A Must-Have Collection of Well-Known Songs Including Several Bassoon Features!-If you've been taking bassoon lessons for a while you're probably eager to learn some familiar songs. The First 50 Songs You Should Play on the Bassoon includes a wide variety of favorite songs from pop hits and movie themes to folk songs and classical melodies several of which originally featured bassoon! Songs include: All of Me · All You Need Is Love · Fight Song · The Fool on the Hill · God Bless America® · The Godfather (Love Theme) · Hallelujah · Happy · Hello · Hey Jude · I Will Always Love You · In the Hall of the Mountain King · Theme from Jaws · Just Give Me a Reason · Let It Go · Livin' on a Prayer · The Pink Panther · Pure Imagination · Roar · Rolling in the Deep ·Satin Doll · Shake It Off · The Sorcerer's Apprentice · Stand by Me · Stay with Me · This Is Me · What a Wonderful World · and more.

As a prestigious composer of the early 20th century Maurice Ravel's Pièce En Forme De Habañera transcribed for Bassoon and Piano by Fernand Oubradous contains many features which continue to make the composer's music popular and loved to this day. Known for his masterful melodies and rich harmonies  Pièce En Forme De Habañera clearly exemplifies these qualities through flourishing Bassoon lines and evocative chordal and rhythmic Piano accompaniments. Moreover Habanera rhythms heard throughout the piece create further excitment. All of these musical elementscombined create a highly enjoyable piece for the Bassoon and Piano repertoire. In addition the clear print of separate solo and accompaniment parts in this edition ofPièce En Forme De Habañera add to an irresistible purchase for aspiring Bassoon players.