50+ Greatest Intermediate Classics for Bassoon

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50+ Greatest Intermediate Classics for Bassoon is a fantastic collection of favourite melodies arranged especially for the intermediate to advanced player, starting with the easiest.

All are in easy keys. Great for sight reading practice or just for fun.

Assuming a good knowledge of the bassoon and music reading, some pieces are one page, others longer; with plenty of familiar melodies, this collection will be enjoyed year after year. Fun to play, ideal for entertaining the family, also great for advanced sight-reading practice.

50+ Greatest Intermediate Classics for Bassoon follows on from our popular 50+ Greatest Classics for Bassoon which is much easier, contains different repertoire and shorter pieces. This, latest, book is for the more advanced player and includes extracts from:

Adagio – Albinoni; Alla Turca – Mozart; Autumn – Vivaldi; Ave Maria – Schubert; Bist du bei mir – Stölzel; Caprice – Paganini; Carol of the Bells – Leontovych; Clog Dance – Hertel; Colonel Bogey – Alford; Csárdás – Monti; Donauwellen Waltz – Ivanovici; Danse macabre – Saint Saëns; Entry of the Gladiators – Fučík; Frühlingsstimmen – J. Strauss; Funiculì, Funiculà – Denza; Für Elise – Beethoven; Garland Waltz – Tchaikovsky; Gliding Dance of the Maidens – Borodin; Gran Valse – Tárrega; Hungarian Dance No. 5 – Brahms; La Campanella – Paganini; Lacrimosa – Mozart; Largo al Factotum – Rossini; Light Cavalry Overture – Suppé; Marche Funèbre – Gounod; Marche Slave – Tchaikovsky; Mazurka – Chopin; Moonlight Sonata – Beethoven; Nimrod – Elgar; Nocturne – Chopin; Overture – Mozart; Pizzicati – Delibes; Prelude – Bizet; Rigaudon – Grieg; Romanze – Mozart; Russian Dance – Tchaikovsky; Sarabande – Handel; Scheherazade – Rimsky-Korsakov; Sheep May Safely Graze – J. S. Bach; Si un jour, La forza del destino – Verdi; Sleepers, Awake – J.S. Bach; Ständchen – Schubert; Te Deum – Charpentier; Theme, Pastoral Symphony – Beethoven; Theme, Piano Concerto No. 1 – Tchaikovsky; Three Little Maids – Sullivan; Toccata and Fugue – J.S Bach; Traümerai – Schumann; Tritsch Tratsch Polka – J. Strauss; Va, Pensiero – Verdi; Vltava – Smetana; Waltz no. 15 – Brahms.

Approved Exam Music

Recommended for the following exam grade(s):

ABRSM Bassoon (from 2022)
Grades: 5

Contents

1. Adagio – Albinoni
   
2. Alla Turca – Mozart
   
3. Autumn – Vivaldi
   
4. Ave Maria – Schubert
   
5. Bist du bei mir – Stölzel
   
6. Caprice – Paganini
   
7. Carol of the Bells – Leontovych
   
8. Clog Dance – Hertel
   
9. Colonel Bogey – Alford
   
10. Csárdás – Monti
    
11. Donauwellen Waltz – Ivanovici
    
12. Danse macabre – Saint Saëns
    
13. Entry of the Gladiators – Fučík
    
14. Frühlingsstimmen – J. Strauss
    
15. Funiculì, Funiculà – Denza
    
16. Für Elise – Beethoven
    
17. Garland Waltz – Tchaikovsky
    
18. Gliding Dance of the Maidens – Borodin
    
19. Gran Valse – Tárrega
    
20. Hungarian Dance No. 5 – Brahms
    
21. La Campanella – Paganini
    
22. Lacrimosa – Mozart
    
23. Largo al Factotum – Rossini
    
24. Light Cavalry Overture – Suppé
    
25. Marche Funèbre – Gounod
    
26. Marche Slave – Tchaikovsky
    
27. Mazurka – Chopin
    
28. Moonlight Sonata – Beethoven
    
29. Nimrod – Elgar
    
30. Nocturne – Chopin
    
31. Overture – Mozart
    
32. Pizzicati – Delibes
    
33. Prelude – Bizet
    
34. Rigaudon – Grieg
    
35. Romanze – Mozart
    
36. Russian Dance – Tchaikovsky
    
37. Sarabande – Handel
    
38. Scheherazade – Rimsky-Korsakov
    
39. Sheep May Safely Graze – J. S. Bach
    
40. Si un jour, La forza del destino – Verdi
    
41. Sleepers, Awake – J.S. Bach
    
42. Ständchen – Schubert
    
43. Te Deum – Charpentier
    
44. Theme, Pastoral Symphony – Beethoven
    
45. Theme, Piano Concerto No. 1 – Tchaikovsky
    
46. Three Little Maids – Sullivan
    
47. Toccata and Fugue – J.S Bach
    
48. Traümerai – Schumann
    
49. Tritsch Tratsch Polka – J. Strauss
    
50. Va, Pensiero – Verdi
    
51. Vltava – Smetana
    
52. Waltz no. 15 – Brahms

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Instrumentation

• Part 1: Bassoon