Bassoon and Piano SKU: ST.C130 Composed by Mark Tanner. Wind & brass musi...(+)
Bassoon and Piano
SKU:
ST.C130
Composed by
Mark Tanner. Wind & brass
music. Clifton Edition
#C130. Published by
Clifton Edition
(ST.C130).
ISBN
9790570811304.
As I
sit myself down to write
this brief foreword, I
ask myself can there be
music more stirring than
these old Cornish folk
melodies? Though not
Cornish myself (I confess
to being born a little
further up the road, in
Bristol), I feel I have
spent sufficient time in
these 'ere parts to
resonate with the sturdy
brass band tradition that
continues to permeate
this incomparably
beautiful, rugged county.
One can almost detect a
French 'accent' when
listening to the piano
music of Debussy, and
likewise, speaking as a
lapsed brass player,
there is undoubtedly
something of the Cornish
twang about Trelawny when
played on a cornet or
euphonium. Then again,
one gets a different, yet
entirely convincing
effect upon hearing these
melodies rendered on
woodwind instruments;
hence, with a little
gamesmanship on my part,
I am pleased to see my
collection of these
fifteen delectable
ditties come to fruition
in the form of
arrangements for treble
clef brass instruments
(in B flat and E flat),
trombone and tuba (bass
clef), horn in F, flute,
clarinet and bassoon.
While many will find
themselves humming the
likes of Going up
Camborne Hill, Lamorna or
The Helston Furry Dance
even before they have
turned to the first page
- for these are indelibly
intertwined with Cornish
culture – I wonder if I
might draw your attention
to The Cornish Squire,
The Pool of Pilate and
Cold Blows the Wind Today
Sweetheart, which are
quite simply sublime
melodies, perhaps needing
that extra bit of help in
bringing them to mind
nowadays. In the best
tradition of musical
hand-me-downs, Cornish
folk music works equally
ideally sung and played,
and only by doing so on a
regular basis can such
traditions hope to
continue forward with
vigour and authority. A
legitimate way of
achieving this is to
revitalise the harmonic
scheme of these ancient
tunes and bring them up
to date for a modern
audience; after all, it
was such an approach that
fuelled the imagination
of Benjamin Britten and
Ralph Vaughan Williams in
decades past, while
skilfully paying homage
to the underlying charm
and, for want of a better
word, simplicity, of the
original music. But this
is only a start – for
without an energetic
response from younger
generations, Cornish folk
music is destined to
wither on the vine in
much the same way as is
happening with the
Cornish dialect. So, put
your instrument to your
lips and proceed, not
with caution, but with
enthusiasm and a smile,
for your great
grandparents (and perhaps
even their grandparents)
would surely raise a
glass if they could hear
you doing your bit to
ensure the survival of
this splendid
heritage. Timeless
Cornish melodies, cooked
up for hungry clarinet
players Grades
1–4 Former Spartan
Press Cat. No.:
SP1219.
Bassoon and Piano SKU: ST.C184 Composed by Graham Sheen. Wind & brass mus...(+)
Bassoon and Piano
SKU:
ST.C184
Composed by
Graham Sheen. Wind &
brass music. Clifton
Edition #C184. Published
by Clifton Edition
(ST.C184).
ISBN
9790570811847.
March of the
Day The
subtitle says it all, I
think. The piece has
three main ideas each in
the contrasting keys of
Bb, Eb and F majors. Can
you find a different
character for each one?
The danger for
bassoonists in this sort
of piece is that
everything can sound
accented, so be careful
to follow the
articulation marks as
closely as you
can.
Rondo
lettinetto Th
is is all about building
phrases through
repetition. It relies
largely, therefore, on
control of the sound. Try
to achieve a really
obvious contrast of
character between the
opening phrases and the
less refined con spirito
episode. This might be
played just a touch
faster than the opening
and closing sections, if
you wish. There is a hint
of gentle parody in this
piece if you can find a
way of expressing that
too.
Sand-
dance
Kid This
piece stretches the
compass and range of
expression even further.
