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SHEET MUSIC FOR BASSOON
Composers A through D
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
1: Begining 2: Early Intermediate 3: Advanced Intermediate 4: Advanced 5: Difficult
Samuel Adler: Bassoonery
A Study for Bassoon Solo. Written to be played as a solo or duet with contrabassoon.
A Study for Bassoon Solo. Written to be played as a solo or duet with contrabassoon.
Edition: Presser, difficulty: 3 - 4
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Miguel del Aguila: Sunset Song for Bassoon and Piano
Dedicated to bassoonist Judith Farmer, this highly technical piece moves through many emotional moods and musical styles. Duration ca. 12 min.
Dedicated to bassoonist Judith Farmer, this highly technical piece moves through many emotional moods and musical styles. Duration ca. 12 min.
Edition: Peermusic, difficulty: 5
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Adrienne Albert: Serenade for Solo Bassoon
Lyrical piece written for bassoonist Christin Schillinger.
Lyrical piece written for bassoonist Christin Schillinger.
Edition: Kenter Canyon Music, difficulty: 4
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Maurice Allard: Variations on a Theme of Paganini
For Solo Bassoon.
For Solo Bassoon.
Edition: Billaudot, difficulty: 5
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David Amram: Bassoon Concerto
Bassoon and piano reduction. Duration: ca. 22 minutes
Bassoon and piano reduction. Duration: ca. 22 minutes
Edition: Peters, difficulty: 5
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Malcolm Arnold: Fantasy for solo bassoon Op. 86
Edition: Faber, difficulty: 4
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CPE Bach: Sonata in D minor for Solo Bassoon
Arranged from the Flute Sonata in A minor by Mordechai Rechtman.
Arranged from the Flute Sonata in A minor by Mordechai Rechtman.
Edition: Emerson, difficulty: 4
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J.S. Bach: Concerto in G minor BWV 1041
Bassoon and piano reduction.
Bassoon and piano reduction.
Edition: Accolade Musikverlag, difficulty: 4 - 5
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J.S. Bach: Concerto in F BWV 1055
An arrangement for bassoon & piano by Alan Hawkins of the Oboe d'Amore Concerto in A major.
An arrangement for bassoon & piano by Alan Hawkins of the Oboe d'Amore Concerto in A major.
Edition: Bocal Music, difficulty: 4
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J.S. Bach: Concerto in D minor BWV1056
Bassoon with piano reduction.
Bassoon with piano reduction.
Edition: Accolade Musikverlag, difficulty: 5
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J.S. Bach: Five Arias from Magnificat, BWV 243 for 2 Bassoons
Transcribed and edited for bassoon duet by Norman J. Nelson. Contains 2 parts and score.
Transcribed and edited for bassoon duet by Norman J. Nelson. Contains 2 parts and score.
Edition: Prairie Dawg Press, difficulty: 3 - 4
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J.S. Bach: Partita in A minor BWV 1013
Originally written for flute, this edition was transcribed for solo bassoon by Matthew Karr.
Originally written for flute, this edition was transcribed for solo bassoon by Matthew Karr.
Edition: Southern Music, difficulty: 4
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J.S. Bach: Partita in D minor BWV 1013
Originally written for flute, this edition was transcribed for solo bassoon by William Waterhouse. Duration: 14'
Originally written for flute, this edition was transcribed for solo bassoon by William Waterhouse. Duration: 14'
Edition: Universal, difficulty: 4
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JS Bach: Three Sonatas for Violoncello and Harpsichord
J.S. Bach: Sonata in G major, BWV 1027
J.S. Bach: Sonata in D major, BWV 1028
J.S. Bach: Sonata in G minor, BWV 1029
J.S. Bach: Sonata in G major, BWV 1027
J.S. Bach: Sonata in D major, BWV 1028
J.S. Bach: Sonata in G minor, BWV 1029
Edition: Baerenreiter, difficulty: 4 - 5
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J.S. Bach: Six Suites for Cello or Bassoon
For solo bassoon or cello. Revised and edited by Gaillard.
For solo bassoon or cello. Revised and edited by Gaillard.
Edition: Schirmer, difficulty: 3 - 5
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J.S. Bach: Cello Suites
Five of the famous cello suites transcribed for solo bassoon by Arthur Weisberg. Newly reprinted!
Five of the famous cello suites transcribed for solo bassoon by Arthur Weisberg. Newly reprinted!
