PARTITIONS GRATUITES :
- Bassoon, etc

By Gabriel Beavers, bassoon. By Gordon Jacob (1895-1986). For bassoon solo & ensemble. Mark Masters. Audio CD. Published by Mark Custom Music

By Michael Burns, bassoon; InA!ra Zandmane, piano. By Various. For bassoon solo. Mark Masters. Audio CD. Duration 65:52. Published by Mark Custom Music

Mixed Trios. By Various. Arranged by Daniel Kelley. For Cello or Bassoon. Trios. Music for Three. Late 19th/Early 20th Century Favorites. Level: Intermediate/Advanced. Part 3. Published by Last Resort Music Publishing.

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

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

Grade 4
Former Spartan Press Cat. No.: SP1164.

By Barton Cummings. For 3 Bassoons and contrabassoon. Published by Musik Fabrik (French import).

Book with Online Audio. Composed by Various. Edited by Linda Rutherford. Arranged by Leonard Sharrow. Master Solos. Play Along. Softcover Audio Online. 36 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

1 Solo Bassoon - Grade 4

SKU: FL.FX073732

Composed by Pascal Proust. Original Composition. Classical, Educational. Solo Part. FLEX Editions #FX073732. Published by FLEX Editions (FL.FX073732).

A piece for a concert or a contest, of intermediate level, mixing humor and virtuosity. - Pascal PROUST ;

A piece to be played from 7 years of practice. ; Instruments: 1 Solo Bassoon; Difficuly Level: Grade 4.