I hope you will enjoy learning about the bassoon in the baroque era. The chart lists the excerpts in alphabetical order by composer, followed by the work, the part that was asked in the audition 1st, 2nd, 3rd or contra, the passage in question if specified by the orchestra, and finally the name of the orchestra. Books videos and dvds for bassoon from forrests music. The second dvd 43 minutes is finishing and finetuning a reed. Vibrato as on most wind instruments, the finishing touch to producing a beautiful tone is a tasteful vibrato.
Bassoon excerpts as they appear in the original orchestra parts. Vibrato is often used on longer notes and at the peaks of phrases to heighten expression. Its narrow conical bore leads from the curved metal crook, onto which the double reed is placed, downward through the wing, or tenor, joint on which are the lefthand finger holes to the butt joint on which are the. The bassoonists view of the orchestra classical mpr. Apsu orchestra audition excerpts for winds and percussion bassoon play the top line for all excerpts. I like that flicking is reinforced again and again. Buffetsystem, or french, bassoons have 22 keys and are known for their superior tonal quality in the upper register. Solo bassoonist, impresario, artistic director, northern pioneer after more than 60 years of worldwide concertizing, canadian concert planning, and remote northern touring, george zukerman has retired from the concert stage and from the world of tour organizing. Under conditions where cuts to funding for music are resulting in a worrying decline in young people taking up the instrument, a campaign to spread the word about the bassoon is timely.
See also for flute, orchestra arr, for flute, piano. A lot can go wrong and not everybody has a repairman around the corner. Every instrument has a few notes that dont sound q uite in tune when they are played. And i like that many of my favorite excerpts from weissenborn are included. This collection of excerpts from the operatic and concert repertoire is. Avoid panicking just before a concert coursed by a lack of maintenance a lot of maintenance you can do yourself with help of my expertise. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website.
The university of western ontario, faculty of music bassoon jury requirements m4921, m4922 m4923 concerto. The first number stands for trumpet, the second for horn, the third for trombone, the fourth separated from the first three by a dot for euphonium and the fifth for tuba. A collection of authentic parts in the public domain of audition excerpts for bassoon. The university of western ontario, faculty of music. This booklet has been prepared for the bandmaster or woodwind instructor who teaches the instrument, while not being an accomplished bassoonist.
It is the bass of the woodwind section in the modern orchestra, which can be augmented by the use of a double bassoon of lower range. An analysis of the bassoon and its literature larry charles mettler eastern illinois university this research is a product of the graduate program inmusicat eastern illinois university. The table below lists orchestral excerpts for bassoon and contrabassoon taken from audition lists of us and international orchestras and one service band over the past twentyfive or so years. Oct 19, 2015 this website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. The list below includes all pages in the category for flute, orchestra. Bassoon page 28 bassoon fingering chart this chart shows both preferred and alternate fingerings for the bassoon. Oromszegi otto, 10 modern etudes for bassoonbassoon and piano parts sent by slavtchev svetoslav, bulgaria, pdf, 872, patrick mcgrath pdf download. During this period, his studies of the acoustics of the instrument and a desire to experiment, prompted him to form the fox bassoon company, which now produces the wellknown instruments that bear his name. For a detailed explanation on how the excerpts were chosen and categorized, please see creating the excerpt list. Full text of bassoon in the baroque era see other formats.
Oct 29, 2014 mozart le nozze di figaro overture ravel bolero solo bartok concerto for orchestra gioco delle coppie 2nd bassoon brahms piano concerto no. Composing over 150 film scores for directors such as federico fellini, francis ford coppola, henry cass, king vidor and franco zeffirelli, rota received distinguished acclaim from several film. Righini was born in bologna and studied singing and composition with padre martini in his home town. We will now look at excerpts from vivaldis bassoon concerto in g minor op. Barring that, the righini and stadio compilations tend to be pretty standard, although theyre both pretty heavily edited and have markings not in the original score beyond only being brief excerpts. Five pieces of music to help you celebrate international. Jul 01, 2011 the website will the foremost research and study tool for the orchestral excerpts for bassoon. A bassoon schism of sorts erupted in the late 19th century, when a french instrument company, buffetcrampon, started making a bassoon that had a narrower bore and used a different fingering system. Free free bassoon sheet music sheet music pieces to. Audition excerpts bassooncontrabassoon solo i s movement of a standard concerto exposition only orchestral excerpts mozart. Bassoon solos from scheherazade as they stand in righini 89. That means, instead of ha ving a single reed that attaches to a mouthpiece, there are two pieces of cane held together by a wire.
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. It should be avoided in fast passages because the speed of the oscillation in pitch andor volume may be similar to the speed of the notes, and will. Like the oboe, the bassoon uses a double reed see fig. Making a bassoon reed, by christopher weait a two dvd set based on mr. The first ever international bassoon day was celebrated on 11 october by musicians at the royal albert hall. Orchestral excerpts for bassoon audition on this page are the most commonly requested musical selections for symphony auditions.
