Bassoon – Sheet Music & Scores

“There once was a brainy baboon, Who always breathed down a bassoon, For he said, It appears, That in billions of years, I shall certainly hit on a tune.” Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, English Astronomer, Physicist, Mathematician & Philosopher.

Don’t be a baboon on the bassoon. Browse our sheet music, tuition books and scores, and let us help you “hit on a tune” today!

A Brief History of the Bassoon

The bassoon has a very similar history and development to that of the oboe. It came from the Dulcian, around the time that the Shawm was beginning to be replaced by the oboe. In Italy in the late 17th Century, it was named the Fagotto, in France the Fagottez, and in England the Bassoon.

Played using a double-reed, the bassoon is usually made out of European Maple wood, and has a conical bore which doubles back on itself, making the pitch deeper. It originally had just three or four keys, but during the 18th Century, it began to have six keys. Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto for example, was written for a model with six keys.

At the turn of the 19th Century, bassoons had eight keys, and during the following years, many more keys were added, and two models emerged, the German Heckel Style and the French Buffet Style. These are the two models on which our modern day bassoons are based.

A few ideas for budding bassoonists

Gerhard Deutschmann

Sonate Dwv 133

for: Double bassoon, piano

Item no.: 246641

18.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
Dmitri Shostakovich

Five Pieces

for: 2 bassoons [cellos], piano

Piano score, Solo parts

Item no.: 684748

26.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)

Demo 1

David Berkman

The Jazz Musician's Guide to Creative Practicing

Notes on the difficult, humorous, endless path of becoming a better improvising musician

for: Instrument

Music lesson book, online audio

Item no.: 201865

38.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
Sam Pilafian, Patrick Sheridan

The Breathing Gym

Exercises to improve Breath Control and Airflow
for Band, Chorus and Orchestral Winds
Focus on music

for: Wind instrument

Music lesson book

Item no.: 491673

37.20  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
Arnold Jacobs

Also sprach Arnold Jacobs

A Developmental Guide for Brass Wind Musicians

for: Wind instrument

Music lesson book

Item no.: 560308

22.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
Robert Rawlins

How to play from a Real Book

for all Musicians

for: Instrument

Music lesson book (spiral binding)

Item no.: 605605

26.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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Erwin Schulhoff

Bassnachtigall

3 Vortragsstücke

for: Double bassoon

Music score

Item no.: 723089

9.99  €incl. VAT
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Camille Saint-Saëns

Bassoon Sonata op. 168

for: Bassoon, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 577000

16.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
Gioachino Rossini

Concerto a fagotto principale

Ausgabe für Fagott und Klavier

for: Bassoon, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 273224

19.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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Jean Françaix

Divertissement

for bassoon and string quintet or string orchestra

for: Bassoon, string quintet [string orchestra]

Piano reduction, solo part

Item no.: 749339

16.99  €incl. VAT
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Marcel Bitsch

Concertino

Klassik

for: Bassoon, piano

Book

Item no.: 266751

21.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Nocturne op.14,4

for: Bassoon, piano

Item no.: 205842

4.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
Christopher Leuba

A Study of Musical Intonation

for: Wind instrument

Music score

Item no.: 1550356

27.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
Eugène Jancourt

Etude Melodique op.79

for: Bassoon, piano

Music score

Item no.: 1198022

13.10  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
Louie Bellson, Gil Breines

Modern Reading Text in 4/4

Syncopation Studies designed to develop Accuracy and Speed in Sight Reading
for all instruments

for: Instrument

Music lesson book

Item no.: 403587

14.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
Kate Jones

Keeping Your Nerve!

