Bassoon and Piano - Grade 6-8

SKU: ST.C389

Composed by Various. Arranged by Martin Gatt. Wind and brass music. Clifton Edition #C389. Published by Clifton Edition (ST.C389).

ISBN 9790570813896.

An Album of Twenty French Songs arranged for Bassoon and Piano by Martin Gatt

Fauréâ??s poignant love song Après un rêve exists in many different transcriptions for various instruments (the most famous version perhaps being the one for cello and piano that Pablo Casals made in 1910), and provides the initial inspiration for this album of French songs transcribed for bassoon and piano. The bassoon is capable of a broad range of timbres and expression, and it is the lyrical, vocal quality of the instrument that Martin Gatt has always been attracted to. In both his performance and teaching, his emphasis is on the importance of what he calls â??vocalisingâ?? through the bassoon, and for him, music for the voice â?? especially art songs of the 19th and 20th centuries â?? has been a rich source of material for exploring the expressive tonal colours of the bassoon.

The treasure trove of French art song from composers ranging from Claude Arrieu to Louis Vierne, not to mention the greats like Berlioz or Debussy or Ravel, has made the task of choosing which songs to include in this album a difficult one. In the end, Martin has settled on eight composers who have produced some of the most appealing music in the genre â?? Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894), Jules Massenet (1842-1912), Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924), Henri Duparc (1848-1933), Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944), and Francis Poulenc (1899-1963). Rather than grouping by composer, the songs are set out in a way that contrasts different emotional worlds and sentiments, from the vibrant exuberance of Chabrierâ??s Lâ??île heureuse to the gentle melancholy of Poulencâ??s Mais mourir. These â??songs without wordsâ? for the bassoon, clearly demonstrate the instrumentâ??s cantabile qualities, varied nuances, and wide-ranging emotional possibilities.

Bassoon and Piano

SKU: HL.14020992

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Book [Softcover]. Composed 1999. 60 pages. Chester Music #CH60945. Published by Chester Music (HL.14020992).

ISBN 9780711936805. 9.0x12.0x0.185 inches.

Unusually for him, Davies starts his Bassoon Concerto not with slow music but with speed and brilliance: the opening is a Presto, initiated by the strings, and only at the entry of the soloist does the tempo relax to that of a real introduction. Out of this grow a big dancing Allegro. The slow movement begins and ends with a simple song, around fantastical ornamentation from the soloist. The finale is again a recitative and dance, with a slow coda. The whole work is an immense show of stamina, poetry and athleticism for the bassoon, set against an orchestra coloured by low wind (alto flute, clarinet in A, bass clarinet, contrabassoon, horns). Bassoon part with piano reduction of the orchestral score.

Bassoon and piano

SKU: VD.ED88612

Composed by Gabriel Faure. Arranged by Adrian Connell. Adrian's Song Album Series. Classical. Score, solo part. 17 S. Part. + 12 S. Stimme pages. Verlag Dohr #ED88612. Published by Verlag Dohr (VD.ED88612).

ISBN 9790202096123. 12 x 9 inches.

Bassoon and piano

SKU: VD.ED88652

Composed by Hugo Wolf. Arranged by Adrian Connell. Adrian's Song Album Series. Classical. Score, solo part. 18 S. Part. + 10 S. Stimme pages. Verlag Dohr #ED88652. Published by Verlag Dohr (VD.ED88652).

ISBN 9790202096529. 12 x 9 inches.

Bassoon and piano

SKU: VD.ED88642

Composed by Robert Schumann. Arranged by Adrian Connell. Adrian's Song Album Series. Classical. Score, solo part. 13 S. Part. + 12 S. Stimme pages. Verlag Dohr #ED88642. Published by Verlag Dohr (VD.ED88642).

ISBN 9790202096420. 12 x 9 inches.

Bassoon and Piano

SKU: ST.C183

Composed by Graham Sheen. Wind & brass music. Clifton Edition #C183. Published by Clifton Edition (ST.C183).

ISBN 9790570811830.

Drunken Sailor — the sequel
This needs a plaintive tone especially in the upper register where the dynamics are particularly important. To capture the mood of the piece those slurs in bars 35 and 36, for example, might even be close to a glissando. Use your imagination to recreate the sailor’s state of health!

