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Bassoon Pieces for Grade 6
Three pieces are to be played, two pieces from group A and one piece from group B, to form a balanced programme. Instead of one piece, candidates may offer an own composition. One contrabassoon item may be selected.

Group A
Addison, Concertino, 3rd movt: Larghetto (Emerson) E305a
Amon, Sonata in F op. 88, 2nd movt: Andante, quasi allegro (Amadeus) BP2536
Besozzi, Sonata in B♭, 1st movt: Allegro or 2nd movt: Presto (OUP) 9780193855564
Boismortier, Sonata in C minor, op. 50 no. 5, 3rd movt: Largo and 4th movt: Allegro, from 2 Sonatas op. 50 nos. 4 & 5 (Musica Rara) MR 2169
Carr, No. 1 or no. 3, from Three Pieces Blue (Phylloscopus) PP531
Challinger, Serenade (Montem)
Damase, Basson Junior (Lemoine) 24767
Danzi, Concerto in F, 2nd movt: Andante (Leuckart) TB30B
Devienne, Sonata in F op. 24 no. 3, 2nd movt: Largo (Breitkopf) MR 2047
Devienne, Sonata in G minor, op. 24 no. 5, 2nd. movt: Adagio (Breitkopf) MR 2049
Dunhill, Lyric Suite, op. 96, 1st movt or 3rd movt (Boosey & Hawkes) M060019029
Fauré, Pièce (Leduc) AL 19974
Françaix, Divertissement, 2nd movt: Lento (Schott) FAG17
Frescobaldi, Four Canzonas, no. 1 or no. 3 (Any reliable edition)
Godfrey, Introduction, moderato and any two variations, from Lucy Long (Boosey & Hawkes) M060830846
Hardy, Nocturne (Camden) CM165
Jacob, Four Sketches [contrabassoon only] (Emerson) E73
Hurlstone, Sonata in F, 3rd movt: Allegretto (Emerson) E75
Marcello, Sonata in E minor, 1st movt: Adagio and 2nd movt: Allegro (IMC) 2215
Milde, Tarantella, op. 20 (Breitkopf) MR 1092
Naoumoff, Three Elégies, no. 1 (Schott) FAG 21
Neruda, Concerto in C, 1st movt: Allegro spiritoso (Bärenreiter Praha) H 7646
Schaffrath, Duetto in G minor, 1st movt: Andante (Schott) FAG 19
Stamitz, Concerto in F, 3rd movt: Poco presto (Sikorski) 339 K
Tansman, Sonatine, 2nd movt: Aria (Eschig) ME 00665700
Telemann, Sonata in F minor, TWV 41:f1, 1st movt: Andante cantabile [contrabassoon only] (IMC) 1151
Telemann, Sonatina in A minor, 2nd movt: Allegro, from 2 Sonatinas: C minor & A minor (Schott) FAG 26
Vivaldi, Sonata in E minor RV 40, op. 14 no. 5, 1st movt: Largo and 2nd movt: Allegro (con spirito) (IMC) 2335
Vogel, Concerto in C, 2nd movt: Romanze (Sikorski) 521K
Waterhouse, Imperial Echoes, from Diplo Diversions, op. 44 (Hofmeister) FH 2578
Weissenborn, Capriccio, op. 14 (IMC) 1585

Group B
J S Bach, Partita BWV 1013, 4th movt: Bourrée Anglaise (Universal) UE 18135
J S Bach, Menuett I and Menuett II from Suite no. 1 in G major, from Six Suites for Violoncello Solo, BWV 1007-1012 (Bärenreiter) BA 320
Braun, Corrente, p. 18, from Solos 1740 (Schott) ED12237
Bruns, Ex. 1, Moderato con eleganza, p. 86, from Das Fagott vol. 2 (DVfM) DV30022
Concone, Study no. 38, Allegro giusto, from The Singing Bassoon (Emerson) E281
Drouet, transc. Gatt No. 8 in E minor, Adagio cantabile, from 32 Studies for Bassoon, (Phylloscopus) PP334
Jacob, Aria antiqua, from Partita for Solo Bassoon (OUP/Allegro) 9780193573642
Jancourt, Study no. 4, Allegro moderato, from 26 Melodic Studies, op. 15 (IMC) 1898
Kopprasch, Study no. 15, Adagio, from 60 Studies vol. 1 (IMC) 2138
Milde, Study no. 29, Allegretto, from Concert Studies vol. 2 (IMC) 497
Oromszegi, May Festival, no.4, from 15 Characteristic Pieces (Emerson) E159
Ozi, No. 13, Allegro brilliante or no. 14, Polonaise or no. 34, Poco presto, from 42 Caprices (Hofmeister) FH 3028
Paciorkiewicz, Study no. 30, Allegro molto or Study no. 46, Allegro, from Bassoon Primer Method (PWM) 9813
Weissenborn, Study no. 26, Allegro assai, from Bassoon Studies op. 8 vol. 2 (Peters) EP2277b

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