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49 Etudes and Solos with range of Low F to Upper D

Methods

Rubank Intermediate Method for Bassoon

Most of the examples on pages 1-15 fit this range.  However, a couple of them end on low C, a couple include upper C#, and a few extend to upper F.

Bassoon Primer Method by Ryszard Paciorkiewicz

Etudes 1-10 and #12 fit this range and provide challenging rhythms and meters for an engaged student.

*Bassoon Student  Student Instrumental Course – Level One (Elementary) by Henry T. Paine and Fred Weber (Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp.)

This is a method for individual instruction. Lessons 18-29 fit within the current range (low F to upper D) and provide useful supplemental material.

*Caution:  I include this method only for the musical examples. The written instructions are outdated and contrary to the modern approach to bassoon playing. The author encourages forcing the embouchure into an exaggerated overbite and instructs the student to “Bite reed tighter”.  There is no mention of the speaker keys or change in air speed for upper notes.

Etudes

26 Melodic Studies by Graham Sheen (Emerson Edition Ltd.)

Etudes 1-6 fit this range.

Solos (short unaccompanied tunes)

Blue Moon Bassoon by Amanda J. Turley

Chapter 2: The Emerald Isles tune 18

Chapter 3: Winter Wonderland tune 21

Chapter 4: American Spirit tunes 24, 26-27, 30

Chapter 5: Night and Day tunes 30, 32-34, 36, 40

Chapter 6: Enchanted Forest tunes 41, 43, 45, 47-48

Chapter 7: Dance Party tunes 52-54, 57

Chapter 8: Festive Season tune 60

Chapter 9: On the High Seas tunes 69-70

Chapter 12: Yuletide Celebration tune 93

Chapter 14: Wolfie and the Gang tune 104

Solos (Collections)

A Miscellany for Bassoon, Book I by Michael Rose (ABRSM – C.F. Peters Corp.)

Gavotte     Range: low F to upper C

Cantilena   Range: low G to upper C

Serenade     Range: low F to upper C    (unaccompanied)

Menuet Antique     Range: low F to upper D

Sea Shanty     Range: low G to upper C

The Really Easy Bassoon Book – Very first solos for bassoon with piano accompaniment, Composed or Arranged by Graham Sheen (Faber Music)

11. The Elephant from Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals     Range: low G to upper C

12. Fine Knacks for Ladies by John Dowland     Range: middle C to upper C

13. Two Norwegian Melodies by Edvard Grieg

Kuhreigen     Range: middle C# to upper Bb

Bauernlied     Range: middle C to upper D

Classic Festival Solos (Alfred Publishing Co.)

A Little March by Roy D. Johnson     Range: middle Bb to upper A

Valse by Henry T. Paine     Range: middle Bb to upper C

Preludio by John Cacavas     Range: low G to upper C

Funiculi Funicula by Luigi Denza (ed. Henry T. Paine)     Range: middle Bb to upper C

A Song of Sadness by P. Tchaikovsky, Op. 40, No. 2 (arr. John Cacavas)     Range: low G to upper D

Prayer of Adoration by Giovanni Bonacini (arr. John Cacavas)     Range: middle C to upper C

Menuet of the Oxen by Franz Joseph Haydn (transcribed by Alan Hawkins)     Range: low F to upper D

First Book of Bassoon Solos – Bassoon and Piano, edited and arranged by Lyndon Hilling and Walter Bergmann (Faber Music)

17. Nobody’s Jigg     Range: low F to middle A

19. Cockle Shells     Range: low G to middle A

20. Merry Peasant by Robert Schumann     Range: low G to upper C

21. Song by Philip Rosseter     Range: middle D to upper C

22. Welsh Folk Song I     Range: low A to upper A

23. Gavotte by Francesco Barsanti     Range: middle C to upper C

24. Welsh Song II     Range: low G to upper C

25. Prelude by J. S. Bach     Range: low G to upper Bb

Standard of Excellence Festival Solos, Book 2, 15 Easy Solos for Young Musicians (Neil A. Kjos Music Co.)

Ancient Ayre by John Barrett     Range: middle Bb to upper C

March from the Overture to “The Occasional Oratorio” by George Frideric Handel     Range: middle Bb to upper C

Little March by Leopold Mozart     Range: middle Bb to upper C

March, Op. 85 by Robert Schumann     Range: low A to upper D

Renaissance Festival by Tylman Susato     Range: middle C to upper C

Sailor’s Song by Edvard Grieg     Range: middle Bb to upper C

A Day in Venice, Op. 131, No. 7 by Ludvig Schytte     Range: middle Bb to upper D

La Bouffonne by Francois Couperin     Range: middle C to upper D

Time Pieces for Bassoon, Volume 2 arranged by Ian Denley (The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music)

Menuetto e Trio from Serenade in Bb, K. 361 by W. A. Mozart     Range: low F to upper D

Solos (Individual Pieces)

A Russian Folk Song by P. I. Tchaikovsky (transcribed by Alan Hawkins), Publisher: Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp.     Range: middle Bb to upper Bb

Andante in E-Flat Major, K.3 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (transcribed by Alan Hawkins) Publisher: Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp.     Range: low A to upper Bb

Aria from Cantata No. 88, BWV 88 “Call Ye on God, so Gain His Blessings” (arr. Ronald Dishinger) Publisher: Medici Music Press     Range: middle Bb to upper D

Funeral March of a Marionette by Charles Gounod (arr. Harold L. Walters) Publisher: Rubank, Inc.     Range: low G to upper A

Gigue by Roy D. Johnson, Publisher: Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp.     Range: low G to upper D

March from Suite No. 5 by Henry Purcell (trans./arr. by Ronald C. Dishinger) Publisher: Medici Music Press, Inc.     Range: middle C to upper D

March of the Leprechauns by Frank Erickson (ed. Arthur Best) Publisher: Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp.     Range: middle C to upper Bb

Minuet by Franz Joseph Haydn (adapted by Henry T. Paine) Publisher: Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp.     Range: low G to upper D

Rondeau by F. W. Marpurg (arr. Hugo D. Marple) Publisher: Southern Music Co.     Range: low A to upper D

Scherzo by Henry T. Paine Publisher: Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp.     Range: low F to upper D

The Merry-Go-Round by William Spencer, Publisher: Hal Leonard Music Inc.     Range: middle Bb to upper Bb

Waltz for Bassoon by Roy D. Johnson, Publisher: Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp.     Range: middle Bb to upper C

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