F5. Christlieb, Don. Pictoral Fingerings for Bassoon. Published by author, 1966, p. 17.

 eb trill key
/ x o | x x x Ab
   c# (Bb)

x x o | x x x Ab
   c#

F5. Cooper, L. Hugh. The Double Reed 1/3 (December 1978): 30.

F5 without E key:

1/4 x o | x x x Ab
   c#    Bb

F5 with E key:

e (eb)Eb c#
 o o x | o o o Ab
   a    Bb

F5. Craig, Douglas B. In Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practices and Teaching in the United States and Canada. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1974, p. 63. Usually responds only if slurred down from G5 (see Craig's G5 fingering).

x x x | x x x F
         E

F5. Ewell, Terry B. (09 Feb. 95). From Arthur Grossman?

x x o | o x x Ab
   c#

For other fingerings, sources unknown:

    Eb
x x o | x x x F
         E

  eb
 x o x | o o x Ab
d

           Bb
/ x o | x x o
         E

/ x o | x x x Ab
   c#  Bb
  (D)

F5. Hale, T. Geoffrey. In Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practices and Teaching in the United States and Canada. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1974, p. 66. Slurred from Hale's E5 fingering.

x x o | x x x
   c#        Ab
   D

F5. McIntyre, Richard. In Apfelstadt, Marc and Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practice, Teaching Materials, Techniques and Methods. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1993, p. 66.

o x o | o x x Ab
   c#

F5. Reynolds, Kathleen. In Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practices and Teaching in the United States and Canada. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1974, p. 67. Same as Cooper p. 361 except no R. H. Ab key. L. H. thumb C# key optional.

/ x o | x x x F
  (c#) Bb

F5. Timm, Everett LeRoy. The Woodwinds; Performance and Instructional Techniques. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1964, p. 170.

 eb
o x x | o o o Ab
 a c#      F#

    Eb     Bb
/ x o | x x o 
         E

 eb   (c#)
o x x | o o o Ab
 a c#      F#

 (eb)
/ o (x) | x x x Ab
   c#    Bb

F5. Walter, Collin. 2012.

     Eb
/ x  o | x x x F
   c#    Bb
   D

F5. Wangler, Steven. In Apfelstadt, Marc and Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practice, Teaching Materials, Techniques and Methods. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1993, p. 74.

e eb Eb 
 o x o | x x x Ab
d       Bb


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