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Group A: accompanied pieces
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Agolli | Song | Song and Dance | Emerson E213 |
| 2. | J C Bach | Allegro spirituoso (without cadenza) (1st movt from Concerto in E♭) | Concerto in E♭ | Sikorski 257K |
| 3. | Bissill | Hector Unravelled | Unbeaten Tracks | Faber 0571520049 |
| 4. | Carr | Girl on a Beach under a Sunshade | Girl on a Beach under a Sunshade | Comus 006 |
| 5. | Cooke | Allegro non troppo or Allegro vivace (1st or 3rd movt from Sonata) |
Sonata | Emerson E116 |
| 6. | Corrette | Allegro moderato (1st movt from Sonata no. 6) | Les délices de la solitude, op. 20 vol. 2 | Schott ED12210 |
| 7. | Danzi | Allegro (1st movt from Concerto in F) | Concerto in F | Sikorski 1281K |
| 8. | Devienne | Allegro (1st movt from Sonata in F, op. 24 no. 3) | Sonata in F, op. 24 no. 3 | Breitkopf MR2047 |
| 9. | Devienne | Rondeau (3rd movt from Sonata in G minor, op. 24 no. 5) | Sonata in G minor, op. 24 no. 5 | Musica Rara AM30b |
| 10. | Françaix | Andante, no. 1 | Two Pieces | Schott FAG28 |
| 11. | Hurlstone | Vivace (1st movt from Sonata in F) | Bassoon Sonata in F | Emerson E75 |
| 12. | Milde | Romanze, no. 2 | Three Study Pieces | Musica Rara MR1180 |
| 13. | Miroshnikov | Scherzo | Scherzo | IMC 0981 |
| 14. | Moore | Presto | Presto | Phylloscopus PP335 |
| 15. | Mozart | Rondo (3rd movt from Sonata in B♭, K 292) | The Chester Bassoon Anthology | Chester CH86592 |
| 16. | Neruda | Adagio sostenuto (with cadenzas) (2nd movt from Concerto in C) | Concerto in C | Musica Rara MR2200 |
| 17. | Owen | Bagatelle | Bagatelle | Arcadia AM289 |
| 18. | Ravel, arr. Oubradous |
Pièce en forme de habanera | Pièce en forme de habanera | Leduc AL19979 |
| 19. | Rossini | Allegro | Allegro | Universal UE18133 |
| 20. | Saint-Saëns | Allegro moderato (1st movt from Sonata, op. 168) | Sonata, op. 168 | Peters EP9195 |
| 21. | Schumann, arr. Gatt |
Romance no. 1 | Romances, op. 94 | Phylloscopus PP812 |
| 22. | Stamitz | Adagio molto (with cadenza) (2nd movt from Concerto in F) | Concerto in F | Sikorski 339K |
| 23. | Telemann | Largo and Allegro (1st and 2nd movts from Sonatina in C minor) |
2 Sonatinas | Schott FAG26 |
| 24. | Vanhal | Allegro moderato (1st movt from Concerto in C) | Concerto in C | Simrock EE3243 |
| 25. | Vinter | Reverie | Reverie | Cramer 90275 |
| 26. | Vivaldi | Allegro molto (1st movt from Concerto in A minor,< F.VIII no. 7, RV 497) | Concerto in A minor, F.VIII no. 7, RV 497 | EMB Z.6076 |
| 27. | Vogel | Rondo (3rd movt from Concerto in C) | Concerto in C | Sikorski 521K |
| 28. | Williams | Eó Rossa (3rd movt from The Five Sacred Trees) | The Five Sacred Trees | Hal Leonard HL00841055 |
Group B: unaccompanied pieces
| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | J S Bach | Courante(from Suite no. 1 in G) or Courante(from Suite no. 3 in C) | Six Suites for Violoncello Solo, BWV 1007-1012 | Bärenreiter BA320 |
| 2. | Bourgeois | Allegro vivace, no. 1 | Fantasy Pieces for Bassoon | Brass Wind 3304 |
| 3. | Bourgeois | Moderato con moto, no. 2 | Fantasy Pieces for Bassoon | Brass Wind 3304 |
| 4. | Concone | Study no. 32: Lento cantabile | The Singing Bassoon | Emerson E281 |
| 5. | Drouet, transc. Gatt |
Study no. 13 in B♭: Allegro | 32 Studies for Bassoon | Phylloscopus PP334 |
| 6. | Hansell | So Low (contrabassoon) | So Low | Phylloscopus PP570 |
| 7. | Jacob | Preludio and Valse< (1st and 2nd movts from Partita for Solo Bassoon) |
Partita for Solo Bassoon | OUP Archive 9780193573642 |
| 8. | Jancourt | Study no. 3: Largo or Study no. 8: Allegro moderato |
26 Melodic Studies | Universal UE18126 |
| 9. | Lawrance | Study 24our | Featuring Melody for Bassoon | Brass Wind 0333 |
| 10. | Lyons | No. 2 | Arthritis III | Useful U18 |
| 11. | Milde | Study no. 49: Presto | Concert Studies, op. 26 vol. 2 | IMC 0497 |
| 12. | Oromszegi | Study no. 6: Allegro molto or Study no. 18: Vivace |
Twenty Advanced Bassoon Studies | Emerson E86 |
| 13. | Ozi | Allegro, no. 41 | 42 Caprices | Hofmeister FH3028 |
| 14. | Schulhoff | Melancolia and Perpetuum mobile (1st and 2nd movts from Bass Nightingale, op. 38) (contrabassoon) |
Bass Nightingale, op. 38 | Schott FAG22 |
| 15. | Weissenborn | Study no. 15 or Study no. 17 or Study no. 27 | Bassoon Studies, op. 8 vol. 2 | Peters EP2277b |
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