Ever dreamt of starting a bassoon quartet, but couldnt find enough music. The book itself is a very interesting read for a bassoon player and it has some good tips, although some of the information is quite outdated and should be treated as such. Finally, a very special thanks to my bassoon professor, william ludwig, for helping. Bassoon, french basson, german fagott, the principal bass instrument of the orchestral woodwind family. Pdf bassoon music pivonka, 25 technical and rhyhmic etudes for bassoon sent by artem fedorov, pdf, 1. Sort this list by work type, instrumentation, composer, and more. Website links for webpages with relevent information. Test pieces for orchestral auditions bassoon, contrabassoon. Several recordings of each excerpt being performed with orchestra. The bracketed numbers tell you how many of each instrument are in the ensemble. Concerto for bassoon and orchestra bassoon part tif. Any additional instruments tympani in this example are indicated by a w meaning with or by using a plus sign. But a lineage of the old bassoon lived on in france and is still played in that country its known as the french bassoon or basson just one o. Vincenzo maria righini 22 january 1756 19 august 1812 was an italian composer, singer and kapellmeister.
The majority of these should be covered by the above two sites. Nov 18, 2014 an attempt in germany in the 1830s to increase the volume of sound and to produce a more even scale gave us the bassoon most of us know today. The book is in no way intended to serve as a method or as a course of progressive instruction for the bassoon. All opinions are my own or the unbiased opinions of my students. The excerpts on this website are separated into two categories. Arranged for bassoon and piano o2659x foundation studies for the viola book 1. Initially he performed as a singer in florence 1769 and rome 1770, however. Bassoon company, which now produces the wellknown instruments that bear his name. Unlike a clarinet or saxophone that attaches their reed to a mouthpiece, bassoons are double reed instruments. Bassoon, the principal bass instrument of the orchestral woodwind family. Please prepare one movement of a piece of your choice from the major repertoire. An analysis of the concerto for bassoon and orchestra by.
The bassoons reed is made by bending double a shaped strip of cane. Orchestral excerpts for bassoon a collection of authentic parts in the public domain of audition excerpts for bassoon compiled into a book. Full text of bassoon in the baroque era internet archive. In the first movement, we can identify the two predominant technical styles of vivaldis. View the sheetmusic and listen to recordings of the excerpt.
Avoid your bassoon is changing into a noise machine. This lecture focuses on the origins and developments of the baroque bassoon, elements of baroque style found in music for bassoon, and the application of those elements through antonio vivaldis composition for bassoon, concerto in g minor, op. The chart lists the excerpts in alphabetical order by composer, followed by the work, the part that was asked in the audition 1st, 2nd, 3rd or contra. The orchestral bassoon, which has just excerpts, but includes some newer nonpd works i think this must be under active development because its expanded quite a bit in the last year or so also worth crossreferencing is jeffrey lymans list of common audition requirements. In performance, the bassoon is held aslant on a sling. Orchestral excerpts for bassoon by david mcgill on amazon. The tried and true bible of bassoon, weissenborns method for bassoon has been in use. The following list is by no means definitive and is admittedly a little dated, but should provide a reasonably accurate ranking of these excerpts by the frequency they appear on orchestral auditions. The main excerpts are the primary focus of this project and include additional historical, analytical, and pedagogical content. I especially liked the note excerpts of famous bassoon solos and information considering them.
Exercises and studies in this book have been written for the specific purpose of supplementing any of the elementary methods available. Mozart le nozze di figaro overture ravel bolero solo bartok concerto for orchestra gioco delle coppie 2nd bassoon brahms piano concerto no. Audition excerpts bassoon contrabassoon solo i s movement of a standard concerto exposition only orchestral excerpts mozart. An attempt in germany in the 1830s to increase the volume of sound and to produce a more even scale gave us the bassoon most of us know today. An overview by michael burns greensboro, north carolina n his article on the bassoon in the new grove dictionary of music and musicians, william waterhouse, the prominent british bassoonist and scholar, lists some of the earliest known works written for bassoon1.
It is exceptionally difficult to play because the traditional placing of the finger holes is scientifically irrational. The righini also just has a lot of unnecessary stuff in it. The first dvd 68 minutes,making a reed from gsp cane, contains a detailed demonstration of reed making using gouged, shaped and profiled cane. This list is by no means absolute because every musical organization is unique and it is not possible to know what they will require, but this is a good place to start. Articles on the performance and practice of each excerpt. Bassoon reeds in order to play the bassoon, you need to always have reeds on hand. Excerpt etudes for common orchestral repertoire2bsn. The bassoon is a doublereed wind instrument german. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. This includes works originally scored for solo flute with orchestra.
It is an orchestral work for piccolo, 2 flutes 1 of whom doubles on piccolo, 1 oboe, 2 clarinets plus an additional bass clarinet, 1 bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets plus an optional 2 cornets, 3 trombones, no tuba, percussion, tympani, 6 first violins, 6 second violins, 4 violas, 3 cellos, 2 double basses, eb clarinet as an additional chair. Sonata for bassoon and piano gmoll bassoon and piano parts pdf. Bassoon, strings and basso continuo bassoon advanced bassoon with piano accompaniment. Nino rota was a prolific composer of twentiethcentury film and concert music, including the concerto for bassoon and orchestra in bflat major. These are the audition excerpts that are often requested at orchestral bassoon auditions. This is brought to you for free and open access by. Pdf bassoon music pdf bassoon music pdf bassoon music download. They like that some excerpts have piano accompaniment. Excerpt 1 beginning to 2 measures before 4, excerpt 2 3 measures after 7 to 9, excerpt 3 12 to 3 measures after 12. Repertoire and etudes inclusive of orchestral excerpts must amount to a total. When more than one fingering is shown, the first is the most common. Articles on the background and history of each excerpt. Orchestral excerpts cleveland orchestra youth orchestra. The following auditions will be for an alternate position only if our current member does not remain in coyo or if the chosen repertoire requires more members.