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Bassoon Alone
Davis, William D. Elegy and Dance for Solo Bassoon
$14.00
This is a very accessible work including some multiphonics, timbre trills, “feathered” beaming, and quarter-tones. Clear, easily-understood directions for the quarter-tones and timbre trills have been provided by the composer.
Flament, Edouard Two Cadenzas for the Mozart Bassoon Concerto, K. 191
$6.00
These were the favorite cadenzas of the great French bassoonist Maurice Allard.
Bassoon and Piano / Organ / Harpsichord
Boda, John Caprice for Bassoon and Piano
$12.00
An original work by this outstanding American composer, dating from his years of graduate study at the Eastman School of Music.
Cools, Eugene Concertstück for Bassoon and Piano
$14.00
This Concerstück is a single-movement work with some sections of contrasting tempo, meter, and thematic material. This work was the Paris Conservatory contest piece in 1910.
Flament Élégie pour basson et orgue, op. 1
$10.00
This is the first known composition specifically for bassoon and organ, written by one of our most distinguished colleagues. The harmonic language is reminiscent of Massenet. This is a beautiful piece, equally appropriate for use in a church service or on a recital. FIRST PUBLICATION.
Bernard Heiden Adagio for Bassoon and Piano
$15.00
This is Heiden’s own piano reduction of the third movement of his 1949 Concerto for Small Orchestra. He borrowed melodic material from other instruments to expand the original bassoon part, creating a lovely recital piece. Most of the work is in tenor clef and is suitable for advanced high school students and beyond.
Eugène Jancourt Cantiléne, op. 59
$13.00
Many bassoonists consider this piece to be one of Jancourt’s loveliest compositions. It employs the bassoon’s range from the bottom B-flat to the top one and features several cadenza-like passages in which the soloist can demonstrate their musicianship and emotional depth.
Eugène Jancourt Melodic Etude in E minor, op. 119
$10.00
This work for bassoon and piano is written in a modified rondo form. The composer intersperses technical passages with sections of lyric playing. He included an ossia for the most technically challenging measure of the piece.
Eugène Jancourt Reverie, op. 61
$10.00
This work is shorter in length than the Cantiléne, op. 59, but still offers the soloist many opportunities for expressive playing. The work was recorded by bassoonist William D. Davis and fortepianist Beverly Dutton on the Bravura CD label.
Eugène Jancourt Romance sans paroles, op. 113
$8.00
Melodic work by the prolific bassoonist/composer/pedagogue Jancourt; great for introducing or strengthening familiarity with tenor clef as well as an effective recital piece.
Ulysses Kay Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
$11.00
This one-movement piece was composed in 1941 while Kay was studying at Yale with Paul Hindemith. The Sonata for Bassoon and Piano has been unavailable for fifty years and is now presented for the first time in a clean, legible edition.
Bruno Labate Polka Intermezzo for Bassoon and Piano
$10.00
A charming piece by the Principal Oboist of the New York Philharmonic. Labate is well known among oboists for his pedagogical/recital pieces. This work for bassoon and piano was dedicated to the composer’s colleague, Benjamin Kohon, Principal Bassoonist of the NYP.
W. A. Mozart Adagio from the Basset Clarinet Concerto, K. 622
$10.00
The Bassoonists’ Revenge! Tired of hearing clarinetists play K. 191? This is the beautiful second movement of Mozart’s final wind concerto, popularized by Meryl Streep and Robert Redford in the film "Out of Africa." Bruce Gbur has transcribed the original basset clarinet version for bassoon and piano. The work fits the bassoon wonderfully, from high C to low B-flat.
Nicolas Nabokov Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
$24.00
The Russian-American composer Nabokov was an important figure in American musical life during the 1940-1970s. This two-movement Sonata displays the influence of his good friend Stravinsky as well as Shostakovich. This is a significant addition to the twentieth-century solo repertoire.
Max d'Ollone Romance et Tarentelle pour Basson et Piano
$13.00
Max d’Ollone was one of the composition professors at the Paris Conservatory during the early twentieth century. He wrote this work for the annual bassoon juries in 1928 and dedicated it to Léon Lettelier, the bassoon professor at that time. The Tarentelle calls for moderate technique from the solo bassoonist; great recital piece.
