Bassoon SKU: SU.94010764 For Bassoon. Composed by James Lee III. W...(+)
Bassoon
SKU:
SU.94010764
For
Bassoon. Composed by
James Lee III. Woodwinds,
Bassoon. Score. Subito
Music Corporation
#94010764. Published by
Subito Music Corporation
(SU.94010764).
Dedicated to
Bryan Young, Principal
Bassoon, Baltimore
Chamber OrchestraBassoon
Duration: 5'3 Composed:
2020 Published by: Subito
Music Publishing PROGRAM
NOTE: The year 2020
has definitely been a
very challenging year
with many upheavals.
During this time of the
COVID-19 health crisis,
wearing masks, and high
racial tensions, I
decided to compose four
short solo woodwind works
for flute, oboe,
clarinet, and bassoon,
which represent the core
woodwind section in an
orchestra. I was inspired
to compose these short
pieces after I first
heard Igor Stravinsky's
three short pieces for
clarinet, which totals a
little more than four
minutes in duration. I
thought that it would be
nice to highlight and
honor my African-American
male colleagues in the
orchestral music world. I
wanted to celebrate the
fact that they are the
principal player in the
section of their
respective orchestras.
The short pieces are as
follows: Principal
Brother No. 1 for flute
solo for Demarre McGill,
Principal Flute of the
Seattle Symphony
Orchestra, Principal
Brother No. 2 for oboe
solo for Titus Underwood,
Principal Oboe of the
Nashville Symphony
Orchestra, Principal
Brother No. 3 for
clarinet solo for Anthony
McGill, Principal
Clarinet of the New York
Philharmonic, and
Principal Brother No. 4
for bassoon solo for
Bryan Young, Principal
Bassoon of the Baltimore
Chamber Orchestra. These
works all begin with
notes that are
representative of their
name; D for Demarre, B
for Titus (ti in
solfège starting on
C), A for Anthony, and Bb
for Bryan. There is also
a rhythmic figure in the
opening measures of each
piece, which represent
the utterance of their
names. All four of these
works are rhapsodic in
nature with elements of
improvisation. - James
Lee III.
Bassoon SKU: ST.C383 Composed by Louis Drouet. Wind & brass music. Clifto...(+)
Bassoon
SKU:
ST.C383
Composed by
Louis Drouet. Wind &
brass music. Clifton
Edition #C383. Published
by Clifton Edition
(ST.C383).
ISBN
9790570813834.
A Study in all Keys
for Bassoon,
(transcribed by Martin
Gatt from Study in
all Keys for Flute
by Louis
Drouet)..
The
first edition of this
work was published by
Phylloscopus Publications
in
2000.
Drouet’s
Study in all
Keys is typically
virtuosic and technically
demanding, and well
suited to the flute. It
extends over 365 bars,
moving through all the
tonalities, as the title
suggests. There is no
comparable exercise in
the bassoon repertoire,
and Martin Gatt has
provided a transcription
of this teaching aid for
the benefit of post-Grade
8 students.
Louis
Drouet (1792 – 1873)
was a famous flautist,
born in Amsterdam. It is
recorded that he played
at the Paris
Conservatoire, aged
seven, and that he was a
composition pupil of
Méhul and Reicha. He
toured with his father in
the early years of the
19th century, and was
appointed court soloist
to the King of Holland in
1808. A similar
appointment with the
Emperor of France
followed in 1811. He was
a very successful
performer and when the
monarchy was restored in
France, he became first
flute in the Royal
Chapel. In 1817, he
appeared in London to
great acclaim. He spent
three years in Naples as
Director of the Royal
Opera, then disappeared
from view until
Mendelssohn persuaded him
to return to the concert
circuit. He visited
Paris, London, New York
and Frankfurt, and spent
15 years in Gotha,
Germany.
Bassoon
solo Former Spartan
Press Cat. No.:
PP340.
