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Maurice Allard: Variations on a Theme of Paganini
 For Solo Bassoon. Edition: Billaudot, difficulty: 5
See recordings of  X-465   
(#X-465) $15.45

David Amram: Bassoon Concerto
 Bassoon and piano reduction. Duration: ca. 22 minutes Edition: Peters, difficulty: 5
(#X-852) $22.00

Malcolm Arnold: Fantasy for solo bassoon Op. 86
 Edition: Faber, difficulty: 4
See recordings of  X-466   
(#X-466) $10.25

CPE Bach: Sonata in D minor for Solo Bassoon
 Arranged from the Flute Sonata in a minor by Mordechai Rechtman. Edition: Emerson, difficulty: 4
See recordings of  X-836   
(#X-836) $8.95

J.S. Bach: Cello Suites
 Five of the suites transcribed for solo bassoon by Arthur Weisberg. Edition: Ludwig Masters, difficulty: 3 - 4
See recordings of  X-579   
(#X-579) $16.95

J.S. Bach: Chaconne for Solo Bassoon
 Transcribed by Arthur Weisberg from the D minor Violin Partita, BWV 1004. Edition: Lugwig Masters, difficulty: 4
(#X-841) $6.95

PDQ Bach: Lip My Reeds
 For four bassoons. Edition: Presser, difficulty: 5
See recordings of  X-314   
(#X-314) $17.50

PDQ Bach: Last Tango in Bayreuth
 For four bassoons. Edition: Elkan-Vogel, difficulty: 3 - 4
See recordings of  X-315   
(#X-315) $9.95

J.S. Bach: Partita in A minor BWV 1013
 Edited and realized for solo bassoon by Matthew Karr. Edition: Southern Music, difficulty: 4
See recordings of  X-621   
(#X-621) $6.00

J.S. Bach: Partita in D minor BWV 1013
 Transcribed for solo bassoon by William Waterhouse. Edition: Universal, difficulty: 4
(#X-742) $17.95

J.S. Bach: 2 Part Inventions
 Transcribed for two bassoons by Alan Hawkins. Edition: Bocal Music, difficulty: 4
(#X-437) $16.00

J.S. Bach: Bassoon Concerto in F BWV 1055
 An arrangement for bassoon & piano by Alan Hawkins of the Oboe d'Amore Concerto in A major. Edition: Bocal Music, difficulty: 4
(#X-438) $16.00

J.S. Bach: 6 Suites for Cello or Bassoon
 For solo bassoon or cello. Revised and edited by Gaillard. Edition: Schirmer, difficulty: 3 - 5
See recordings of  X-213   
(#X-213) $9.99

Leonard Ball: Romanza for Bassoon and Piano
 Edition: B & D, difficulty: 3
(#X-463) $5.00

Leslie Bassett: Metamorphoses for Solo Bassoon
 Eight short pieces whose origins are loosely taken from orchestral bassoon literature, including Stravinsky "The Rite of Spring", Prokofiev "Peter and the Wolf", Tchaikovsky "Symphony No. 4", Beethoven "Symphonies No. 3, 1 and 8", Scriabin "Poem of Ectasy" and Chabrier "Espana". Performance time 15 minutes. Edition: Peters, difficulty: 5
(#X-706) $15.50

Ludwig van Beethoven: Three Duos for Clarinet and Bassoon, WOO 27
 This edition contains alternate parts for clarinet in B flat and C, and a performance score for bassoon. Edition: Henle Urtext, difficulty: 5
See recordings of  X-899   
(#X-899) $31.95

Ludwig van Beethoven: Three Sonatas for Two Bassoons
 Arranged from three piano works by Alan Hawkins. Edition: Bocal Music, difficulty: 4
(#X-286) $14.00

Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio op 87 (3 bassoons)
 The famous trio for 2 oboes and English horn transcribed for 3 bassoons by R. Mark Rogers. Includes parts and score. Edition: SMC, difficulty: 3 - 4
(#X-583) $20.00

