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CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FOR BASSOON

Contemporary Bassoon Music | Modern Bassoon Compositions | Bassoon Sheet Music Contemporary | New Bassoon Works | Contemporary Bassoon Pieces | Innovative Bassoon Music | Bassoon Music by Modern Composers | Bassoon Music Arrangements | Contemporary Bassoon Repertoire | Modern Bassoon Solos | Bassoon Music for Today | Avant-Garde Bassoon Compositions | Contemporary Bassoon Scores | Bassoon Performance Music | New Music for Bassoon

BASSOON CHAMBER MUSIC

CHAMBER MUSIC

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Ex Silentium (From the Silence)
11' ​| bassoon and piano

 

Jongleurs       (coming up)

10' | reed trio | oboe, clarinet and bassoon 


Trio for Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn
5' | ​clarinet, bassoon and horn

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Slippery Trapeze

10' | ​clarinet, alto saxophone and bassoon


Quartet for Flute, Clarinet Bassoon and Harp
27' | flute (doubles piccolo and alto flute), clarinet, bassoon and harp

Six Short Stories for Woodwind Quintet
12' | flute / piccolo, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon

Tetris
for double wind quintet
18' | 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons

Three Episodes for Chamber Ensemble
for chamber ensemble
12' | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, percussion (1), piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass

Contemporary chamber music with bassoon | Modern bassoon chamber music | Chamber music repertoire featuring bassoon | New chamber music with bassoon | Cutting-edge bassoon chamber compositions | Contemporary bassoon ensemble pieces | Innovative chamber music repertoire including bassoon | Latest bassoon chamber compositions | Progressive bassoon chamber music |

VOCAL MUSIC WITH BASSOON

VOCAL MUSIC WITH FLUTE


Bestiarius (The Book of Monsters and Creatures)

for alto/mezzo-soprano and ensemble

11' | alto / mezzo-soprano, flute / piccolo, clarinet, bassoon, violin, percussion (2), harpsichord
 

Contemporary vocal music with bassoon | Modern vocal pieces featuring bassoon | Vocal music repertoire with bassoon accompaniment | New vocal compositions with bassoon | Cutting-edge vocal and bassoon collaborations | Contemporary vocal ensemble pieces with bassoon | Innovative vocal music repertoire with bassoon | Vocal pieces with bassoon accompaniment |

STAGE MUSIC WITH BASSOON

Stage Muic


Gitz & Spitz 

for actor and chamber ensemble

50' | actor; clarinet, alto saxophone, bassoon; horn; trumpet; trombone, tuba and percussion (1) 

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The Adventures of Pinocchio

for three actors and woodwind quintet / orchestra

61' | 3 actors (F,M,M), flute / piccolo, oboe / English horn, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano

OR:

3 actors (F,M,M), flute / piccolo, oboe / English-horn, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion (1), harp, piano, strings
 

BASSOON AND ORCHESTRA

orch

 Orchestral repertoire featuring bassoon | New orchestral music with bassoon 


The Spanish Songs

for soprano, bassoon and chamber orchestra

11' | soprano solo, bassoon solo, 2 clarinets, percussion (1) harp, celesta and strings
 

Sheet Music for Bassoon:

List of Key 20th–21st Century Bassoon Repertoire

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  • Arnold, Malcolm – Fantasy for Bassoon, Op. 86 – solo bassoon – 1966

  • Berio, Luciano – Sequenza XII – solo bassoon – 1995

  • Bonneau, Paul – Deux Caprices en Forme de Valse – solo bassoon – 1950s

  • Bozza, Eugène – Douze Caprices – solo bassoon – 1950s

  • Brandon, Jenni – Colored Stones – solo bassoon – 2011

  • Bruns, Victor – Four Virtuoso Recital Pieces, Op. 93 – solo bassoon – 1980s

  • Denisov, Edison – Sonata for Bassoon and Piano – bassoon and piano – 1982

  • Dutilleux, Henri – Sarabande et Cortège – bassoon and piano – 1942

  • Etler, Alvin – Sonata for Bassoon and Piano – bassoon and piano – 1951

  • Françaix, Jean – Divertissement – bassoon and piano – 1942

  • Gubaidulina, Sofia – Concerto for Bassoon and Low Strings – bassoon and orchestra – 1975

  • Hindemith, Paul – Sonata for Bassoon and Piano – bassoon and piano – 1938

  • Jacob, Gordon – Partita – bassoon and piano – 1934

  • Jeanjean, Paul – Prélude et Scherzo – bassoon and piano – 1911

  • Jolivet, André – Concerto for Bassoon, Strings, Harp, and Piano – bassoon and orchestra – 1954

  • Koechlin, Charles – Sonata for Bassoon and Piano, Op. 71 – bassoon and piano – 1918

  • Mignone, Francisco – 16 Waltzes – solo bassoon – 1930s

  • Mignone, Francisco – Concertino for Bassoon and Orchestra – bassoon and orchestra – 1957

  • Mignone, Francisco – Sonatina for Bassoon and Piano – bassoon and piano – 1961

  • Osborne, Willson – Rhapsody – solo bassoon – 1958

  • Panufnik, Andrzej – Bassoon Concerto – bassoon and orchestra – 1985

  • Paterson, Robert – Sonata for Bassoon and Piano – bassoon and piano – 2001

  • Poulenc, Francis – Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano – chamber ensemble – 1926

  • Rautavaara, Einojuhani – Bassoon Sonata – bassoon and piano – 1970

  • Saint-Saëns, Camille – Sonata for Bassoon and Piano, Op. 168 – bassoon and piano – 1921

  • Schuller, Gunther – Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (Eine Kleine Fagottmusik) – bassoon and orchestra – 1985

  • Strauss, Richard – Duet-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon with String Orchestra and Harp – chamber concerto – 1947

  • Šulek, Stjepan – Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra – bassoon and orchestra – 1950s

  • Tansman, Alexandre – Sonatine – bassoon and piano – 1952

  • Tower, Joan – Red Maple – bassoon and orchestra – 2013

  • Villa-Lobos, Heitor – Ciranda das Sete Notas – bassoon and orchestra – 1933

  • Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe – Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra – bassoon and orchestra – 1992

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