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Wilder was born in Rochester, New York, United States, [1] to a prominent family; the Wilder Building downtown (at the "Four Corners") bears the family's name and his maternal grandfather, and namesake, was prominent banker Alexander Lafayette Chew.
The bassoon is a musical instrument in the woodwind family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. I play bassoon and it is the best instrument ever!!! [1]
The bassoon repertoire consists of pieces of music composed for bassoon as a principal instrument that may be performed with or without other instruments. Below is a non-exhaustive list of major works for the bassoon.
Pierre Corneille Faculyn Basson (3 January 1880 – 10 February 1906) was a serial killer in the Cape Colony, present-day South Africa.He murdered at least nine people, including one of his brothers, in and around Claremont, Cape Town, so he could later claim their life insurance payout.
Étienne Ozi (9 December 1754 – 5 October 1813) was a French bassoonist and composer.He is known for his concertos, symphonies concertantes, and pedagogical pieces.His works were influential in the development of the bassoon and remain a staple of the classical bassoon repertoire.
William Waterhouse (18 February 1931 – 5 November 2007) was an English bassoonist and musicologist.He played with notable orchestras, was a member of the Melos Ensemble, professor at the Royal Northern College of Music, author of the Yehudi Menuhin Music Guide "Bassoon", of The New Langwill Index, and contributor to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
Famous Bassoon Tutors and Their (Less Known) Authors.Jansen, Will. The Journal of The International Double Reed Society Number 2, 1974. New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, s.v. "Weissenborn, (Christian) Julius". 1980.