Intermediate Sheet Music for Bassoon

Composer's Notes:Green Leaf Prelude (February 2004)This is a transcription of one of the pieces from the Wild Swans ballet score. Wild Swans was commissioned by Australian Ballet choreographed by Mery...

The work was written for the saxophonist Margarita Shaposhnikova, professor at the Gnessin Institute (now Russian Academy of Music), and was performed by her in 1987 in the Great Hall of the Academy....

Balkan Impressions is a work by British composer John Glenesk Mortimer, inspired by the landscapes, cultures, and musical traditions of the Balkans. Through a richly contrasting musical language, it c...

Balkan Impressions is a work by British composer John Glenesk Mortimer, inspired by the landscapes, cultures, and musical traditions of the Balkans. Through a richly contrasting musical language, it c...

Gypsy Woman, composed by Edmund Kötscher and arranged by Jirka Kadlec, is a lively and characterful work that immerses the listener in the rich folk sounds of Central Europe. Inspired by the rhythms a...

Gypsy Woman, composed by Edmund Kötscher and arranged by Jirka Kadlec, is a lively and characterful work that immerses the listener in the rich folk sounds of Central Europe. Inspired by the rhythms a...

A glorious tribute to Piazzolla for five bassoons and contra, reflecting his wonderful dance rhythms and harmonies, combined with aspects of an 18th century chaconne.

El Diablo Suelto is one of the best-known works in the traditional Venezuelan repertoire and was composed by Heraclio Fernández in the 19th century. This virtuoso piece, based on the rhythm of the jor...

El Diablo Suelto is one of the best-known works in the traditional Venezuelan repertoire and was composed by Heraclio Fernández in the 19th century. This virtuoso piece, based on the rhythm of the jor...

Concentration on individual aspects of playing the bassoon will make it easier to identify and correct errors and imprecision. By working steadily through these exercises you can acquire a basic techn...