Bassoon & Piano or CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 2

SKU: MA.EMR-50833

Melodies pour Debutants / Melodien fur Anfanger. Composed by Bertrand Moren. Score and parts. Duration 24'54. Editions Marc Reift #EMR 50833. Published by Editions Marc Reift (MA.EMR-50833).

Cinderella / Sleeping Beauty / The Toy Festival / Funny Cats / A Dog's Life / Pirates / Serenade and Arabesque / Irish Variations / Russian Variations / A Russian Fantasy.

Bassoon and Piano

SKU: ST.C181

Composed by Graham Sheen. Wind & brass music. Clifton Edition #C181. Published by Clifton Edition (ST.C181).

ISBN 9790570811816.

Polka-dotsThere are three contrasting types of expression for the bassoonist here. The opening phrase is staccato which is followed (at bar 11) by a sustained counter melody. Finally (at bar 19) both these effects are combined in a second melody which needs very clear dynamic playing.

M onkey Puzzle
Sustai ning the sound while rearticulating the notes is important in this piece. In other words, the opening should be played almost slurred. Be aware of the changing harmonies underneath the held notes in the bassoon part.

Seri ous Song
Long but separate notes contrast with real legato. The main theme is marked tenuto, so full value for each note, especially ending notes. Even the quavers aren’t very short at this speed. Try to make the richest sound you can like, for example, a fine Russian baritone.
Three Pieces for Bassoon and Piano

Grade 1
Former Spartan Press Cat. No.: SP1161.

(Bassoon and Piano). Composed by Elena Kats-Chernin (1957-). For Bassoon, Piano. Boosey and Hawkes Chamber Music. Softcover. Bote and Bock #M202523384. Published by Bote and Bock

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!

Th e 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
Everyo ne 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.

Rheu manian 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.

Bassoon and Piano. By Carol Barratt. (Bassoon). Boosey and Hawkes Chamber Music. Size 9x12 inches. 53 pages. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

Danse russe = Russischer Tanz. By Oskar Bohme. For bassoon and piano. Swiss import. Level: 4 . Score and parts. Published by Editions Marc Reift. (EMR 2212)

Bassoon & Piano or CD Play Back / Play Along - Grade 3

SKU: MA.EMR-54432

Composed by Bertrand Moren. Score and parts. Duration 25'24. Editions Marc Reift #EMR 54432. Published by Editions Marc Reift (MA.EMR-54432).

1. A Russian Fantasy / 2. Variations On A Nordic Song / 3. The Wild West Adventure / 4. The Conquest Of Space / 5. Sonata Classica.