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CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FOR BASSOON

Contemporary bassoon music, featuring modern bassoon compositions and significant new bassoon works. It highlights avant-garde bassoon pieces, showcasing new repertoire and scores, including works by Lior Navok.

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

This section presents contemporary chamber music featuring bassoon, encompassing diverse modern bassoon chamber compositions and significant new chamber music with bassoon. It highlights cutting-edge bassoon ensemble pieces, representing innovative and progressive repertoire, including works by Lior Navok.

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
 

This section explores contemporary vocal music featuring bassoon, encompassing diverse modern vocal pieces and significant new vocal compositions with bassoon. It highlights cutting-edge vocal and bassoon collaborations, representing innovative repertoire, including works by Lior Navok.

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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