartet. I hope to learn. It's the most difficult instrument I've learned.
My entire school has agreed, Bassoon is the most epic instrument in existence. It's the only instrument I've ever had trouble with on first try, thus, I REALLY wanna master it xD This whole piece is so deeply beautiful. I grew up with Nintendo and Nintendo music so closely. 4:45, and I started crying :]
How’s it going 13 years later?
This is great. Their skill levels are quite impressive for their apparent age, as well.
Oh man, I love you guys. Was looking for a bassoon piece and this came up. Absolutely marvelous. You could hear this at a party and jam to it.
I just watched this 18 consecutive times.... Please help
+KaptKan1 Thank you so much! My problem has gotten better now that I'm going to BA. I watched it only 15 times today!
It is pretty addicting
Yes don’t worry you’re not the only one.
This is one of the greatest videos on youtube
12 years and still amazing
I saw 'Super Mario Bassoon quartet' on the sidebar. I got excited... really excited. And I wasn't dissapointed!
17 years old and still the best tribute I’ve seen. I think of you all so often. Well done and I hope you’re doing well in your lives!!
Fantastic!!! Brilliant! Great choice of music to perform. Sounds like nothing else. 3:04 is classic. And Stage 4 is SO SCARY! Especially when performed on the bassoons. This instrument can be very refined AND sinister, especially contrabassoon. Compare the "under water" music at 5:23 and Stage 4 music at 5:53
This reminds me of old cartoons, like Popeye, Tom and Jerry, and the like.
i just ate a bacon burger from carls jr
batcarpet well I ate a burger from Hardee's 🍔
aardvarkian II
Cannibal in my book an ardvark is a pig
*slow clap* I wish I could too.
I'm a band director, and one of my 6th graders became interested in playing the bassoon after watching this video. Nice work! Thanks for sharing your talents with us.
This is so beautiful to listen to. The instrument's tone and the precision of the note-playing make me feel like I'm sitting in front of my classic games. Very well done! I love the little giggles you induce every now and then too, it makes this piece complete! :)
Does anyone know if from 1:20 to 1:32 is an actual Mario tune or if he wrote that because it's magnificent and I listen to repeatedly to hear the last chord.
Yep! Search up "Super Princess Peach Minigame Selection".
Evan Lloyd
Actually, I'm like 90% sure it's a different song from Super Princess Peach, it's like the Toad Shop Theme or something.
You know what song I had a really hard time finding though? The one right afterwards at 1:32. It's the Yoshi's Island (super mario world 2) song called Flower Garden. The description is extremely unclear about that. The song titles in the description are actually just quite bad in general. What's noteworthy though is that they actually changed the style of the song so much as to make it quite difficult to identify, but it still sounds just so impressive. I really like what they did with that arrangement.
Ngl they be just kinda vibin doe
This came out when I was BORN 😦😦😦😦😦😦😦😦😦
Love the sound of the bassoon. Our band finally has one and it's so nice. It colors the music so well. Brilliant instrument.
Why has it taken me this long to know this existed...it’s beautiful
you guys are awsome
I switched from trombone to bassoon and I really suck @ bassoon hahah they're two totally different instruments, like nothing in common.
I've been playing the bass clarinet as my main instrument in my school's band for the past two years (started in 7th grade, and am going to 9th grade this upcoming year). In 8th grade, I decided to take a second band class to learn the bassoon as well. I absolutely love the sound of bassoons, but mine was a plastic one and sounded terrible. My bass clarinet sounds far better and so I decided to play it throughout high school, even though I prefer bassoons. Unfortunately, wooden ones cost at least around $8,000 (although I've seen a few ones on Ebay for just $1,000, but who knows how well they really work). And my family has financial difficulties so there's no way we could afford one. :'( It was a miracle that we were able to find a high-quality $500 bass clarinet at a trusted music store...
If anyone has any recommendations on how to get a wooden bassoon, help would be awesome.
+Jharmainyack i'm afraid that bassoons are very expensive ranging from 3000 - 9000 for a wooden one
saul villa
Would it be worth getting a polypropylene one, or should I save up for a real wooden one?
+Jharmainyack well if you're going pro you should probably save for a nice wooden one.
+Jharmainyack Let's look at it this way: How many hours are you planning to play? If you are going to be putting thousands of hours into bassoon practice, then you should do everything you can to get a wooden one. The sound difference is well illustrated by this video: Plastic instruments sound like synthesized video game music compared with the rich character of the wooden originals. It would be far wiser to buy a second hand wooden instrument that needs to be reconditioned than to just settle for plastic.
