Bassoon
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Hatshepsut's Chant and Dance
Composer: Frank, Robert
Instrumentation: Solo and Piano Instruments: Bassoon, Tuba
Genre: Contemporarywith Piano; Queen Hatshepsut was one of the most enigmatic and interesting figures in ancient Egyptian history. She was the only woman to ever rule as "pharaoh" at a time when only males were allowed to hold that position. For this reason she is often depicted in carvings and drawings of the period wearing a beard or a man's clothing. She also had a secret love affair with an architect named Senmut, who designed many beautiful buildings in her day, including the dramatic Deir El-Bahari temple carved out of a jagged cliff in Thebes. Since no music of that period survives, this work is an imagining of a secret chant and private dance Hatshepsut may have performed for Senmut. The work begins with strange and beguiling chants in the bassoon, including exotic "multiphonics." (Bassoon fingerings for the mutiphonics are included with the score and part.) These are accompanied in the piano with musical gestures reflecting the closing of large, stone,tomb doors, marches of the temple priests, and amagical sprinkling of ancient chords. The dance that follows is in the spirit of the infamous "Dance of the Seven Veils," in which, during each section the female dancer sheds another layer of covering and increases the pace. beginning slowly, each of the seven sections build in peed and motion leader both the dancer and her audience into a furious, wild, spinning finale. Learn MoreUpdate Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.From $18.00
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Haunted Chamber, The
Composer: Pardus, William
Instrumentation: Mixed Ensemble Instruments: Bassoon, Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Soprano
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Heavens Awaken, The
Composer: Buss, Howard J.
Instrumentation: Solo and String quartet Instruments: Bassoon, Cello, Viola, Violin
Genre: ContemporaryDedicated to bassoonist Arnold Irchai. The structure of this exciting work is highly symbolic in that it was inspired by the details of the visions of the priest Ezekiel while living with the Jewish exiles in Babylon. Ezekiel saw a powerful, glowing, and complex entity appear in the sky out of a “great cloud.” He believed it to be an appearance of God: “Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.” (Ezekiel 1:5 KJV) The formal scheme of The Heavens Awaken is programmatic in the sense that the sequence of events described in the vision is musically represented in a general way. The serene opening gradually becomes mysterious and gives way to a series of passages that serve as an ominous portent to the arrival of the airborne object. The 4 string instruments, each with 4 strings, 4 tuning pegs, and human-like body shape symbolize the 4 “creatures” of the vision. The bassoon represents the “voice” of what Ezekiel believes is God. It should be noted that many people also have interpreted his vision as a sighting of a UFO, described with the insights and vocabulary of the day. “This significant new addition to the bassoon and string quartet literature is a “must for the advanced bassoonist!” Learn MoreUpdate Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.From $30.00
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Holo
Composer: Liang, Wan-Yun
Instrumentation: Solo and Piano Instruments: Bassoon, Piano
Genre: Contemporarywith Piano
Commissioned by Tainan Symphony Band for Prof.Chia-Chu Hsu
Sponsored by Cultural Affairs Bureau Tainan City Government
for 2021 Asia and Pacific Band Festival
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Island of Enchantment
Composer: Buss, Howard J.
Instrumentation: Mixed Ensemble Instruments: Bassoon, Clarinet, English Horn, Flute, French Horn, Piano
Genre: ContemporaryIsland of Enchantment “5 Vignettes from Puerto Rico” for Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Piano by Howard J. Buss was written during the summer of 2022 for cCarinetist Kathleen Jones and the 40th Anniversary of Camerata Caribe of San Juan Puerto Rico. An English Horn may be used as a substitute for the Horn. Camerata Caribe premiered the work on February 5 2023 in San Juan Puerto Rico. The five movements with their respective durations are:
I. Sunrise Paints the Land (2’16”)
II. To the Shore “Arecibo” (2’10”)
III. Glowing Water “La Parguera” (2’14”)
IV. The Rain Forest “El Yunque” (2’10”)
V. Mongoosian Intrigues (2’35”)
Duration: 11’25” (without pauses)
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Jig Fugue
Composer: Bach, Johan Sebastian Arranger: Bolasky, Douglas R.
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Bassoon
Genre: BaroqueExcellent for a concert or church service. This a nice challenge for a High School and evena College Bassoon Quartet. BWV 577. Learn MoreUpdate Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.From $17.00
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Levi's Dream
Composer: Buss, Howard J.
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Bassoon
Genre: ContemporaryThis colorful work showcases the agility and rich sonority of the instruments. The title refers to an imagined dream of Levi, the namesake of the Israelite Tribe. The Levites were known for their involvement in priestly duties and music. Although the composition is loosely programmatic, much of the music has a distinctly Middle-eastern quality. The soulful nature of the slower sections is enhanced by the expressive, luscious ambience of the ensemble. The composition features two sections with original tunes in the style of Jewish folk songs. One is slow and contemplative, the other jubilant. Levi’s Dream an audience-friendly work appropriate for the concert hall or in a house of worship. Multiple players may be used on each part to expand the ensemble. Learn MoreUpdate Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.From $20.00
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Little Suite
Composer: Hanna, Reed
Instrumentation: Duet Instruments: Bassoon
Genre: ContemporaryLittle Suite is a short work for bassoon and bass clarinet that I wrote in 2013-2014 as a gift for my friends Shannon Lowe (bassoon) and Peter Geldrich (Clarinet. The Movements are written in three distinct musical styles: the first movement is inspired by clarinet lines in the opening section of Stravinsky’s Symphonies of Wind Instruments, and the second movement by the Passacaglia in Krzysztof Penderecki’s Symphony No.3. The third movement is an original dance tune that I sometimes jokingly like to refer to as a 3/4 rhumba.
