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Group A: accompanied pieces
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| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Addison | Andante (1st movt from Concertino) | Concertino | Emerson E305a |
| 2. | Crusell | Polacca (3rd movt from Concertino) | Concertino | Gehrman M550093829 |
| 3. | Dard | Either 1st movt: Adagio and 2nd movt: Allegro or 3rd movt: Arietta and 4th movt: Allegro (from Sonata in D minor, op. 2 no. 5) |
Sonata in D minor, op. 2 no. 5 | EMA 128 |
| 4. | Devienne | Allegretto (3rd movt from Sonata in F, op. 24 no. 3) | Sonata in F, op. 24 no. 3 | Musica Rara MR2047 |
| 5. | Devienne | Allegro con espressione (1st movt from Sonata in G minor, op. 24 no. 5) | Sonata in G minor, op. 24 no. 5 | Musica Rara AM30b |
| 6. | Elgar | Romance | Romance | Novello NOV120137R |
| 7. | Fasch | Andante and Allegro assai (3rd and 4th movts from Sonata in C) | Sonata in C | Universal UE18128 |
| 8. | Feld | Any two movements (from Sonatine) | Sonatine | Schott FAG2 |
| 9. | Fogg | Con spirito (3rd movt from Concerto) | Concerto for Bassoon | Emerson E122 |
| 10. | Grovlez | Largamente, sicilienne and allegro giocoso (from Sicilienne et Allegro giocoso) | Sicilienne et Allegro giocoso | Leduc AL21163 |
| 11. | Jacob | Allegro (1st movt from Concerto) | Concerto for Bassoon | Stainer 2625 |
| 12. | Kreutzer | Adagio, andante grazioso and any one variation (from Variations, KWV 4202) | Variations, KWV 4202 | Universal UE18127 |
| 13. | Maconchy | Lento espressivo, intimo (2nd movt from Concertino) | Concertino for Bassoon | Lengnick AL1197 |
| 14. | Milde | Adagio, no. 3 | Three Study Pieces | Musica Rara MR1180 |
| 15. | Mozart | Allegro or Andante ma adagio (without cadenza) 1st or 2nd movt from Concerto in B♭, K 191) |
Concerto in B♭, K 191 | Bärenreiter BA4868-90 |
| 16. | Nussio | Variations 1 (Arietta), 2 (Scherzetto),< (Barbaresca) and any one other variation (from Variations on an Arietta by Pergolesi) |
Variations on an Arietta by Pergolesi | Universal UE12182 |
| 17. | Pfeiffer | Rondeau (3rd movt from Concerto in B♭) | Concerto in B♭ | Leuckart AM35b |
| 18. | Pierné | Concert Prelude on a Theme of Henry Purcell, op. 53 | Concert Prelude on a Theme of Henry Purcell, op. 53 | Salabert SLB909 |
| 19. | Pierné | Solo de concert, op. 35 | Solo de concert, op. 35 | Leduc AL20914 |
| 20. | Previn | With energy (1st movt from Sonata for Bassoon and Piano) | Sonata for Bassoon and Piano | Schirmer GS83337 |
| 21. | Rachmaninov, arr. Sharrow |
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 | Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 | IMC 3189 |
| 22. | Saint-Saëns | Adagio, allegro moderato (3rd movt from Sonata, op. 168) | Sonata, op. 168 | Peters EP9195 |
| 23. | Schrek | Allegro ma non troppo (1st movt from Bassoon Sonata, op. 9) | Bassoon Sonata, op. 9 | Hofmeister FH2194 |
| 24. | Tansman | Introduction and Allegro (1st movt from Suite) | Suite for Bassoon and Piano | Eschig ME00712300 |
| 25. | Tcherepnin | Mi-temps and Course (2nd and 3rd movts from Sonata Sportive, op. 63) |
The Chester Bassoon Anthology | Chester CH86592 |
| 26. | Vivaldi | Allegro non molto (1st movt from Concerto in C, RV 472) | Concerto in C, RV 472 | Schott FAG14 |
| 27. | Vivaldi | Allegro poco or Allegro (1st movt or 3rd movt from Concerto in E minor, RV 484) |
Concerto in E minor, RV 484 | IMC 2353 |
| 28. | Waterhouse | Aztec Ceremonies, op. 37 (contrabassoon) | Aztec Ceremonies, op. 37 | Hofmeister FH2405 |
| 29. | Weber | Allegro ma non troppo or Adagio 1st or 2nd movt from Concerto in F, op. 75) |
Concerto in F, op. 75 | Breitkopf EB6708 |
| 30. | Woolfenden | Moderato (1st movt from Bassoon Concerto) | Bassoon Concerto | Ariel 9790570095988 |
Group B: unaccompanied pieces
| Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | J S Bach | Allemande or Gigue (from Suite no. 4 in E♭) | Six Suites for Violoncello Solo, BWV 1007-1012 | Bärenreiter BA320 |
| 2. | J S Bach, transc. Waterhouse |
Corrente (2nd movt from Partita, BWV 1013) | Partita, BWV 1013 | Universal UE18135 |
| 3. | Bourgeois | Allegro moderato, no. 5 | Fantasy Pieces for Bassoon | Brass Wind 3304 |
| 4. | Braun | Bizaria, p20 | Solos (1740) | Schott ED12237 |
| 5. | Drouet, transc. Gatt |
Study no. 19 in E: Allegro | 32 Studies for Bassoon | Phylloscopus PP334 |
| 6. | Jacobi | Allegretto, no. 4 or Allegro, no. 5 |
6 Bassoon Exercises (Intermediate) | EMB Z.2217 |
| 7. | Jancourt | Study no. 21: Andante | 26 Melodic Studies, op. 15 | IMC 1898 |
| 8. | Neukirchner | Allegro molto, no. 19 | 24 Bassoon Exercises (Intermediate) | EMB Z.2218 |
| 9. | Orefici | Study no. 8 or Study no. 9 |
20 Melodic Studies | IMC 2285 |
| 10. | Oromszegi | Study no. 15: Marcia grotesca or Study no. 17: Elegia |
Twenty Advanced Bassoon Studies | Emerson E86 |
| 11. | Pivoňka | Study no. 10: Vivace | Virtuoso Studies for Bassoon | Bärenreiter Praha H1217 |
| 12. | Ridout | Caliban & Ariel | Caliban & Ariel | Studio M050033950 |
| 13. | Schulhoff | Fuga (3rd movt from Bass Nightingale, op. 38) (contrabassoon) | Bass Nightingale, op. 38 | Schott FAG22 |
| 14. | Šesták | Recitativo, molto rubato, no. 1 or Allegro giocoso, no. 2 |
Five Virtuoso Inventions | Panton P1245 |
| 15. | Weissenborn | Study no. 34 or Study no. 35 |
Bassoon Studies, op. 8 vol. 2 | Peters EP2277b |
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