Edition: Ludwig Masters, difficulty: 3 - 4
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J.S. Bach: Two Part Inventions
Transcribed for two bassoons by Alan Hawkins.
Transcribed for two bassoons by Alan Hawkins.
Edition: Bocal Music, difficulty: 4
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P.D.Q. Bach: Dutch Suite
"Dredged up" and edited by Professor Peter Schickele for bassoon & tuba.
"Dredged up" and edited by Professor Peter Schickele for bassoon & tuba.
Edition: Presser, difficulty: 3
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P.D.Q. Bach: Lip My Reeds
"Knowledgeably edited by a reformed bassoonist", Professor Peter Schickele, for four bassoons.
"Knowledgeably edited by a reformed bassoonist", Professor Peter Schickele, for four bassoons.
Edition: Presser, difficulty: 5
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P.D.Q. Bach: Sonata "Abassoonata"
Three movements "woodenly edited" by Profesor Peter Schickele. The pianist is inexplicably not on hand, so the bassoonist must play the piano part in addition to his own until the final two measures, when the pianist finally makes it to the gig.
Three movements "woodenly edited" by Profesor Peter Schickele. The pianist is inexplicably not on hand, so the bassoonist must play the piano part in addition to his own until the final two measures, when the pianist finally makes it to the gig.
Edition: Presser, difficulty: 4
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Leonard Ball: Romanza for Bassoon and Piano
Edition: B & D, difficulty: 3
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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.
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
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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.
This edition contains alternate parts for clarinet in B flat and C, and a performance score for bassoon.
Edition: Henle Urtext, difficulty: 5
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Ludwig van Beethoven: Three Sonatas for Two Bassoons
Arranged from three piano works by Alan Hawkins.
Arranged from three piano works by Alan Hawkins.
Edition: Bocal Music, difficulty: 4
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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.
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
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Luciano Berio: Sequenza XII (1977) for solo bassoon.
Contemporary work includes special fingerings by Pascal Gallois. Duration: 19'
Contemporary work includes special fingerings by Pascal Gallois. Duration: 19'
Edition: Universal, difficulty: 5 - +
Alain Bernaud: Hallucinations for bassoon and piano
Edition: PeerMusic, difficulty: 5
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Giovanni Bertoli: Sonata Prima
For bassoon & piano.
For bassoon & piano.
Edition: Schott, difficulty: 3
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Joseph Hallman: "Home" Variations for English horn and piano
A "witty" set of 15 variations on the famous English horn solo from the second movement of Dvorak's "New World" Symphony No. 9. Commissioned by and written for Thomas Stacy. Available as printed music or PDF.
A "witty" set of 15 variations on the famous English horn solo from the second movement of Dvorak's "New World" Symphony No. 9. Commissioned by and written for Thomas Stacy. Available as printed music or PDF.
Edition: Fish Creek Music, difficulty: 4
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Giovanni Antonio Bertoli: Sonata No. 7
Written for bassoon and continuo. This "clean" edition keeps Bertoli's free meter structure and allows the performer to add "tastful and artistic" articulations, dynamics and ornamentation. Contains the solo part, a keyboard part and an optional basso part.
Written for bassoon and continuo. This "clean" edition keeps Bertoli's free meter structure and allows the performer to add "tastful and artistic" articulations, dynamics and ornamentation. Contains the solo part, a keyboard part and an optional basso part.
Edition: TrevCo, difficulty: 4
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Franz Berwald: Concert Piece op. 2 for bassoon and orchestra
Includes bassoon part and piano reduction.
Includes bassoon part and piano reduction.
Edition: Baerenreiter
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Girolamo (Jerome) Besozzi: Sonata in B flat
For bassoon with piano.
For bassoon with piano.
Edition: Accolade Musikverlag, difficulty: 3
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The Big Book of Sight Reading Duets
100 Sight Reading Challenges for You and a Friend, based on duets by David Vining. Appropriate for high school through professional players. The Big Book of Sight Reading Duets provides a fun and effective way to improve sight reading! The 100 duets are progressively arranged so every skill level is addressed, and there are a wide variety of styles, keys, time signatures, and other musical requirements for plenty of diversity. The Big Book of Sight Reading Duets comes in flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon editions designed to coordinate with one another. If an oboe player has the oboe edition, for example, they can play along with a flute player who has the flute edition or a clarinet player with the clarinet edition.
