Raimondo Inconis (born Mars 27, 1959 in

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) is an Italian

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Bassoon The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuo ...

. He is widely regarded as one of the preeminent contrabassoon players and pedagogues of the 20th and early-21st centuries.

Early life

Inconis was born in San Gavino Monreale,

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. He began playing the piano at the age of seven, and shortly afterwards took up the bassoon, studying with Orlando Pittau, at the

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Conservatory, where he graduated with highest honors.

Career

Estimated and appreciated like tireless and scrupulous investigator of sources biographical and historians of the contrabassoon, there has been employed in 1994 for the publishing house Ricordi of Milan at the achievement of the book: "Il Controfagotto, Storia e Tecnica (The Contrabassoon, history and technique)" – ER 3008 /

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979-0-041-83008-7. Considered most authoritative guide to the technical-expressive fundamentals of the contrabassoon.

References

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Fondazione Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana

Académie Internationale d'Eté, Nice

Teatro Lirico di Cagliari

Nenad Firšt – Pezzo Rusticano per fagotto Solo
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