The Vulgar Boatman
Not only more hidden melodies but more appalling puns! (Volga Boatman for those not versed in Russian folksongs). This is like a waltz: it is written in 3/4 time but played so as to give the impression of one beat in bar. The melodies need to be well sustained so that we hear four, eight or even more bars as a single phrase. Clues for the musical detective:- in addition to the Volga Boatman, you might spot just a hint of Sailing down the River on a Sunday Afternoon, We Sail the Ocean Blue (H.M.S. Pinafore), The Eton Boating Song and even Wagner’s Flying Dutchman.

Last Tango in Harris
Everyone must surely know these thinly disguised Scottish tunes, but can you make them sound like a tango? Bear in mind that tangos are not jazz: the rhythm is quite strict, but the tango character is in the tone and the phrasing. Notice how expressive the occasional shorter note value can be, as in bars 4 and 5 in the bassoon part.

Rheumanian Stretches
Or was that Rumanian Sketches? This is a chance to play the main melody in two registers of the bassoon. Try to make a good even sound in both octaves. This piece requires careful counting since the phrases in the bassoon part don’t always begin where you might expect. Think of this piece as a song.
Four Pieces for Bassoon and Piano

Grade 3
Former Spartan Press Cat. No.: SP1163.

For Bassoon and Piano. By Peter Schickele. For bassoon, piano. Classical. Solo part with piano reduction. 23 pages. Duration 13:00. Published by Theodore Presser Company.

By Michael Burns, bassoon; InA!ra Zandmane, piano. By Various. For bassoon solo. Mark Masters. Audio CD. Duration 65:52. Published by Mark Custom Music

Bassoon

SKU: HL.48181520

Leduc. Classical. Softcover. 8 pages. Alphonse Leduc #AL21154. Published by Alphonse Leduc (HL.48181520).

UPC: 888680842147. 9.0x12.0x0.06 inches.

“Having won many prizes at the Paris Conservatoire during the 1920s-1930s, Eugène Bozza went on to conduct the orchestra of the Opéra-Comique and to become Head of the Conservatoire in Valenciennes. As a major figure on the classical music frontline, Bozza's compositions were well-received by audiences, Récit, Sicilienne and Rondo for Bassoon and Piano being no exception. This Bozza piece for Bassoon is expressive and virtuosic, displaying the entire range of the instrument, accompanied by rhythmic quavers and spread chords in the Piano. As music educationalist, Paul Griffiths has written of Bozza's compositions, ”“his works reveal melodic fluency, elegance of structure and a consistenly sensitive concern of instrumental capabilities.”“ Récit, Sicilienne and Rondo for Bassoon and Piano is a highly suitable and exciting addition to the advanced bassoonist's repertoire.”.

By David M. Pierce, bassoon and Naki Sung Kripfgans, piano. For bassoon and piano. Solo part and 2 performace/accompaniment CDs. Published by Music Minus One

By Ian Denley. For Bassoon & piano. Bassoon and Piano. Level: 3, 4, 5, 6. 40 pages. Published by ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music).

Bassoon and Piano Bassoon, Piano - Difficulty: medium to medium-difficult

SKU: HL.50330390

Book only. Arranged by Sol Schoenbach. Woodwind Solo. Classical. Book only. With solo part, standard notation and piano accompaniment. 92 pages. G. Schirmer #ED2553. Published by G. Schirmer (HL.50330390).

ISBN 9780793599431. UPC: 073999606102. 9x12 inches. Edited by Sol Schoenbach.

This book will help the bassoon student who frequently studies orchestra excerpts without an understanding of the harmonic and rhythmic accompaniment of the orchestra. By playing these excerpts with piano accompaniment he will develop a true perspective.

Bassoon and Piano. By Christopher Norton. (Bassoon). Boosey and Hawkes Chamber Music. Size 8.25x11.75 inches. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

Bassoon and Piano. By Ludwig van Beethoven. Edited by Friedhelm Klugmann. Chamber Music with Winds. Pages: Score = 27 * Fl Part = 6 * Bassoon Part = 6. Urtext edition-paper bound. Published by G. Henle.