100 Sight Reading Challenges for You and a Friend, based on duets by David Vining. Appropriate for high school through professional players. The Big Book of Sight Reading Duets provides a fun and effective way to improve sight reading! The 100 duets are progressively arranged so every skill level is addressed, and there are a wide variety of styles, keys, time signatures, and other musical requirements for plenty of diversity. The Big Book of Sight Reading Duets comes in flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon editions designed to coordinate with one another. If an oboe player has the oboe edition, for example, they can play along with a flute player who has the flute edition or a clarinet player with the clarinet edition.
Difficulty: 2 - 4
Marcel Bitsch: Concertino for bassoon and piano
Edition: Leduc, difficulty: 5
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Georges Bizet: Carmen
Music from the opera arranged for four bassoons. Contains score and parts.
Music from the opera arranged for four bassoons. Contains score and parts.
Edition: Accolade Musikverlag, difficulty: 4 - 5
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Allan Blank: Two Bagatelles for Two Bassoons
Two scores of a printed manuscript.
Two scores of a printed manuscript.
Edition: Seesaw Music, difficulty: 3 - 4
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Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Eight Little Pieces from Op. 40
8 Kleine Stücke for bassoon and basso continuo.
8 Kleine Stücke for bassoon and basso continuo.
Edition: Peters, difficulty: 2 - 3
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Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Sonata in D Opus 50, No. 3
Bassoon and piano.
Bassoon and piano.
Edition: Baerenreiter, difficulty: 3
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Eugene Bourdeau: Premier Solo for Bassoon and Piano
Edition: TrevCo, difficulty: 3
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Eugene Bourdeau: Premier Solo for Bassoon and Piano
Edition: Rubank, difficulty: 3
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Eugene Bourdeau: Third Solo de Concert for Bassoon and Piano
The third in a series of solos written by this bassoonist/organist.
The third in a series of solos written by this bassoonist/organist.
Edition: Prairie Dog Press, difficulty: 4
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Eugene Bozza: Concertino for bassoon and chamber orchestra. op. 49.
Includes bassoon part and piano reduction.
Includes bassoon part and piano reduction.
Edition: Leduc, difficulty: 5
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Eugène Bozza: Duettino for 2 Bassoons
Edition: Leduc, difficulty: 4
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Eugène Bozza: Fantaisie for Bassoon and Piano
Edition: Leduc, difficulty: 4
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Eugene Bozza: Recit, Sicilienne et Rondo
for bassoon and piano.
for bassoon and piano.
Edition: Leduc, difficulty: 4
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Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Violoncello (or bassoon) in E minor, op. 38
Edition: G. Henle, difficulty: 5
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Johannes Brahms: Sonata in E flat, Op. 120 No. 2
Arranged for bassoon and piano by Martin Gatt.
Arranged for bassoon and piano by Martin Gatt.
Edition: Phylloscopus Publications, difficulty: 4
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Florian Bramböck: Afro-Latin Bassoon Duets
Previously published for flutes, clarinets or saxophones, Florian Brambock's Afro-Latin Duets are now available for a pair of that most agile of woodwind instruments, the bassoon. This is a collection of Florian's arrangements of traditional pieces from this musical genre as well as some of his own compositions that perfectly capture the style. Why should the smaller woodwind instruments have all the fun? The bassoon is more than capable of playing lighter music and players of early to advanced standards will enjoy letting their hair down at the same time as learning the exciting rhythms that go to make up these colorful sounds. Great fun for two bassoons in Afro-Latin styles, these duets will be terrific educational material for teachers and students of the bassoon.
Previously published for flutes, clarinets or saxophones, Florian Brambock's Afro-Latin Duets are now available for a pair of that most agile of woodwind instruments, the bassoon. This is a collection of Florian's arrangements of traditional pieces from this musical genre as well as some of his own compositions that perfectly capture the style. Why should the smaller woodwind instruments have all the fun? The bassoon is more than capable of playing lighter music and players of early to advanced standards will enjoy letting their hair down at the same time as learning the exciting rhythms that go to make up these colorful sounds. Great fun for two bassoons in Afro-Latin styles, these duets will be terrific educational material for teachers and students of the bassoon.
Edition: Universal Edition, difficulty: 2 - 3
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Jenni Brandon: Chrysos
This piece for Bassoon and Piano explores the life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly which lives and migrates across North America. The work, in one movement, has five sections that tell the story of this cycle.