There are very obvious
contrasts of staccato and
legato and the phrase
lengths of the middle
section are far from
regular. Try to scale
down the dynamics at the
end so that you end as
softly as you can
play. Three Pieces for
Bassoon and
Piano
Bassoon and Piano SKU: ST.C183 Composed by Graham Sheen. Wind & brass mus...(+)
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
Bassoon and Piano - intermediate SKU: BT.AMP-430-400 Arranged by Philip S...(+)
Bassoon and Piano -
intermediate
SKU:
BT.AMP-430-400
Arranged by Philip
Sparke. Anglo Music
Play-Along Series. Book
with CD. Composed 2015.
40 pages. Anglo Music
Press #AMP 430-400.
Published by Anglo Music
Press (BT.AMP-430-400).
ISBN 9789043148610.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Part of the
Anglo Music Play-Along
Series, Philip
Sparke’s 15
Intermediate Christmas
Carols is aimed
at the young
instrumentalist who can
play about an octave and
a half and follows on
from Sparke’s
15 Easy
ChristmasCarols.
Specifically tailored to
suit the individual
instrument, this book
introduces the developing
player to the
world’s most
popular Christmas tunes
by selecting simple yet
attractive melodies that
fit their limited range.
The book willprovide
invaluable additional
material to complement
any teaching method and
includes both piano
accompaniment and a
demo/play-along
CD.
Philip Sparkes
15 Intermediate
Christmas Carols
sind Teil der Reihe Anglo
Music Play-Along und
richten sich an junge
Instrumentalisten, die
einen Tonumfang von
ungefähr eineinhalb
Oktaven beherrschen. Die
Ausgabe schließt sich
anSparkes 15 Easy
Christmas Carols
an. Für diesen Band
wurden einfache und
zugleich ansprechende
Melodien ausgewählt,
die genau auf das
jeweilige Instrument
zugeschnitten sind, sich
für dessen begrenzten
Tonumfang eignen, und den
soSchüler an die
weltweit beliebtesten
Weihnachtslieder
heranführen. 15
Intermediate Christmas
Carols bietet
damit wertvolles
Ergänzungsmaterial,
das zu jeder
Instrumentalschulepasst
und sowohl eine
Klavierbegleitung als
auch einePlay-Along-CD
enthält.
Bassoon (bassoon/piano) SKU: HL.48181173 For Bassoon and Piano. Co...(+)
Bassoon (bassoon/piano)
SKU: HL.48181173
For Bassoon and
Piano. Composed by
Eugè and ne Bozza.
Leduc. Classical.
Softcover. 8 pages.
Alphonse Leduc #AL20421.
Published by Alphonse
Leduc (HL.48181173).
UPC: 888680861698.
9.0x12.0x0.058
inches.
To this
day, Eugene Bozza
(1905-1991) remains one
of the most prolific
composers for wind
instruments, despite
being a violinist
himself. His Fantasy for
bassoon and piano is no
exception to the
composer's success.
During his studies at the
Paris Conservatoire,
Bozza won prizes for
violin, conducting and
composition, as well as
the Grand Prix de Rome.
He then conducted the
orchestra of the
Opera-Comique and became
Head of the Conservatoire
in Valenciennes, whilst
remaining a prominent
composer. Composed in
1945, Bozza's Fantasy for
bassoon and piano is a
virtuosic work,
addressing advanced
features including
complex rhythms,
chromaticism, a wide
range and articulation.
As music educationalist,
Paul Griffiths has
written of Bozza's
compositions, his works
reveal melodic fluency,
elegance of structure and
a consistently sensitive
concern of instrumental
capabilities..
Bassoon (bassoon/piano) SKU: HL.48181054 For Bassoon and Piano. Co...(+)
Bassoon (bassoon/piano)
SKU: HL.48181054
For Bassoon and
Piano. Composed by
Henri Dutilleux. Leduc.
Classical. Softcover. 8
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL20097. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48181054).
UPC:
888680787059. 9x12
inches.
Internation
ally 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 four
exam 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 (bassoon/piano) SKU: HL.48181006 For Bassoon and Piano. Co...(+)
Bassoon (bassoon/piano)
SKU: HL.48181006
For Bassoon and
Piano. Composed by
Maurice Ravel. Leduc.
Post-1900. Softcover. 4
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL19979. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48181006).
UPC:
888680878726.
9.0x12.0x0.06
inches.
As a
prestigious composer of
the early 20th century,
Maurice Ravel's Piece in
the Habanera Style,
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, Piece
in the Habanera Style
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
elements combined 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 of Piece in
the Habanera Style add to
an irresistible purchase
for aspiring bassoon
players.