Alberto Orefici Adagio for Bassoon and Piano
$7.00
Orefici was a student of Jancourt at the Paris Conservatory. He followed his teacher’s example by composing the well-known Melodic Studies and Bravura Studies for bassoon. It is not widely known that Orefici composed several pieces for solo bassoon and piano. This Adagio was originally published in Paris in the first decade of the twentieth century.
Alberto Orefici Two Pieces for Bassoon and Piano [Elegy & Scherzo]
$11.00
This is the Fist Edition of these two works by the Italian virtuoso and pedagogue Alberto Orefici. They both display his fondness for “flat-heavy” tonalities and idiomatic writing for the bassoon.
David Ott Suite for Bassoon and Piano
$24.00
This three-movement work was commissioned in honor of Christopher Weait’s retirement from The Ohio State University. David Ott has served as the composer-in-residence with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and has twice been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Music.
Blythe Owen Diversion for Bassoon and Piano, op. 42, No. 1
$14.00
Dr. Blythe Owen had teaching career that spanned almost eighty years. She was the first woman to receive a doctorate in composition from the Eastman School of Music. Her holograph states “for Bassoon and Harpsichord (or Piano)” but contains a wealth of dynamic indications not possible on the harpsichord. The editor recommends that an electronic keyboard be used to achieve both the harpsichord timbre and the given dynamics.
Verne Reynolds Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
$30.00
Reynolds composed this work in 1999 as a contribution to the 20th-century repertoire of the bassoon. This is a dark and serious work for the most part. The three movements are technically and musically challenging.
Mark A. Stupp Charlie is My Darling: Variations on a Scottish Folksong for Bassoon and Piano
$14.00
This work was composed for Dan Duncan. The minor-mode tune dates back to the final Jacobite rebellion (19 August 1745 through 16 April 1746). Mark Stupp set this piece as a theme and six variations utilizing his own Late Romantic harmonic language. He departed from the tune’s traditional sound by setting the final variation in the major mode.
Mark A. Stupp Morning Has Broken: Reflections on a Gaelic Melody
$8.00
This is s setting of the familiar hymn tune, suitable for use in a church service or as part of a recital set.
A. J. Vaas Variations on "Im tiefen Keller" for Bassoon and Piano
$14.00
This is the first publication of this chrming work by German-American composer A. J. Vaas. He was active as a composer and Band conductor during the Civil War. This set of variations on the popular nineteenth-century song is Vaas’s only known work for solo instrument. The piece is also published with orchestral accompaniment.
Bassoon, Voice, and Piano
Bach, C.P.E. “Gott, sieh dein Volk” from Die Israeliten in der Wüste
$12.00
Aria for Baritone Voice, Bassoon, and Piano; includes two scores and solo bassoon part.
Greene, Novie Two Irish Songs for Male Voice, Bassoon, and Piano
$16.00
"The Breastplate of St. Patrick" and "O, South Wind" have been set for male voice, obbligato bassoon, and keyboard by composer and voice teacher Novie Greene. The first song is great for Confirmation Services in church.
Bassoon Duets
Flament, Edouard Air and Variations in F major, op. 43
$10.00
Originally published as part of Flament’s Method for Bassoon, this charming duet is published independently for the first time.
Sidney Twinn, arr. Twelve Old English Songs for Two Bassoons
$12.00
These works have were arranged by English violinist Twinn to provide a great source of recital or sight-reading material. They are particularly useful in helping students become familiarized with tenor clef.
Bassoon Duet with Piano
Edmund Siennicki The Peace Bird
$15.00
This beautiful work for two bassoons and piano was composed in the late 1940s after the conclusion of WW II. The piece features Impressionistic harmonies in the piano part and chains of suspensions between the two bassoons.
Bassoon Quartets
Dubensky, Arcady Prelude and Fugue for Four Bassoons
$16.00
A serious, original work for bassoon quartet that has been long unavailable. Score and four parts.
Gillis, Don A Memory for Bassoon Quartet
$10.00
A beautiful original quartet composed while Gillis was an administrator at the National Music Camp at Interlochen, MI.
Bassoon Choir
Gabrieli, Giovanni/William Waterhouse Sonata pian’ e forte
$22.00
The distinguished British bassoonist and musicologist William Waterhouse transcribed Gabrieli’s 1597 masterpiece for an ensemble of eight bassoons. A video performance of this work is viewable on YouTube, presented by Yoshi Ishikawa and the University of Colorado bassoon studio.