This piece for Bassoon and Piano explores the life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly which lives and migrates across North America. The work, in one movement, has five sections that tell the story of this cycle.
Difficulty: 4 - 5
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Jenni Brandon: Compostela for Solo Bassoon
NEW ITEM! This work was commissioned by Eric Van der Veer Varner. This piece tells the story of the pilgrimage along The Camino Frances. It is the most popular of the pilgrimage routes through Spain that lead to Santiago de Compostela which is the church where the bones of St James the Apostle are said to be buried. The title touches on both the ethereal and the physical of this pilgrimage. The bassoon narrates what we may see and hear, how we may feel, and what we discover about ourselves as we take this journey.
NEW ITEM! This work was commissioned by Eric Van der Veer Varner. This piece tells the story of the pilgrimage along The Camino Frances. It is the most popular of the pilgrimage routes through Spain that lead to Santiago de Compostela which is the church where the bones of St James the Apostle are said to be buried. The title touches on both the ethereal and the physical of this pilgrimage. The bassoon narrates what we may see and hear, how we may feel, and what we discover about ourselves as we take this journey.
Difficulty: 4
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Jenni Brandon: Colored Stones for Solo Bassoon
Colored Stones for solo bassoon tells the story of three stones: smoky quartz, lapis lazuli, and tigers eye. Some cultures and spiritual practices believe these stones have powerful qualities such as the ability to heal, protect, and offer spiritual guidance. The bassoon explores these beautiful stones unique qualities.
Colored Stones for solo bassoon tells the story of three stones: smoky quartz, lapis lazuli, and tigers eye. Some cultures and spiritual practices believe these stones have powerful qualities such as the ability to heal, protect, and offer spiritual guidance. The bassoon explores these beautiful stones unique qualities.
Difficulty: 4
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Jenni Brandon: Going to the Sun Snapshots from Glacier National Park
Oboe and Bassoon Duet - Individual parts plus score included. This piece explores the beauty of Glacier National Park in Montana. It was commissioned by Jennifer Gookin Cavanaugh with the support of a grant from the Provost's Office at the University of Montana and Elizabeth Ball Crawford with the support of the Great Falls Symphony Orchestra. It was premiered at the IDRS Society conference in Columbus, Georgia in 2016. The work is in one movement broken into several sections. The oboe and bassoon are great story telling instruments lending their voices and character to each of these sections painting the landscape with texture, range and song. While the vastness and beauty is too big to capture in any work of music, it is the composer's hope that the listener can travel this road with us through this natural wonder and remember the importance of supporting our National Parks.
Oboe and Bassoon Duet - Individual parts plus score included. This piece explores the beauty of Glacier National Park in Montana. It was commissioned by Jennifer Gookin Cavanaugh with the support of a grant from the Provost's Office at the University of Montana and Elizabeth Ball Crawford with the support of the Great Falls Symphony Orchestra. It was premiered at the IDRS Society conference in Columbus, Georgia in 2016. The work is in one movement broken into several sections. The oboe and bassoon are great story telling instruments lending their voices and character to each of these sections painting the landscape with texture, range and song. While the vastness and beauty is too big to capture in any work of music, it is the composer's hope that the listener can travel this road with us through this natural wonder and remember the importance of supporting our National Parks.
Edition: Jenni Brandon Music, difficulty: 3 - 4
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Jenni Brandon: An Orange Tree for Bassoon and Contra
This music is inspired by the poem "Hay un naranjo ahi" by Alfonso Quijada Urias and its translation "There's an Orange Tree Out There" by Darwin J Flakoll. There is hope in this work as it explores and honors a story of remembrance of the immigrant experience and the ability to start a new life in a new land. Using the unique colors of the bassoon and contrabassoon, there is a conversation between these two instruments as they explore how an ornge tree "out there, behind that old abandoned garden wall" reminds us of an orange tree planted in a distant land before coming to this new place.
This music is inspired by the poem "Hay un naranjo ahi" by Alfonso Quijada Urias and its translation "There's an Orange Tree Out There" by Darwin J Flakoll. There is hope in this work as it explores and honors a story of remembrance of the immigrant experience and the ability to start a new life in a new land. Using the unique colors of the bassoon and contrabassoon, there is a conversation between these two instruments as they explore how an ornge tree "out there, behind that old abandoned garden wall" reminds us of an orange tree planted in a distant land before coming to this new place.