The version for two bassoons came as an afterthought after I had performed the piece for the first time with a bass clarinetist. The two bassoon iteration not all that different from the original, but sounds remarkably different because of the same instrumental timbre.
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Miniature Overture
Composer: Tchaikovsky, Peter Arranger: Kaucher, Craig
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Bassoon
Genre: RomanticFrom "The Nutcracker" Learn MoreUpdate Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.From $14.00
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Modern Suite of Ancient Tunes
Composer: Emmons, Stephen
Instrumentation: Solo and Piano Instruments: Bassoon, Piano
Genre: Contemporarywith Piano
Modern Suite of Ancient Tunes employs early melodies from three sources. The first movement, Westron Wynde, is based on an early 16th century melody from the time of Henry VIII. It was used as the cantus firmus in masses by English composers during the Renaissance, the most famous of whom is John Taverner (c. 1490-1545). The bassoon plays a freely evolving and legato version of the tune, while the piano punctuates with staccato statements and chords.
The second movement, Machaut Variations, is based on the famous love song Quant je suis mis au retour by the mediaeval French composer Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377). A simple setting of the melody appears first and is followed by five variations, each with a different character. The final variation is the boldest, featuring fortissimo dynamics, tertian and added note chords, quartal harmonies, and syncopated rhythms.
The final movement, Chant Hildegard, quotes melodies from Hildegard of Bingen’s (1098-1179) Ordo Virtutum (The Play of Virtues). Hildegard was a German abbess, poet, scholar, and composer, and is the best-known female composer of the Medieval period. Chant Hildegard’s slow opening quotes the Chant of the Patriarchs and Prophets, while the fast middle and majestic ending sections weave the Chant of the Virtues into an athletic bassoon line. The piece ends with chantlike, organal harmonies in the bassoon and piano.
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Musica Festiva
Composer: Nelhybel, Vaclav
Instrumentation: Trio Instruments: Bassoon
Genre: Contemporary15 short movements Learn MoreUpdate Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.As low as $18.00
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Ode to Joy
Composer: Beethoven, Ludvig van Arranger: Thomas, David R
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Bassoon
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Partita
Composer: Bach, Johan Sebastian Arranger: Ruske, Eric
Instrumentation: Solo Instruments: Bassoon
Genre: Baroqueunaccompanied; originally for Flute Learn MoreUpdate Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.From $17.00
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Partita No. 3
Composer: O'Toole, Anthony
Instrumentation: Solo and Piano Instruments: Bassoon, Piano
Genre: Contemporarywith Piano Learn MoreUpdate Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.From $17.00
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Pas de deux
Composer: Vogel, Roger C.
Instrumentation: Duet Instruments: Bassoon, Flute
Genre: ContemporaryA suite in 4 movements: Fandango, Siciliana, Basse Danse, and Saltarello. Learn MoreFrom $16.00
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Pie Jesu
Composer: Faure, Gabriel Arranger: Doughty, Bryan
Instrumentation: Solo and Piano Instruments: Bassoon, Piano
Genre: Romanticwith Piano Learn MoreUpdate Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.As low as $15.00
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Prelude and Fugue in C Major
Composer: Bach, Johan Sebastian Arranger: Bolasky, Douglas R.
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Bassoon
Genre: BaroqueExcellent for a concert or church service. This a nice challenge for a High School and evena College Bassoon Quartet. BWV 553. Learn MoreUpdate Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.From $17.00
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Prelude and Fugue in G Minor
Composer: Bach, Johan Sebastian Arranger: Bolasky, Douglas R.
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Bassoon
Genre: BaroqueExcellent for a concert or church service. This a nice challenge for a High School and evena College Bassoon Quartet. BWV 558. Learn MoreUpdate Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.From $17.00
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Prelude and Intrada
Composer: Buss, Howard J.
Instrumentation: Quartet Instruments: Bassoon
Genre: ContemporaryThis attractive quartet features lyrical writing, and spirited rhythmic drive. The Prelude combines fanfare and lyrical sections as well as tonal and polytonal harmonies. The festive Intrada is in an ABA-Coda format and features crisp, energetic rhythms and lyrical contrapuntal writing. This is a memorable feature number or an impressive contest piece. Multiple players may be used on each part. Learn MoreUpdate Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.From $18.00
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Reunion!
Composer: Graves, Daniel Luther
Instrumentation: Quintet Instruments: Bassoon
Genre: Contemporary"Reunion!" gives every player a fun part. The rhythmic opening motives give way to a legato minor middle section, which evolves into a partner melody. "Reunion!" serves well as a program opening or closing piece. Learn MoreUpdate Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.From $18.00
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