Charles Gounod’s March of a Marionette is a popular piece composed in 1872. It is a mock funeral march with a jaunty and light-hearted tune and inappropriate rhythms which create a humorous and carefree character or mood. It was adopted by film director Alfred Hitchcock in the 1950s as a theme for his television programme and as such is now closely associated with him. This version is for Bassoon with Piano accompaniment arranged by Harold Walters.

Born in Toulouse Marcel Bitsch (1921-2011) went on to study at the Paris Conservatoire before becoming a professor of counterpoint at the institution. As an exceptionally versatile composer Bitsch has composed orchestral works chamber works and numerous pieces and studies for wind instruments. Concertino is a sublime addition to the Bassoon repertoire. Suited to advanced level bassoonists Bitsch's Concertino contains a range of exciting musical aspects including varied articulation complex rhythms irregular phrasing exploited tonality and much variation in dynamics tempo andperformance directions. The diversity of musical elements included in this Marcel Bitsch Concertino for Bassoon and Piano is outstanding creating a necessary addition to the advanced bassoonist's repertoire.

Arrangement: Barclay Ted. Par BARCLAY TED. / Niveau : Facile / Répertoire / Basson et Piano

Arrangement: Barclay Ted. Par BARCLAY TED. / Niveau : Facile / Répertoire / Basson et Piano

Par HERPAY AGNES. Comprising four printed books and rich digital material, the Bassoon ABC is a modern and innovative instrumental method by Ágnes Herpay, a successful Hungarian bassoonist and teacher. The method itself comprises two volumes (Z. 20092, Z. 20093), while piano accompaniments have been published in two further volumes Z. 20092P, Z. 20093P). Sound recordings of all pieces in the Bassoon ABC are available online at Digikotta free of charge using the individual code in the printed book. In the case of pieces with piano accompaniment and those for two or three bassoons, the voices can also be played individually, which can be very helpful in music education if no chamber-music partner or accompanist is available. The Bassoon ABC is also suitable for students learning tenoroon (in F or G) or fagonello (bassoonello) because transposed versions of the recordings and the sheet music are also available at Digikotta. (Transposed sheet music of the piano accompaniments can be downloaded at Digikotta free of charge using the individual code in the printed piano accompaniment.) / Date parution : 2022-10-12/ Méthode / Basson et Piano

Par HERPAY AGNES. Comprising four printed books and rich digital material, the Bassoon ABC is a modern and innovative instrumental method by Ágnes Herpay, a successful Hungarian bassoonist and teacher. The method itself comprises two volumes (Z. 20092, Z. 20093), while piano accompaniments have been published in two further volumes (Z. 20092P, Z. 20093P). In this book all pieces with piano accompaniment in Bassoon ABC vol. 1 are included. Transposed versions for tenoroon in F and G can be downloaded at Digikotta free of charge using the individual code in the printed book. / Date parution : 2022-07-20/ Méthode / Basson et Piano

French composer Paul Jeanjean (1874-1928) was known primarily for his Clarinet compositions however he also composed significantly for other wind instruments. His Prelude Et Scherzo for Bassoon and Piano remains prominent in the repertoire. As a noted teacher and composer the Paris Conservatoire often called upon Jeanjean to provide music for their own use. Prelude Et Scherzo was composed to be used as a competition and audition piece at the institution. The Prelude is in 6/8 meter and lyrical contrasted bythe fast staccato Scherzo. For all advanced bassoonists Jeanjean's Prelude Et Scherzo is a challenging yet exciting addition to the repertoire.

Carl Maria Von Weber's Andante E Rondo Ongarese or Andante and Hungarian Rondo Op35 for Bassoon and Piano. Edited by Simon Kovar.

Composed by Eugène Bourdeau  Premier Solo (1894) is a fabulous piece for Bassoon and Piano written for the Paris Conservatoire contest. This edition was edited by G. Dhérin a professor at the Paris Conservatoire. Really rich but also challenging this piece is a standard of the Bassoon repertoire and would fit the skills of upper-intermediate players. It lasts for around 5 minutes. Eugène Bourdeau (1850-1925) was a professor at the Paris Conservatoire. He composed other pieces for Bassoon such as the 'Second solo' or the '30 Exercises'.

A set of four short and simple but wonderfully melodic pieces for the intermediate Bassoon soloist. Ideally suited to be performed as a set of four the pieces can be played individually making them perfect for early concerts festivals and recitals or just as a satisfying addition to your first repertoire.

This first volume of Bassoon Solos includes nine solos with Piano accompaniment edited by William Waterhouse. Suitable for intermediate players. Contents include Three Easy Pieces No.1 (Milde) Minuet From Quartet For Bassoon And Strings Op.1 No.6 (Ritter) Scherzo - Kolomyjka (Vojacek) Three Easy Pieces No.3 (Milde) Three Easy Pieces No.2 (Milde) Minuetto Giocoso (FranzJoseph Haydn) Bruit De Chasse (Corrette) Vivace And Largo Poco Andante - Sonata In E Minor Op.3 No. 3 (Michel Blavet) and Trois Sonates (Anton Diabelli).  

Internationally acclaimed French composer Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013) followed the music traditions of Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy yet implemented his own distinctive style. His Sarabande et Cortege for Bassoon and Piano displays influences of Debussy's eschewing of tonality and Ravel's inventive textures. These combined with Dutilleux's unique uses of structure and pedal points create a truly riveting piece for Bassoon and Piano. Sarabande et Cortege comes at the beginning of Dutilleux's career and was composed as part of a set of fourexam pieces for the Paris Conservatoire (1942-1950). Yet the popularity of all four pieces remains and they continue to be performed to this day. Elements like lyrical melodies and furious semiquaver passages make for an exciting piece for bassoonists.

Bassoon solos with piano accompaniment edited by William Waterhouse. Suitable for intermediate players.

Basson Et Piano - Lm010-French composer and student of Darius Milhaud Pierre-Max Dubois was born on March 1st 1930. Although not as popular as his teacher he was well respected and continued the musical ideas of Les Six of which Milhaud was of course a member into the second half of the twentieth century even winning the Prix de Rome in 1955. Dubois' music is a lot like that of Milhauds light hearted harmonic melodical and texturally unusual. Many of his works are for woodwind especially saxophone such as his Quartet for Saxophone in F which was premiered in 1962 or the Pieces characteristiques en forme de suite for alto saxophone and piano accompaniment.