Edition: Jenni Brandon Music, difficulty: 3 - 4
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Jenni Brandon: The Sequoia Trio For Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon
The composer writes
The composer writes
I had returned from a trip to Sequoia National Park in July of 2008 and was inspired by the great trees. I knew that these would be the basis for the new work, and in searching for a voice of these great trees I turned to the words of John Muir for inspiration.
Each movement of The Sequoia Trio (oboe, clarinet, bassoon sheet music) takes a quote about Sequoia trees from John Muir's book The Yosemite and uses it to inspire the music. The opening waving pattern creates the gentle breeze as the growth of the tree starts in the bassoon, moving through the clarinet and is carried all the way to the top of the tree through the oboe. Movement two is sassy and jazzy, describing the kind of resilient attitude that young trees must maintain in order to survive. "The Three Graces" plays on the idea of the three instruments in the ensemble and Muir's own reference to Greek mythology. Finally in "The Noble Trees" the instruments play a hymn-like tribute to the largest living things on earth. The two "Tree Interludes" represent the individual voice of a tree and its story.
This piece was written during my composer residency with the Vientos Trio during 2008-2009.
Difficulty: 4 - 5
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Jenni Brandon: The Wildflower Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
The Wilflower Trio was commissioned in 2004 by the College of Fine Arts of the University of Texas at Austin to honor and celebrate the life and environmental work of Lady Bird Johnson. The inspiration for the piece came from a poetry book written by one of Mrs. Johnson's friends, Bette Woolsey Castro. Her book, The Wildflower, was inspired by the opening of Lady Bird's Wildflower Research Center in Austin, Texas and contains a collection of poems about wildflowers and nature.
The Wilflower Trio was commissioned in 2004 by the College of Fine Arts of the University of Texas at Austin to honor and celebrate the life and environmental work of Lady Bird Johnson. The inspiration for the piece came from a poetry book written by one of Mrs. Johnson's friends, Bette Woolsey Castro. Her book, The Wildflower, was inspired by the opening of Lady Bird's Wildflower Research Center in Austin, Texas and contains a collection of poems about wildflowers and nature.
Edition: Jenni Brandon Music, difficulty: 4
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Britt Andrew Burns: Culture
Three movement work originally written for bass clarinet and arranged for bassoon and piano by the composer.
Three movement work originally written for bass clarinet and arranged for bassoon and piano by the composer.
Edition: Indie Classical Publications, difficulty: 3 - 4
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Elliott Carter: Retracing for Solo Bassoon
This is an excerpt from the "Asko Concerto" (2000). It is one of the required pieces for the 2014 IDRS Gillet-Fox Competition. Duration: 3 minutes.
This is an excerpt from the "Asko Concerto" (2000). It is one of the required pieces for the 2014 IDRS Gillet-Fox Competition. Duration: 3 minutes.
Edition: Boosey & Hawkes, difficulty: 5
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Celtic Bassoon Duets
Traditional Celtic songs arranged for two bassoons by Florian Bramböck.
The Golden Jubilee
The Foggy Dew
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
John Riley
The Wild Rover
Tax Free Should Be All the Music
Danny Boy
Molly Malone
The Old Triangle
The Great Silkie
Drink Your Mighty Lemonade
The Minstrel Boy
Auld Lang Syne
Slievenamon
My Luv Is Like a Red, Red Rose
Dance on the Shannon
Loch Lomond
Traditional Celtic songs arranged for two bassoons by Florian Bramböck.
The Golden Jubilee
The Foggy Dew
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
John Riley
The Wild Rover
Tax Free Should Be All the Music
Danny Boy
Molly Malone
The Old Triangle
The Great Silkie
Drink Your Mighty Lemonade
The Minstrel Boy
Auld Lang Syne
Slievenamon
My Luv Is Like a Red, Red Rose
Dance on the Shannon
Loch Lomond
Edition: Universal, difficulty: 2 - 3
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Cécile Chaminade: Concertino Op 107 for Bassoon and Piano
Arranged by Robyn Watson from the original flute and piano.
Arranged by Robyn Watson from the original flute and piano.
Edition: T.D. Ellis, difficulty: 4
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Frederic Chopin: Prelude in B minor Op. 28, No. 6
One of Chopin's piano preludes arranged by Robert Broemel for bassoon or contrabassoon and piano. The solo part is the same for both instruments, but there are two different piano accompaniments contained in this edition.
