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Composer |
Works with solo bassoon |
Chamber works with bassoon |
Publisher, Remarks |
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Absil, Jean (1893-1974) (Belgium) |
Berceuse (1932) (bsn/pno) |
Quatre esquisses op. 154 - 1971 (fl/ob/cl/bsn); Quintette op. 16 - 1934 (ww5); Suite Pastorale op. 37 - 1939 (ww5) |
Belgian Center for Music Documentation (CeBeDeM) |
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Acker, Dieter |
Monodie für Fagott Solo |
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Edition Gerig |
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Adderley, Mark (b. 1960) (Norway) |
Music for 5 Bassoons |
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Norwegian Music Information Centre, Tollbugt.28, N-0157 OSLO, Norway; fax +47 22 429091; http://www.mic.no/
nmic@notam.uio.no
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Adler,Samuel (b. 1928) (USA) |
Bassoonery (1965) (solo); Canto XII (solo) |
Intrada (qnt); Cto for wwq and orch; Diary of a Journey (fl/bn/vcl) |
Ludwig, also Presser |
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Adolphe, Bruce (USA) |
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Night Journey (1987) WW5 |
MMB Music, Inc. |
| Agudelo, Graciela (Mexico) |
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Navegantes del Crepúsculo (cl/bsn/pno) |
Ediciones Mexicanas de Música, a.c.
Avenida Juárez 18, desp. 206
06050, México, d.f. |
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Aguilar, Miguel (Uruguay) |
Hexen(bsn/pno); Sunset Song (bsn/pno) |
Herbstag(fl,bsn,hp) |
Peer International |
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Aho,Kalevi (b. 1949) (Finland) |
Quintet for Bassoon and String Quartet |
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Finnish Music Information Society |
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Aigmüller,Andreas (b. 1952) |
Ein musikalisher Spaß, op. 55 (3 bsns and contra) |
Wind Octet; Octet (cl/bsn/hn/2vln/va/vcl/db) |
Bassoon Heritage Edition |
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Aitken, Hugh |
Montages (solo) |
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Oxford University Press |
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Albright,William (1944-1998) (USA) |
Peace Pipe (2 bsns) |
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Dulcian Music (most likely no longer in print, so get from the Music Library at the University of Michigan or from Lyman); depicts two people getting high with the aid of these "pipes" |
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Alemann, Eduardo (b. 1922) |
Sonata (bsn/pno) |
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Obras Latinoamericans para Fagot, Colección Andrea Merenzon, Telefax ++(54-1) 825 3928 |
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Alexander, Josef (1910-1992) |
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Five Fables for Three Instruments (ob/bsn/pno) |
Margun Music |
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Aliprandi, Paul (b. 1925) |
Danse de Juillet (bsn/pno) |
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Leduc |
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Allard, Maurice (1923-1992?) (France) |
Variations sur un thème de Paganini (solo); Courtes Pièces dans tous les tons (instructional, with piano) |
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Billaudot |
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Allemeier, John (USA) |
All the Pretty Little Horses (bsn/guitar) |
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From the composer (allemeier@hotmail.com) or Lyman |
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Amellér, André (1912-1990) (France) |
Fagotin (bsn/pno); Belle Province: "Gaspésie" (bsn/pno) |
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Hinrichsin, Leduc |
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Ancelin, Pierre (b. 1934) (France) |
Silène (bsn/orch); La naissance de Gargantua (bsn/pno) |
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Billaudot, Leduc |
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Andriessen, Jurriaan (b. 1925) (Netherlands) |
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Trio (fl/ob/bsn) |
Donemus |
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Andriessen, Louis (Netherlands) |
Lacrimosa (2 bsns) |
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Donemus |
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Angell, Michael (USA) |
New Tri-Suite (bn/perc) |
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From composer |
| Antheil, George (USA) |
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Concertino (fl/bsn/pno) |
Antheil Press (G. Schirmer) |
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Antón, Susana (Argentina) |
Sonatina (bsn/pno) |
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Obras Latinoamericans para Fagot, Colección Andrea Merenzon |
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Apostel, Hans Erich (1901-1972) (Austria) |
Sonatine, op. 19 no.3 (1951) (solo) |
