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    Biffin on the Bassoon
    Biffin on the Bassoon
    Biffin on the Bassoon
    Audiobook50 minutes

    Biffin on the Bassoon

    Written by Harry Graham

    Narrated by Cathy Dobson

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    About this audiobook

    Harry Graham made a great name for himself as a writer of light verse and humorous stories, including the inimitable Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes. His classic story, 'Biffin on the Bassoon', recounts a tale of decidedly amateur musician who inadvertently finds himself playing the bassoon solo at the inaugural performance by the London Philmelodic of Heinzmacher's Die Schöpfung, with comic results. Written very much in the vein of P. G.Wodehouse, Harry Graham's work should be compulsory reading for all lapsed instrument players.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Door Consulting
    Release dateJun 28, 2011
    ISBN9781467668101
    Biffin on the Bassoon
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    Harry Graham

    The author is happily married and living in Pennsylvania.

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      Moves slowly along, then picks up momentum. Give it a chance: I laughed aloud four times during the last 5 minutes.