One of Chopin's piano preludes arranged by Robert Broemel for bassoon or contrabassoon and piano. The solo part is the same for both instruments, but there are two different piano accompaniments contained in this edition.
Edition: TrevCo, difficulty: 3
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Frederic Chopin: Prelude in B minor Op. 28, No. 6
One of Chopin's piano preludes arranged by Robert Broemel for bassoon or contrabassoon and string trio. The solo part is the same for both instruments. Includes score and parts for all instruments.
One of Chopin's piano preludes arranged by Robert Broemel for bassoon or contrabassoon and string trio. The solo part is the same for both instruments. Includes score and parts for all instruments.
Edition: TrevCo, difficulty: 3
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Arnold Cooke: Sonata for bassoon and piano.
Edition: Emerson, difficulty: 3
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Mason Cox: Seer for Unaccompanied Bassoon
This solo bassoon piece is a narrative, "choose your own adventure" where bassoonists get to pick not only which of the 16 fragments to perform but also the order in which they perform them. The beginning serves as a prelude and depicts falling into a trance. The middle section represents the fragments of one's future that performers must interpret and piece together to tell the future. The last section of the piece serves as a postlude and depicts the performer falling out of their trance state.
This solo bassoon piece is a narrative, "choose your own adventure" where bassoonists get to pick not only which of the 16 fragments to perform but also the order in which they perform them. The beginning serves as a prelude and depicts falling into a trance. The middle section represents the fragments of one's future that performers must interpret and piece together to tell the future. The last section of the piece serves as a postlude and depicts the performer falling out of their trance state.
Edition: masoncoxmusic.com, difficulty: 4 - 5
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Mason Cox: Until Next Time
For bassoon and piano. A short piece that is a perfect ending to a Bassoon Recital. "In this piece I capture my experience of an undergraduate college degree. The piece is my final way of saying thank you and goodbye to my teachers, friends, and mentors at Arizona State University. Every laugh in the courtyard, brain-exploding lecture, performance at Gammage, and conversation with Dr. Albie Micklich is represented in this piece." - Mason Cox, July 2023. Mason Cox is an emerging artist currently living in Baton Rouge, LA, pursuing his masters degree in bassoon performance under Dr. Nanci Belmont at Louisiana State University. A chamber musician at heart, Mason enjoys playing and composing fun and engaging music, especially those that feature unique or different combinations of instruments, that blends pop music forms and harmony with classical styles. Favoring the Romantic era, Mason's music has often been called Neo-Romantic with a hint of Minimalism.
For bassoon and piano. A short piece that is a perfect ending to a Bassoon Recital. "In this piece I capture my experience of an undergraduate college degree. The piece is my final way of saying thank you and goodbye to my teachers, friends, and mentors at Arizona State University. Every laugh in the courtyard, brain-exploding lecture, performance at Gammage, and conversation with Dr. Albie Micklich is represented in this piece." - Mason Cox, July 2023. Mason Cox is an emerging artist currently living in Baton Rouge, LA, pursuing his masters degree in bassoon performance under Dr. Nanci Belmont at Louisiana State University. A chamber musician at heart, Mason enjoys playing and composing fun and engaging music, especially those that feature unique or different combinations of instruments, that blends pop music forms and harmony with classical styles. Favoring the Romantic era, Mason's music has often been called Neo-Romantic with a hint of Minimalism.
Edition: TrevCo, difficulty: 4
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Bernhard Crusell: Concertino in B flat Major for Bassoon and Piano
One of the required pieces for the 2016 IDRS Gillet-Fox Bassoon Competition.
One of the required pieces for the 2016 IDRS Gillet-Fox Bassoon Competition.
Edition: Fennica Gehrman, difficulty: 5
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Mike Curtis: Eight More Duos on Jazz Standards
Mike Curtis arrangements for oboe and bassoon of:
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Serenade to a Cuckoo
Chick Corea: Windows
Quincy Jones: Pogo Stick
Perreira: Recado
Dave Brubeck: In Your Own Sweet Way
Arthur Herzog: God Bless the Child
Quincy Jones: Another One
Chick Corea: Señor Mouse
Mike Curtis arrangements for oboe and bassoon of:
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Serenade to a Cuckoo
Chick Corea: Windows
Quincy Jones: Pogo Stick
Perreira: Recado
Dave Brubeck: In Your Own Sweet Way
Arthur Herzog: God Bless the Child
Quincy Jones: Another One
Chick Corea: Señor Mouse
Edition: MSS, difficulty: 3
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Mike Curtis: Eight More Original Jazz Duos
Duets for oboe and bassoon.