also chamber music |
One of the first solo pieces for bassoon composed in the serial idiom; Universal Edition |
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Applebaum, Allyson (USA) |
Bassoon Concerto (1995); Trilogy (1998) bsn solo |
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MMB Music, Inc. http://www.mmbmusic.com or from the composer at Houston Community College--Northwest
(713) 718-5653 |
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Applebaum, Edward |
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Whispers of Yesterday 1988 (WW5); Prelude for Woodwind Quintet (1982) |
MMB Music, Inc. |
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Arma, Paul |
Trois Evolutions (1972) (solo); Quatre Resonances (1971) (solo) |
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Choudens, Billaudot |
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Arnold, Malcolm (b. 1921) (England) |
Fantasy, op 26 (solo) |
chamber music, including Sea Shanties for WW5 |
Faber |
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Artyomov, Viacheslav (b. 1940) (Russia) |
Rezitation V (solo) |
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Collection "Neue Russiche Musik für Fagott solo" published by Hans Sikorski |
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Aubin, Tony (1907-1981) (France) |
Concertino della Brughiera (1965) (bsn/stgs or pno) |
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Bach, Jan Morris (b. 1937) (USA) |
Lazy Blues (5 bsns) (1986) |
Skizzen (ww5) |
Find specific information on these and several other works for bassoon at www.janbach.com
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Bach, P.D.Q. (USA) |
Sonata "Abassoonata" for bassoon and piano, 1 player; Lip My Reeds (4 bsns) |
Dutch Suite in G major (bsn and tuba); several other ensemble pieces |
Theodor Presser |
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Bäck, Sven-Erik (b. 1919) (Norway) |
FA-CE PI (1975) (bsn/pno) |
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Nordiska musikförlaget |
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Bacon, Ernst |
The Woodchuck (bsn/pno) |
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Copyright 1955, Rongwen Music, Inc. |
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Baden, Conrad (1908-1989) (Norway) |
Concerto for Bassoon and Strings, op. 126 (1980) |
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Norwegian Music Information Centre |
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Baeyens, August L. (1895-1966) (Belgium) |
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Quintette - 1950 (ww5) |
Belgian Center for Music Documentation (CeBeDeM) |
| Baginski, Zbigniew (Poland) |
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Solo, Duo, Trio (ob/cl/bsn) |
PWM Edition, Kraków |
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Baker, David |
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Woodwind Quintet from the Black Frontier (1971); Theme and Variations (WW5); Woodwind Quintet #1 (1971) |
MMB Music, Inc. |
| Ballif, Claude (USA) |
Solfeggietto (bsn solo) |
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Durand |
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Banfield, William (USA) |
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Four Persons-Thelonius Monk, Gill Evans, Undine Smith-Moore, Jaco Pastorius (1991) ob/cl/bsn/pno |
MMB Music, Inc. |
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Barber, Samuel (1910-1981) (USA) |
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Summer Music (ww5) |
Schirmer |
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Barbier, René (1890-1981) (Belgium) |
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Petite suite op. 108 - 1964 (fl/ob/cl/bsn) |
Belgian Center for Music Documentation (CeBeDeM) |
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Barnes, Edward |
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The Ballad of Bill Doolin (1980) Sax, Vibes, WW5 |
MMB Music, Inc. |
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Barnes, Milton (b. 1931) (Canada) |
Anerca I (solo) |
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Jaymar (out of print) |
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Bartolozzi, Bruno (1911-1980) (Italy) |
Collage (solo); Conzertazioni (bsn, stgs, timp, perc) |
other chamber music |
"Collage" most likely the earliest all-multiphonic piece. Edizioni Suvini Zerboni |
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Bassett, Leslie (b. 1923) (USA) |
Metamorphoses (solo) |
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Peters Edition |
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Beall, John (USA?) |
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Shaker Tunes-Free Variations for WW5 (1992) |
MMB Music, Inc. |
| Bennett, Richard Rodney (England) |
Sonata for Bassoon and Piano |
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Novello |
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Bentzon, J. (1897-1951) |
Variations, Op. 34 |
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Skandinavisk Musikforlag |
