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A Performer’s Guide to Selected Bassoon Works Composed by Alexandre Ouzounoff

This essay explores four works for bassoon by the French composer and bassoonistAlexandre Ouzounoff (1955-). Ouzounoff began his career as a solo performer and as part of aprofessional chamber music ensemble with the goal of advocating for the bassoon. Thanks to agrant provided by the French Ministry of Culture, he became a pioneer of contemporary…