Try a Little Tenderloin
Corvalla
Coatzacoalcos
Uninsured
Salamander Strut
Blues for Stella
Shoe Tree Shuffle
Anacueya (for A.Q.)
Duets for oboe and bassoon.
Try a Little Tenderloin
Corvalla
Coatzacoalcos
Uninsured
Salamander Strut
Blues for Stella
Shoe Tree Shuffle
Anacueya (for A.Q.)
Edition: MSS, difficulty: 2 - 5
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Mike Curtis: Five Huapangos
For oboe and bassoon. The huapango is a popular dance originating on the east coast of Mexico.
For oboe and bassoon. The huapango is a popular dance originating on the east coast of Mexico.
Edition: Advance Music, difficulty: 3
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Mike Curtis: Seven Jazz and Ethnic Duos
For 2 bassoons.
Bucerias
The Imaginist
Ms. McGillicutty
Rabbi's Waltz
Yan and Yang
The Impish Imp
For 2 bassoons.
Difficulty: 2 - 5
Three ChorusesBucerias
The Imaginist
Ms. McGillicutty
Rabbi's Waltz
Yan and Yang
The Impish Imp
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Mike Curtis: Sketches of China for Oboe and Bassoon.
4 short duets evoking sounds of China.
Good Earth
Birds
River Song
Dance
4 short duets evoking sounds of China.
Good Earth
Birds
River Song
Dance
Edition: MSS, difficulty: 4
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Antoine Dard: Six Sonatas for Bassoon and Piano, Op. 2 Vol 1
This volume contains:
Sonata No. 1 in C Major
Sonata No. 2 in G Major
Sonata No. 3 in C Minor
and includes a printed solo part, basso continuo part and facsimille.
This volume contains:
Sonata No. 1 in C Major
Sonata No. 2 in G Major
Sonata No. 3 in C Minor
and includes a printed solo part, basso continuo part and facsimille.
Edition: Accolade Musikverlag, difficulty: 4
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Antoine Dard: Six Sonatas for Bassoon and Piano, Op. 2 Vol 2
This volume contains:
Sonata No. 4 in F Major
Sonata No. 5 in D Minor
Sonata No. 6 in A Minor
and includes a basso continuo part and facsimille.
Sonata No. 6 is one of the required pieces for the 2016 IDRS Gillet-Fox Bassoon Competition.
This volume contains:
Sonata No. 4 in F Major
Sonata No. 5 in D Minor
Sonata No. 6 in A Minor
and includes a basso continuo part and facsimille.
Sonata No. 6 is one of the required pieces for the 2016 IDRS Gillet-Fox Bassoon Competition.
Edition: Accolade Musikverlag, difficulty: 4
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Ferdinand David: Concertino in B flat Major op. 12 for bassoon and piano
Edited by Simon Kovar.
Edited by Simon Kovar.
Edition: International, difficulty: 3 - 4
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William Davis: Elegy and Dance for Solo Bassoon
The composer has provided directions for some of the more advanced techniques employed in this piece, for example,multiphonics, timbre trills and quarter-tones.
The composer has provided directions for some of the more advanced techniques employed in this piece, for example,multiphonics, timbre trills and quarter-tones.
Edition: Prairie Dawg Press, difficulty: 5
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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.
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
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William Davis: Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
Edition: Southern Music, difficulty: 4 - 5
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William Davis: Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann
For bassoon, or contra bassoon, and piano.
For bassoon, or contra bassoon, and piano.
Edition: Southern, difficulty: 3
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Claude Debussy: Syrinx for Solo Bassoon arr by Kris King
Syrinx was composed for solo flute in 1913 as incidental music for Gabriel Mourey's play "Psyche". The music reflects the story of the Greek mythological figure Syrinx, a nymph who transforms into a reed to escape the pursuit of the god Pan. The piece is known for its fluid, ethereal melodies and atmospheric qualities.
Kris King is a bassoonist and arranger in Northern California. He performs with the octet Nomad Session, the wind trio Keyed Kontraptions and multiple orchestras in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Syrinx was composed for solo flute in 1913 as incidental music for Gabriel Mourey's play "Psyche". The music reflects the story of the Greek mythological figure Syrinx, a nymph who transforms into a reed to escape the pursuit of the god Pan. The piece is known for its fluid, ethereal melodies and atmospheric qualities.