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Berg, Olav (b. 1949) (Norway) |
Sonatine (bsn/pno); A Brief Study for Bassoon Solo (1992); Inizio for Bassoon and Strings (1990) |
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Norwegian Music Information Society |
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Berghmans, José (1924-1992) |
Les oursons savants (1958) (bsn/stgs or pno) |
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Berio, Luciano (b. 1925) (Italy) |
Sequenza XII (solo) |
Opus Number Zoo (ww5) |
Universal Edition |
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Bermel, Derek (USA) |
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Wanderings (1994) (ww5) |
E.B. Marks New York (212)-779-7977; movements alternately based upon Klezmer and West African styles of composition or performance |
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Bernaud, Alain (b. 1932) (France) |
Hallucinations (bsn/pno); Concertino (1962) (bsn/stg or pno) |
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Peer International; Paris Conservatoire Concours piece |
| Bértola, Eduardo (Brazil) |
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Retornos do Tempo (2 bsns) |
MusicMed Brasilia |
| Bertoni, Umberto (Italy) |
Concerto in Fa (bsn, pno) |
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Bongiovanni |
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Bertouille, Gérard (b. 1898) (Belgium) |
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Prélude et fugue - 1957 (ob/cl/bsn); Prélude et fugue - 1959 (fl/ob/cl/bsn); Quintette - 1969 (ww5) |
Belgian Center for Music Documentation (CeBeDeM) |
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Beurden, Bernard van |
Concertino for bassoon, wind ensemble and percussion; Music for solo-bassoon; FBI for two bassoons |
Triptich for bassoon and percussion(1 player) |
All published by Donemus Amsterdam and composed for David Rachor (University of Northern Iowa,Cedar Falls) |
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Bibalo, Antonio (b. 1922) (Norway) |
Sonata (1991) (bsn/pno) |
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Norwegian Music Information Centre , recorded by Robert Rønnes |
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Bischof, Rainer (b. 1947) (Austria) |
Transfigurazione, op. 42 (1995) |
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Doblinger 05 576 |
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Bitsch, Marcel (b. 1921) (France) |
Concertino (pno or orch); 20 Etudes; Rondoletto (bsn/pno); Passepied (bsn/pno); Partita (bsn/pno) |
chamber music |
Mostly published by Leduc |
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Blank, Alan (b. 1925) (USA) |
2 Bagatelles (2 bns); Duo (bsn/pno); 4 Inventions (bsn/pno); Introduction and Rondo Fantastico (bsn/pno) |
Nocturne for Bassoon and Harp; Bicinium (ob/bn); Bicinium II (cl/bn) |
Nocturne on CD byWill Dietz, University of Arizona, Tucson; Some published by Seesaw, American Composers' Alliance |
| Blanquer, Amando (b. 1935) (Spain) |
Concerto pour basson et orchestre à cordes |
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Billaudot |
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Block, Hans-Volker (1940-1979) |
Four Fragments (bsn/pno) |
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Doblinger DO05 557 |
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Blumenfeld, Harold |
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Expansions (1964) WW5; Eroscapes (1971) mezzo-sop, WW5, vln, vla, vcl |
MMB |
| Boccadoro, Carlo (Italy) |
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Quaderno d'autunno (bsn/tpt/db/pno) |
Casa Musicale Sonzogno/Presser |
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Boizard, Gilles (France) |
Fantaisie (bsn/pno) |
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Editions Musicales Transatlantique |
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Bolles, Marita (USA) |
('listen') piece after e.e. cummings (solo) |
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From composer or Lyman |
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Bon, Willem Frederik (b. 1940) |
Sonate, op. 32 (solo) |
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Donemus |
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Bonneau, Paul (b. 1918) (France) |
Caprice en forme de valse (solo) transcribed from sax piece |
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Leduc |
| Borsody, László (Hungary) |
Shavings (Forgácsok) Nine Pieces for bassoon solo |
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Editio Musica Budapest |
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Börtz, Daniel (b. 1943) |
Monologhi 2 (1966) (solo); Concerto (1978-79) (bsn solo, band) |
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Gehrmans, Peters |
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Boulez, Pierre (b. 1925) (France) |
Dialogue de l'ombre double (solo bsn version) |
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Premiered by Pascal Gallois. No publishing information available. |
