Raimondo Inconis (born Mars 27, 1959 in
San Gavino Monreale,
Sardinia) is an Italian
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 ...
ist,
contrabassoon
The contrabassoon, also known as the double bassoon, is a larger version of the bassoon, sounding an octave lower. Its technique is similar to its smaller cousin, with a few notable differences.
Differences from the bassoon
The reed is consi ...
ist and
Professor of
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,
Italy. He began playing the piano at the age of seven, and shortly afterwards took up the bassoon, studying with Orlando Pittau, at the
Cagliari
Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...
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 /
ISMN 979-0-041-83008-7.
Considered most authoritative guide to the technical-expressive fundamentals of the contrabassoon.
References
External links
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Fondazione Orchestra Sinfonica SicilianaAcadémie Internationale d'Eté, NiceTeatro Lirico di CagliariNenad Firšt – Pezzo Rusticano per fagotto Solo
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1959 births
Italian classical bassoonists
Living people