Contrabassoon Alone
Grant Louvier The Machine Who Longs to be Human
$14.00
This is a very accessible, effective work for solo contrabassoon by oboist/composer Grant Louvier. The piece employs a small amount of “feathered” notation and exploits the full range of the traditional contrabassoon.
Contrabassoon and Piano
Corina, John Divertimento for Contrabassoon and Piano
$25.00
John Corina composed this four-movement work in 2000 at the request of Bruce Gbur. The contrabassoon part lies within a two-and-a-half octave range and should be within the technicalabilities of an advanced collegiate player.
Walter S. Hartley Contra-Piece for Contra-Bass Woodwind and Piano
$14.00
Hartley wrote this short work in memory of his friend, the legendary saxophonist Sigurd Rascher. The set includes solo parts for contrabass saxophone, contrabass clarinet, and contrabassoon. The composer has noted that the work can be played by the next instrument an octave higher in each family as Andante for ________ and Piano.
John Van der Slice Duo for Contrabassoon and Piano
$26.00
This challenging work was written for contrabassoonist Henry Skolnick, who has recorded it commercially. It requires professional-level technique and a command of the instrument’s upper register.
Contrabassoon and Narrator
Luigi Zaninelli The Pobble Who Has No Toes
$13.00
“An Entertainment for Contrabassoon, Narrator, and Dinner Bell,” This piece features one of Edward Lear’s most beloved nonsense poems. The set includes a score for the narrator and a “solo” part for the contrabassoonist to eliminate page turns.
Clarinet Alone
Robert Mueller Wisps
$13.00
This wonderful work for solo clarinet was composed for Robert Spring, Professor of Clarinet at Arizona State University. The pieceis technically challenging but does not require the use of any extended performance techniques.
Clarinet and Piano / Organ
Grandval, Marie de Deux pièces pour Clarinette et Piano
$13.00
The two pieces in this set (Invocation and Slavic Air) epitomize the Late Romantic style in France. They include many opportunities for individual interpretation and expressive playing.
Edward Burlingame Hill Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano
$20.00
Hill taught orchestration and a variety of other music classes at Harvard University. His pupils include Leonard Bernstein, Elliott Carter, and Irving Fine. After his retirement in 1940 Hill left Cambridge for his summer home in New Hampshire and continued to compose. The Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano dates from 1952 and was dedicated to Hill’s friend, the clarinetist and fellow composer Burnet C. Tuthill.
Johann Melchior Molter Concerto No. 1 for E-flat Clarinet and Piano
$20.00
Molter is given credit for composing the earliest clarinet concertos, but for the piccolo D Clarinet. Dr. K. Tod Kerstetter has kept the solo parts in the original keys and transposed the piano accompaniments so that these classic works may be played on the E-flat Clarinet used today. Players tired of practicing Till and Symphonie fantastique can test their mettle on original solo literature.
Johann Melchior Molter Concerto No. 3 for E-flat Clarinet and Piano
$20.00
Molter is given credit for composing the earliest clarinet concertos, but for the piccolo D Clarinet. Dr. K. Tod Kerstetter has kept the solo parts in the original keys and transposed the piano accompaniments so that these classic works may be played on the E-flat Clarinet used today. Players tired of practicing Till and Symphonie fantastique can test their mettle on original solo literature.
W. A. Mozart Adagio from the Clarinet Concerto, K. 622
$15.00
Dr. K. Tod Kerstetter has arranged the orchestral accompaniment of this movement for organ to facilitate performances in an ecclesiastical setting. He has included two different organ scores in order to allow the solo part to be played in the original key by either B-flat or A clarinet.
Verne Reynolds Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
$33.00
The Clarinet Sonata was composed in 1987 for Kenneth Grant during his first year as Professor of Clarinet at the Eastman School of Music. The work is in four movements and displays the composer’s synthesis of a variety of compositional techniques. The technical challenges presented in this work place it firmly in the repertoire of professional players and advanced graduate students.
Frank Sidorfsky Morsel for Clarinet and Piano
$10.00
A charming, witty piece by Frank Sidorfsky, Emeritus Professor of Clarinet at Kansas State University. This work is perfect for inclusion on a recital or as an encore.
Clarinet and Voice
Frank Sidorfsky Psalm for Mezzo-Soprano and Clarinet
$12.00