Charles W. P. Cracknell

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(13 September 1915 – 1 May 1997) was a British classical bassoonist and

pedagogue Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken a ...

.Obituaries: Charles WP Cracknell, William S. Buzzard, Wilbur H. Simpson (1997). Journal of the

International Double Reed Society The International Double Reed Society (IDRS), is an organization that promotes the interests of double reed players, instrument manufacturers and enthusiasts. Services provided by the IDRS include an international oboe and bassoon competition, ...

, 25: pp. 65 He taught at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester where his students included John Orford, Helen Peller, Steve Marsden,

Laurence Perkins Laurence Perkins (born 1954) is a British classical bassoonist. He studied under Charles Cracknell at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. Perkins was principal bassoonist of the Manchester Camerata The Manchester Camerata ...

, and Jeremy Ward. He was the principal bassoonist of the Hallé Orchestra for 31 years, from 1946 in 1977. He was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in 1972 and awarded an

in 1980. He gave the British premiere of Richard Strauss' '' Duet concertino for clarinet and bassoon'' with Pat Ryan in 1949.

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1915 births 1997 deaths English classical bassoonists Members of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century classical musicians 20th-century British musicians {{Woodwind-musician-stub