Par EISENHAUER WILLIAM. This is a carefully graded method that emphasizes good tone production and builds a sound rhythmic sense and develops well-rounded musicianship. This book starts with the basics such as getting acquainted with your instrument and correct placing of the reed but smoothly moves on at a confidence-building pace from playing single notes to simple tunes, some of which will be pleasingly familiar. The book gives helpful hints and explanations at all stages and includes a fingering chart. / Niveau : Débutant / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Basson

Anthology of paraphrased opera arias for bassoon and piano. Selected and edited by Paolo Carlini Miscellanea di rivisitazioni ottocentesche di temi operistici in forma di Pout-Pourri, Reminescenze e Fantasie per fagotto e pianoforte. Oltre a divulgare un repertorio apprezzato che contraddistingue una parte importante della musica italiana, il volume si rivela utile tanto per il professionista quanto per lo studente desideroso di migliorare le proprie capacità tecniche e strumentali./ Recueil / Basson

Exercises and studies in this book have been written for the specific purpose of supplementing any of the elementary methods available. The book is in no way intended to serve as a method or as a course of progressive instruction for the Bassoon. This book is divided into two general classifications: studies for rhythmic development and scale, arpeggio, and interval exercises which are so indispensable in mastering any instrument.

Sunset Song op.42 for bassoon and piano was written and premiered in 1994 at the Los Angeles Museum of Art, Bing Theatre. It is the composer´s second large work featuring the bassoon as soloist (after Hexen) and like Hexen it is also dedicated to bassoonist Judith Farmer who premiered it with the composer at the piano.Sunset Song is technically a tour de force for both the bassoon and the piano. It is happy, sensuous, obsessive and at times mocking - often reflecting the time in which it was written and the events of a Mexico tour that followed the first performance during which the piece underwent revisions.The piece starts with an introduction played by the bassoon almost entirely. This introduction uses elements of 1950s pop music. A middle section follows where a static -almost Middle Eastern- ostinato rhythmic pattern beats with increasing tension. This pattern is then transformed to a Latin beat which finally returns the piece to the opening mood. The bassoon ends the piece in an irreverent tone, with a pitch written two octaves above the official limit of the instrument's register. The title Sunset Song was inspired by California's sunsets and the sun setting on the Pacific Ocean. / Basson Et Piano

Mozart wrote the five Divertimenti for Wind Sextet between the years 1775 and 1777 when he was living in Salzburg. The Italian title is reminiscent of simple 'light? music, but the pieces' melodic ingenuity and colourful writing for winds show it to be chamber music of the highest quality. / 2 Hautbois, 2 Cors Et 2 Bassons