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Trinity Scales and Arpeggios – Grades 1 to 8
Trinity Sight reading Grades 1 to 8
Trinity Aural Test books Grades 1 to 5
Group A: accompanied pieces
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Amos | Lucian’s March | The CMA Notebook for Bassoon | CMA 240 |
| 2. | Arlen, arr. Lawrance |
Over the Rainbow* | Winner Scores All for Bassoon | Brass Wind 0326 Piano Accomp. |
| 3. | Barratt | Three Variations on ‘Cat in the Snow' | Bravo! Bassoon | Boosey M060106682 |
| 4. | Bizet, arr. Sheen |
Entr'acte (from Carmen) | Going Solo (Bassoon) | Faber 0571509878 |
| 5. | Cowles | Ragoon, no. 19 or Thumb a Lift, no. 21 or ‘Oonerism, no. 22 |
Twenty-Five Fun Moments for Bassoon | Studio M050010845 |
| 6. | Dodgson | Hobby Horse | Up Front Album for Bassoon | Brass Wind 0308 |
| 7. | Elliott | Signature Tune or The Donkey Trot |
Ivor the Engine Suite | Paterson’s PAT60603 |
| 8. | Farnaby, arr. Sheen |
Fayne Would I Wedd | Going Solo (Bassoon) | Faber 0571509878 |
| 9. | Galliard | Menuet alternat (4th movt from Sonata no. 6 in C) | Sonata no. 6 in C | Hinrichsen H753F |
| 10. | Goddard | Daydreams | Party Pieces | Spartan SP138 |
| 11. | Handel, arr. Lawrance |
Hornpipe(from The Water Music)* | Easy Winners | Brass Wind 0332 Piano Accomp. |
| 12. | Handel, arr. Sheen |
Jig(from The Water Music) | Going Solo (Bassoon) | Faber 0571509878 |
| 13. | Harris | Be flat cha cha cha | Bassoon Basics | Faber 0571540740 |
| 14. | Harris | Boot Joint Boogie (duet) or Reverie de la jardin de fleurs (duet) or Down Crooked Lanes (duet) or The Rite Time (duet) |
Twenty Tunes for Two Bassoons | Queen's Temple QT201 |
| 15. | Hughes | Valse Humoresque, no. 6 | Six Low Solos | Emerson E10 |
| 16. | Lyons | Tartan Vicars (duet) | Tartan Vicars | Useful UD708 (🕮) |
| 17. | Milde | No. 2 (from Three Easy Pieces) | Bassoon Solos vol. 1 | Chester CH55092 |
| 18. | Mozart, arr. Harris |
Birdcatcher's Song | Bassoon Basics | Faber 0571540740 |
| 19. | Rimsky- Korsakov, arr. Sheen | Theme from Scheherazade | Going Solo (Bassoon) | Faber 0571509878 |
| 20. | Satzenhofer | Duet no. 24 (duet) | 24 Duets | IMC 1078 |
| 21. | Trad., arr. Ramsay |
The Flight of the Earls or Ye Banks and Braes |
Favourite Folksongs for the Beginner Bassoonist | Spartan SP530 |
| 22. | Verdi, arr. Challinger |
La donna è mobile† | Bassoon Favourites vol. 1 | Montem 134 |
| 23. | Watts | Shiny Shoe Shimmy | Fresh Air – Bassoon | Mayhew 3611886 |
| 24. | Wedgwood | Easy Tiger or Hot Chilli |
Really Easy Jazzin About (Bassoon) | Faber 057152138X |
| 25. | Weissenborn, arr. Wastall |
Arioso*, p61 | Learn As You Play Bassoon | Boosey M060029462 |
* Accompaniment available separately
† Piano accompaniment available for mini bassoon
Group B: unaccompanied pieces
| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Concone | Study no. 8: Lento maestoso | The Singing Bassoon | Emerson E281 |
| 2. | Eisenhardt | Ex. 2: Polonaise, p121 | Das Fagott vol. 1 | DVfM DV30021 |
| 3. | Gariboldi, arr. Wastall |
Study no. 1: Andantino, p42 or Study no. 4: Allegretto grazioso, p54 | Learn As You Play Bassoon | Boosey M060029462 |
| 4. | Langey | No. 29, p24 or no. 43, p31 |
The Bassoon: Practical Tutor | Boosey M060035975 |
| 5. | Rae | Circular Waltz, no. 10 or A Bunch of Fives, no. 9 |
16 Characteristic Studies | Reedimensions RD036 |
| 6. | Trad., arr. Sebba |
Mexican Hat Dance, no. 107 | Abracadabra Bassoon | Collins 9780713654172 |
| 7. | Weissenborn | Study no. 4, p10 | Bassoon Studies, op. 8 vol. 1 | Peters EP2277a |
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