Kris King is a bassoonist and arranger in Northern California. He performs with the octet Nomad Session, the wind trio Keyed Kontraptions and multiple orchestras in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Difficulty: 4 - 5
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Jules Demersseman: Introduction et Polonaise
For bassoon and piano, arranged from a flute piece by bassoonist Alexandre Ouzounoff. Duration: 8'30".
For bassoon and piano, arranged from a flute piece by bassoonist Alexandre Ouzounoff. Duration: 8'30".
Edition: Billaudot, difficulty: 3 - 4
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François Devienne (Rev. Allard): Six Duos Concertants for 2 Bassoons, Book 1: #1-3
Duration: 24'25"
Duration: 24'25"
Edition: Billaudot, difficulty: 2
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François Devienne (Rev. Allard): Six Duos Concertants for 2 Bassoons, Book 2: #4-6
Edition: Billaudot, difficulty: 3
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François Devienne: Six 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. These sonatas do not have an opus number, but seem to be closely related to a set of flute sonatas written around the same time.
Devienne: Sonata in F Major
Devienne: Sonata in C Major
Devienne: Sonata in B flat Major
for bassoon and piano, edited by Valeri Popov. Volume I contains 3 sonatas, please see X-679-II for the other 3 sonatas. These sonatas do not have an opus number, but seem to be closely related to a set of flute sonatas written around the same time.
Devienne: Sonata in F Major
Devienne: Sonata in C Major
Devienne: Sonata in B flat Major
Edition: Zimmermann, difficulty: 3
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François Devienne: Six 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. These sonatas do not have an opus number, but seem to be closely related to a set of flute sonatas written around the same time.
Devienne: Sonata in E flat major
Devienne: Sonata in E minor
Devienne: Sonata in G major
for bassoon and piano, edited by Valeri Popov. Volume II contains3 sonatas, please see X-679-I for the other 3 sonatas. These sonatas do not have an opus number, but seem to be closely related to a set of flute sonatas written around the same time.
Devienne: Sonata in E flat major
Devienne: Sonata in E minor
Devienne: Sonata in G major
Edition: Zimmermann, difficulty: 3
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Francois Devienne: Sonata for Bassoon and Continuo in F Major Op. 24 No. 3
Edition: Musica Rara, difficulty: 4
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Francois Devienne: Sonata for Bassoon and Basso Continuo in G min Op. 24 No. 5
Edition: Musica Rara, difficulty: 4
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Daniel Dorff: Concerto for Contra Bassoon
Commissioned by contrabassoonist Norman Spielberg, this concerto encompases the full range of the instrument. Solo part and piano reduction. Duration: 12'
Commissioned by contrabassoonist Norman Spielberg, this concerto encompases the full range of the instrument. Solo part and piano reduction. Duration: 12'
Edition: Presser, difficulty: 5
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Daniel Dorff: In a Deep Funk
Four dances for unaccompanied contrabassoon. "Hustle Misterioso", Twist Variations", "Bear Hug" and "Funk Scherzo". Duration: 16'
Four dances for unaccompanied contrabassoon. "Hustle Misterioso", Twist Variations", "Bear Hug" and "Funk Scherzo". Duration: 16'
Edition: Presser, difficulty: 4
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Madeleine Dring: Trio
For oboe, bassoon and piano.
For oboe, bassoon and piano.
Edition: Emerson, difficulty: 4
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Pierre Max Dubois: Sonatine Tango
For bassoon and piano.
For bassoon and piano.
Edition: Billaudot, difficulty: 5
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Paul Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice
Great arrangement for 4 bassoons and contrabassoon. Includes score and parts.
Great arrangement for 4 bassoons and contrabassoon. Includes score and parts.
Edition: Accolade Musikverlag, difficulty: 4
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Thomas Dunhill: Lyric Suite Op. 96
For bassoon and piano.
For bassoon and piano.
Edition: Boosey & Hawkes, difficulty: 3
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Henri Dutilleux: Sarabande and Cortege for Bassoon
With piano accompaniment.
With piano accompaniment.
Edition: Leduc, difficulty: 3
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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
1: Begining 2: Early Intermediate 3: Advanced Intermediate 4: Advanced 5: Difficult
