Sounds Classical for Bassoon is a collection of graded solos selected specifically for the developing bassoonist.
Designed to correlate with grades 1-5 of the exam syllabus of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, the pieces are drawn from four centuries of classical repertoire ranging from Susato to Sullivan, and will provide ideal material for practice or recital.
Includes:
- Les Grands Douleurs (Basse Danse No.6 from Danserye) (Susato)
- Sonata (from Harlequin Restored, or the Country Revels) (Charke)
- Ah, Leave Me Not to Pine (from The Pirates of Penzance) (Sullivan)
- Mr. Scoolding's Minuet (from The Compleat tutor to the Hautboy)
- Aria (from Kleine Kammermusik) (Telemann)
- O Waly, Waly (The Water is Wide)
- Bourree (from Water Music) (Handel)
- Gratitude (from Lyric Pieces Op.62) (Grieg)
- Andantino (from Vox Organi) (Batchelder)
- When I am Laid in Earth (from Dido and Aeneas) (Purcell)
- Allegro (Sonata I from 12 Sonatas) (Babell)
- Bist Du Bei Mir (from Diomedes) (Stolzel)
- Poco Allegretto (from Symphony No.3) (Brahms)
- Lord Willobies Welcome Home (from My Ladye Nevells Booke of Virginal Music) (Byrd)
- Jesu, Joy of Man`s Desiring (from Cantata No.147) (Bach)
- Adagio (KV Anh.94 (580a)) (Mozart)
- Allegro (Finale from Flute Sonata in C) (Vivaldi)