It's hard to sustain your enthusiasm for playing a musical instrument (especially one for which you will not be considered "cool" by most people) if you can't even enjoy your own sound. At least that was my experience when I played clarinet. I still have my old wooden clarinet- I can't quite get myself to sell it, even though I am sure I will never play it again. But I gave away my plastic one to an elementary school- many years ago.
So the decision you need to make is how much effort you plan to commit to the bass clarinet and bassoon. It's not easy to get to be very good at both simultaneously. Anyone who is willing to put so many of youth's precious hours into either one of those instruments has my respect.
Thanks for the reply! :D I recently did some research and I found a barely used wooden off-brand bassoon for $1800 at www.charlesmusic.com/cgi-bin/theo?action=product&product_number=3-4-112
"Wood" something like this be worth investing into, or should I look for a Fox one?
Bassoons are just so cheerful sounding when played correctly! I love it! It reminds me of a giant creature you'd find in a fantasy world that you wouldn't originally find to be friendly (like a giant or an ogre) with an unusually pleasant disposition. like a friendly giant. idk. That's what they remind me of. just so amazing!
Like ten years later and this is amazing still. As a learning bassoon player, whoa. Props to you!
Best thing to come up when I googled bassoon
That was awesome! I can't believe that I didn't like the bassoon a few years ago.. I LOVE the timbre! Not to mention you guys have great tone!
Also, where did you guys get the music? IS a a hand written or a store bought?
I am also a bassoonist and this is awesome! Could you guys do Danse Mecrebre ?
wow i never get tired of listening to this!!! i play the bassoon and oboe, and some single reeds and string instruments, and flute, and piano...and the more i watch this it blows the other instruments i play out off the water....bassoon players rock!!!!
I just started learning Bassoon this year, moving from Alto Saxophone. I switched because my school's band had two bassoons that just graduated and I thought they were epic, especially when they played in The Stone Guest. The increased chance for a scholarship was a bonus. So, I searched bassoon... and I find this. You have made a geeky bassoon player's day. I hope I can find a group like yours when I learn to play it better.
Anyone know where I can find the sheet music for this?
+KingLoop13 imslp.org/wiki/Bassoon_Quartet_(Zhang,_Shuwen)
im too late arent i
Colin Cantwell Not at all! Lol. Thank you.
+mdifranco7 Where can we find it?
3 years out of date but... musescore.com/user/1493811/scores/1945126
Band Geek Humor: What's the difference between a bassoon and an oboe? A bassoon burns longer. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Just kidding. :p I was a bassoon player in high school.
Does it change the sound if it's wood or plastic?
You can definitely tell the difference, yes.
I am late, but it does. Wood sounds way better.
No
OMG!!! i have been playing the bassoon for about 2 years now and because i heard this i will keep playing for a long time. I love the sound that you all make it's amazing. : )
this is amazing. glad to see you guys mixing it up with the themes too, not just all the stuff you hear all the time on youtube. Excellent arangements too! amazing!
Anyone who wants the sheet music, let me know - I have a pretty accurate transcription of it. I would say my version is about 85% accurate. Not 100% because some of the parts were written by Guangyuan (the arranger, and the person playing first bassoon) and are not available. But nonetheless, let me know if you want a copy.
could i please have the sheet music
Could I have a copy?
I WOULD LOVE A COPY PLEASE!!! thank you :)
I do!!!!
I'll take one if you could spare it:)
I switched from clarinet to basin I really love it 😍
***** lol
haha lol
Lol I switched from clarinet to Bari sax and now to bassoon :p
Same here not even joking! Me and my friend both switched from clarinet to bassoon this year
cool
I don't play bassoon but I wish I did because I love the sound that they make. (yooo flutes anyone)
Raccoon Raxcoin Yee I play flute (Not my main instrument, but I play it)
I absolutely loved this. What a fun way to come together as a group and play.
Bassoon solos and just in general are so beautiful sounding.
Obligatory oboe joke.
Their button pressing is louder than mine when I player soopr maro witha video game controller lol
buttons, holes, flick keys who gives a shit
Cody Jeter wow are you really that dumb, brass is expensive so they dont use at instruments, you must be thinking of bronze, which is used to make guitars i think. idiot.. even william is smarter than you
jldriver02 lol feeding the troll
+TheDucklets If you were actually educated in music then you would know
that in band the trumpets, trombones, baritones, horns, and tubas belong to
a family of instruments literally called the brass instruments. They are in
the brass family not because of what they are made out of, but because of
the way the sound is produced, which is by the buzzing of the lips
amplified by the instrument itself. I was taught that in elementary school,
moron.