Luciano Berio: Sequenza XII (1977) for solo bassoon.
 Contemporary work includes special fingerings by Pascal Gallois Edition: Universal, difficulty: 5 - +
(#X-291) $39.95

Alain Bernaud: Hallucinations for bassoon and piano
 Edition: PeerMusic, difficulty: 5
See recordings of  X-467   
(#X-467) $14.95

Franz Berwald: Concert Piece op. 2 for bassoon and orchestra
 Includes bassoon part and piano reduction. Edition: Baerenreiter
See recordings of  X-573   
(#X-573) $16.45

Marcel Bitsch: Concertino for bassoon and piano
 Edition: Leduc, difficulty: 5
See recordings of  X-468   
(#X-468) $36.95

Marcel Bitsch: Rondoletto for bassoon and piano
 Edition: Leduc, difficulty: 5
See recordings of  X-469   
(#X-469) $19.95

Alexander Blechinger: Concerto for Bassoon Op. 111
 Bassoon with Piano Reduction. Edition: Harmonia, Wien (Fagottkonzert), difficulty: 5
See recordings of  X-290   
(#X-290) $39.95

J. Bodin Boismortier: Sonata in D Opus 50, No. 3
 Bassoon and piano. Edition: Baerenreiter, difficulty: 3
(#X-118) $18.75

Joseph Bodin De Boismortier: Eight Little Pieces from Op. 40
 8 Kleine Stücke for bassoon and basso continuo. Edition: Peters, difficulty: 2 - 3
(#X-750) $34.00

E. Bourdeau: Premier Solo for bassoon and piano
 Edition Rubank, difficulty:3 Edition: Rubank, difficulty:3
See recordings of  X-470   
(#X-470) $4.95

Eugene Bozza: Concertino for bassoon and chamber orchestra. op. 49.
 Includes bassoon part and piano reduction. Edition: Leduc, difficulty: 5
(#X-716) $57.95

Eugène Bozza: Duettino for 2 Bassoons
 Edition: Leduc, difficulty: 4
(#X-160) $44.95

Eugène Bozza: Fantaisie for Bassoon and Piano
 Edition: Leduc, difficulty: 4
See recordings of  X-161   
(#X-161) $28.95

Eugene Bozza: Recit, Sicilienne et Rondo
 for bassoon and piano. Edition: Leduc, difficulty: 4
See recordings of  X-875   
(#X-875) $36.95

Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Violoncello (or bassoon) in E minor, op. 38
 Edition: G. Henle, difficulty: 5
(#X-835) $20.95

Richard Cioffari: 3 Inventions
 For solo bassoon. Edition: Southern Music, difficulty: 4
(#X-622) $2.50

Arnold Cooke: Sonata for bassoon and piano.
 Edition: Emerson, difficulty: 3
(#X-718) $29.95

Mike Curtis: 33 Bassoon Duos
 Music and a play a long CD of 26 Progressive Duos from the New Millennium Bassoon Method and 7 Jazz and Ethnic Duos. The CD has separate tracks of the top and bottom parts of each duo, so you can play along with either part. Difficulty: 2 - 4
See recordings of  X-649   
(#X-649) $20.00

Mike Curtis: Seven Jazz and Ethnic Duos for Bassoon
 7 Jazz and klezmer duos. Difficulty: 2 - 5
Three Choruses
Bucerias
The Imaginist
Ms. McGillicutty
Rabbi's Waltz
Yan and Yang
The Impish Imp See recordings of  X-220   
(#X-220) $15.00

Mike Curtis: Eight More Original Jazz Duos
 Oboe and Bassoon. Edition: MSS, difficulty: 2 - 5
(#X-217) $15.00

Mike Curtis: 8 More Duos on Jazz Standards
 For oboe & bassoon. Edition: MSS, difficulty: 3
(#X-625) $15.00

Mike Curtis: Five Huapangos
 For oboe and bassoon. Edition: MSS, difficulty: 3
(#X-626) $19.95