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Bourguignon, Francis de (1890-1961) (Belgium) |
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Suite en trio, op. 80 - 1944 (ob/cl/bsn); Deux pièces op. 71 - 1941 (ww5) |
Belgian Center for Music Documentation (CeBeDeM) |
| Bousch, François (France) |
Espace-Temps (bsn with live electronics and tape) |
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Salabert |
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Boutry, Roger (b. 1932) (France) |
Interférences 1 (bsn/pno); Prismes (bsn/pno); Timbres (bsn/pno); 12 Etudes atonales; Prelude, Pastorale & Tarantelle (2 bsns) |
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Salabert, Leduc |
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Bowder, Jerry Lee (b. 1928) |
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3 pieces (cl/bn); Etude (bcl/bn); Quintet (ww5); Sonatina 1 (ww5) |
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Bozay, Attila (Hungary) |
Episodi (bsn/pno) |
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Editio Musica Budapest |
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Bozza, Eugène (1905-1991) (France) |
Concerto; Concertino; 15 Etudes Journalières; 11 Etudes sur des modes karnatiques; 12 Caprices; Pieces brèves; (all solo); Fantaisie (bsn/pno); Espieglerie (bsn/pno); Nocturne-Danse (bsn/pno); Prelude & Divertissement (bsn/pno); Recit, Sicilienne et Rondeau (bsn/pno); Shiva (bsn/pno) |
lots of chamber music |
Mostly published by Leduc |
| Braga, Luis Otávio (Brazil) |
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Rapsódia Urbana (bsn/guitar) |
Bruyere Music Publishers |
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Brandmüller, Theo (b. 1948) (Austria) |
Katgurmondisedootrisch (solo) |
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Breitkopf und Härtel; depicts sounds of indigestion and other food-related subjects; title a play on the French words "Quatre Gourmandises d'Autriche" (4 Gourmands from Austria) |
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Brewaeys, Luc (b. 1959) (Belgium) |
Parametric Permutations - 1982 (solo) |
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Belgian Centre for Music Documentation (CeBeDeM) |
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Broege, Timothy (b. 1947) (USA) |
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Stone Garden (fl/picc and bsn); Seventeen Verses (fl/bsn/hpsch) |
Allaire Music Publications, Bradley Beach, New Jersey |
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Brons, Carel |
Monoloog IV (1968) (solo) |
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Donemus |
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Brotons, Salvador (b. 1959) |
Subtle Dialogues for Bassoon and Percussion |
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From a CD by Will Dietz |
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Brown, Douglas (b. 1950) |
Mövenlied (high voice, 3 bsn, contra) |
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Humorous piece with German text, from Bassoon Heritage Edition |
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Brumby, Colin (Australia) |
Capriccio (Variations on "Nun komm der Heiden Heiland") (solo); Sonata (bsn/pno); Quartet (4 bsns); Concerto (bsn/orch) |
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From composer at cbrumby@gil.com.au or www.amcoz.com.au/comp/b.cbrumby.htm |
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Bruns, Victor (1904-1996) (Russia/Germany) |
4 Concerti (orch or pno): Concerto Nr. 1, op. 5 (BHE); Concerto #2 (Kalmus); 3 Sonatas: Sonata #3, op. 86 (BHE); 4 Virtuoso Pieces, op. 93 (solo bsn) |
Trio No. 1, op. 84 and Trio No. 2, op. 91 (both for cl/bsn/pno); Many works for various ensembles |
Important German bassoonist and composer. Several works published by Musik und Buchverlag Werner Feja, available through Bassoon Heritage Edition. Others by Kalmus and Deutsche Verlag für Musik. |
| Burgan, Patrick (France) |
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Sources (ww5) |
Leduc |
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Burns, Michael (b. 1961) (USA) |
Swamp Song for Bsn and Tape |
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From composer, Professor of Bassoon at University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC, 27412; recorded on Dietz CD |
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Bush, Geoffrey (b. 1920) (England) |
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Trio (ob/bsn/pno); Air and Round-O (ww5); Quintet (ww5); A Lover's Progress (tenor, ob/cl/bsn) |
Almost all out of print, but wonderful works. The Trio is available in a "Special Order Edition" from Novello, and so the others may be as well. |
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Büsser, Henri (1872-1973) (France) |
Concertino op. 80 (orch); Portuguesa, op 160 (pno or orch) Pièce de Concours (bsn/pno); Recit et Thème Varié (bsn/pno) |
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Paris Conservatoire Concours pieces; some available from Masters Music |