Cody Jeter I don't think you understand who's the troll here, so please don't call me the moron 4Head also thats fucking easy to know you probably didnt know that saxophone isnt a brass instrument also oh wait no its a bronze instrument, just like guitars.
2019 anyone?
this is awesome!!! i didnt know bassoons were this beautiful sounding!!! it's like a trumpet,only , idk, richer, i guess you could say... this is amazing guys!!! excellent job!
OMG! The beat-boxer made my stomach do happy flips ^_^
This is an unbelievably amazing video. I've never heard any bassoons sound this great or happy, as a person below me said. I sincerely love this (:
How do you think that sucks ???
Really I almost cry!!!!
this is simply amazing!! wonderful job!!
i love the musical transitions you guys made from song to song!
This video I have watched over and over again! You guys are awsome! Much respect torwards you and please make more of these!
LOL this is awesome. bassoon is a hard instrument to master with a beautiful sound, like you guys, let alone play. great job guys.
There's nothing like a good bassoon quartet. Really nice sound. I'm quite jealous - I wish I had that music!
You guys are great. This medley played on 4 bassoons by people who AREN'T expert players would come out as a bunch of noise, but you guys did it so well! Thanks for showing the world :P
I'll have to show the bassoon who sits next to me in band class that his instrument DOESN'T suck!
This video is AMAZING! (well, more or less the sound quality and the people in it). Thank you for your awesome music! :)
This is just so amazing...
Word can not describe the epicness that is a double reed
Loved the added sound effects. XD Well done all around!
The bassoon is epic. We really enjoy playing it,too! It's always great to play a variety of instruments so you can succeed in all of them, sort of like in this video. This was great!
A musical performance and a comedy show at the same time!!! Genius!!!
this is adorable. I love the way bassoons sound!
AMAZING! im in the middle school band and this shows me that it is worth it to learn how to play the bassoon
Wow this is incredible... Who would've known that video game music could be so beautiful?
You guys are amazing!!:) I've wanted to play the bassoon for a while but their so expensive!! I play the flute and whenever someone asks me why I want to play bassoon I show them this video!:) I luv you guys!!;)
brought back so many memories from when i was little. gave me that wonderful Nintendo feeling again. thanks guys =]
Loved it!!! I'm in highschool and play the Bari-sax. I just started to learn how to play Bassoon last month and we had our concert tonight, the song I played Bassoon for was Whispers from the Heart in loving Memory of my friend Emily Jones. But I love the Bassoon, I'm happy I'm learning to play it!!!!
I started with flute in fourth grade but then in sixth I began to transition. I'm in eighth now, and I have to say it's a very neat instrument, nothing like anything else in our band. The fingerings are tough to learn at first, but the counting in music (at least at middle school) is easier than, say, flute. I'm glad I switched.
muy bueno che! me gusta mucho el fagot, y claramente se puede ver que no solamente se puede hacer música clásica, sino también divertirse con cualquier solo.
Saludos de Argentina!
Oh this looks so much fun to play! Awesome job, this makes me miss playing the bassoon!
this is so greatly composed....i think i'll marry it.
you guys are amazing! (and really cute! ;) loveloveloved the sound effects by the guy on the far left xDD i know how to play most of these songs on piano, and its really amazing to hear the same song on a different instrument~ loved all of it!! :D
I am so glad that I chose the bassoon. I am currently using a Fix II Bassoon and it is pretty good. I think one if te people there was using it. I an also glad to be part of a bassoon!
wow as a saxaphonist i am reeeeely impressed you guys rock
I can't believe how amazing a Basoon can be. This was a great arrangement. :'D
Prolly one of the most amazing things i have ever seen. Wish i could Do a something like that with my bassoon :P
12 years later and DAMN THEYRE AMAZING
my two favourite things; bassoons and super mario!
i just started the oboe this year, such a great instrument!
A double reed instrument is one that uses two reeds that vibrate together to make the sound that travels through the instrument. Oboe, bassoon, and english horn are all part of the double reed family
It is referred to as fagott in sheet music as this is the German word for bassoon, but it is not called that in the English language. You'll hear it all...but ignore it; it's good to be unique and it's a beautiful instrument. My orchestra teacher once told me that while people may not recognize the sound of a bassoon in an orchestra, they would notice if it was missing. You'll be surprised how much you notice the bassoon being utilized in modern day music and often in advertisements!
guys it's oberlin, pretty top notch music school
i love the double reed sound. this group does it justice
That was awesome I just switched to bassoon this year it's so much fun to play and it has an amazing range
Great!! I love the sound of those big sticks!
oh i love the sound off those instruments! well done guys! :)
congrats on half a million views guys! I was one of the first!