Ferdinand David: Concertino in B flat Major op. 12 for bassoon and piano
 Edited by Simon Kovar. Edition: International, difficulty: 3 - 4
(#X-471) $11.25

William Davis: Fantasy and Presto
 A showpiece for two bassoons covering the entire range of the instrument: Special effects including muffled timbres, quarter tones and multiphonics. Separate score & parts. Edition: B & D Publications, difficulty: 5
(#X-276) $10.00

Douglas Spaniol: The New Weissenborn Method for Bassoon
 Douglas Spaniol has researched and edited the complete 1887 edition of Julius Weissenborn's Practical Bassoon Method. There are over over 50 photographs, modern fingering charts, and supplementary scale exercises in all major and minor keys. Also included are updated original sections on tenor clef and ornamentation. Edition: Hal Leonard, difficulty: 1 - 5
(#X-883) $29.95
Douglas Spaniol: The New Weissenborn Method for Bassoon

William Davis: Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann
 For bassoon, or contra bassoon, and piano. Edition: Southern, difficulty: 3
(#X-472) $6.95

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Thomas Dunhill: Lyric Suite Op. 96
 For bassoon and piano. Edition: Boosey & Hawkes, difficulty: 3
See recordings of  X-434   
(#X-434) $15.95

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François Devienne: 6 Sonatas for Bassoon, Vol. I: #1-3
 for bassoon and piano, edited by Valeri Popov. Volume I contains 3 sonatas, please see X-679-II for the other 3 sonatas.
Devienne: Sonata in F Major
Devienne: Sonata in C Major
Devienne: Sonata in B flat Major
Edition: Zimmermann, difficulty: 3
(#X-679-I) $41.50

François Devienne: 6 Sonatas for Bassoon, Vol. II: #3-6
 for bassoon and piano, edited by Valeri Popov. Volume II contains3 sonatas, please see X-679-I for the other 3 sonatas.
Devienne: Sonata in E flat major
Devienne: Sonata in E minor
Devienne: Sonata in G major
Edition: Zimmerman., difficulty: 3
(#X-679-II) $46.00

Francois Devienne: Sonata for Bassoon and Continuo in F Major Op. 24 No. 3
 Edition: Breitkopf & Hartel
See recordings of  X-876   
(#X-876) $29.95

Francois Devienne: Sonata for Bassoon and Basso Continuo in G min Op. 24 No. 5
 Edition: Breitkopf and Hartel, difficulty: 4
(#X-828) $30.95

Daniel Dorff: In a Deep Funk
 Four dances for unaccompanied contrabassoon. "Hustle Misterioso", Twist Variations", "Bear Hug" and "Funk Scherzo". Edition: Presser, difficulty: 4
(#X-711) $11.95

Pierre Max Dubois: Sonatine Tango
 For bassoon and piano. Edition: Billaudot, difficulty: 5
(#X-743) $26.45

François Devienne (Rev. Allard): 6 Duos Concertants for 2 Bassoons, Book 1: #1-3
 Edition: Billaudot, difficulty: 2
(#X-162) $19.95

François Devienne (Rev. Allard): 6 Duos Concertants for 2 Bassoons, Book 2: #4-6
 Edition: Billaudot, difficulty: 3
(#X-163) $22.95
François Devienne (Rev. Allard): 6 Duos Concertants for 2 Bassoons, Book 2: #4-6

Henri Dutilleux: Sarabande and Cortege for Bassoon
 With piano accompaniment. Edition: Leduc, difficulty: 3
See recordings of  X-164   
(#X-164) $32.95

Balis Dwarionas, Theme and Variations for Bassoon and Piano
 Edition: Sikorskiw, difficulty: 4
(#X-645) $19.95

Our music difficulty rating is a subjective attempt to quantify each piece's difficulty.
1: Begining  2: Early Intermediate  3: Advanced Intermediate  4: Advanced  5: Difficult
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