Confidence-boosting strategies for musicians

for: Instrument

Book (softcover)

Item no.: 350043

6.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)

Track 3

Hal Crook

Creative Comping for Improvisation 2

for: Instrument

Music score, Playback-CD

Item no.: 266056

19.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
Georg Philipp Telemann

Sonata F-minor

for: Bassoon [cello], basso continuo

Piano reduction, solo part

Item no.: 200574

14.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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Giulio Caccini

Ave Maria

for: Cello [bassoon], piano

Score, part (pdf download)

Item no.: 1852

3.00  €incl. VAT
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Concerto in B-flat Major KV 191 (186e)

Bärenreiter Urtext

for: Bassoon, piano

Piano reduction, Solo part(s)

Item no.: 116564

16.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
Edouard Dupuy

Concerto in E-flat major

for: Bassoon, orchestra

Piano reduction, solo part

Item no.: 619346

26.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
Michail Glinka

Sonata for Bassoon and Piano

Russische Musik der Moderne

for: Bassoon, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 109240

22.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
Malcolm Arnold

Fantasie Op 86

for: Bassoon

Item no.: 120487

11.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
Charles Koechlin

Trois pièces op. 34

for: Bassoon, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 184971

11.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)

Soundfile

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George Frideric Handel

Largo

Arie "Ombra mai fu" aus der Oper "Xerxes"
bearbeitet für Violoncello / Fagott und Klavier (Orgel)

for: Cello [bassoon], piano [organ]

Piano score, solo part, audio file

Item no.: 2352

4.50  €incl. VAT
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Franz Berwald

Concert Piece op. 2

Bärenreiter Urtext

for: Bassoon, orchestra

Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 178117

13.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
Franz Danzi

Konzert für Fagott und Orchester F-Dur

Alte Musik (Leuckartiana)

for: Bassoon, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 101466

19.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
Gabriel Grovlez

Sicilienne and Allegro Giocoso

for Bassoon and Piano

for: Bassoon, piano

Book

Item no.: 266826

20.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
Gioachino Rossini

Concerto a Fagotto principale

for: Bassoon, orchestra

Score

Item no.: 612149

23.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
Charles Koechlin

Sonate Opus 71

for: Bassoon, piano

Buch

Item no.: 214017

24.15  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.

Tunes for Two

easy to play duets
thirty popular melodies

for: 2 cellos [bassoons]

Ensemble score

Item no.: 185667

15.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
Willson Osborne

Rhapsodie für Fagott

for: Bassoon

Score

Item no.: 380414

12.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
Emanuele Krakamp

Metodo

Schule

for: Bassoon

Score

Item no.: 257310

37.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Bassoon Concerto in Bb major K. 191

Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra
Urtext

for: Bassoon, orchestra

Score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 431126

23.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
Nino Rota

Concerto

for: Bassoon, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 656107

18.55  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)

Daily Bassoon

Exercises for the organization and discipline of daily study of the bassoon

for: Bassoon

Music score

Item no.: 832297

42.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
Charles Colin, Bugs Bower

Rhythms Complete – Bass Clef

for: Bass instrument (bass clef)

Music score

Item no.: 406416

14.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
Ian Denley

Time Pieces for Bassoon, Volume 1

Music through the Ages in Two Volumes

for: Bassoon

Music score

Item no.: 368935

14.65  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
Henri Dutilleux

Sarabande et Cortege for Bassoon and Piano

Klassik

for: Bassoon, piano

Book

Item no.: 173560

20.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
Christopher Weait

Bassoon Warm-Ups

Second Edition

for: Bassoon

Music lesson book

Item no.: 377120

12.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
Eugène Bozza

Nocturne-Danse For Bassoon And Piano

Klassik

for: Bassoon, piano

Book

Item no.: 267139

25.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
Mike Steinel

Building A Jazz Vocabulary

Jazz Book

for: Instrument

Music score

Item no.: 310958

26.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
Eugène Bozza

Duettino For Two Bassoons

Klassik

for: 2 bassoons

Ensemble score

Item no.: 266853

19.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
Ian Denley

Time Pieces for Bassoon, Volume 2

Music through the Ages in Two Volumes

for: Bassoon

Music score

Item no.: 138631

14.65  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)

Patterns for Jazz

A Theory Text for Jazz Composition and Improvisation
for bass clef instruments

for: Bass instrument (bass clef)

Music lesson book

Item no.: 403592

29.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–5 weeks
Joe Riposo

Bebop Scales

Jazz Scales & Patterns in all 12 Keys
Phrase like a pro!

for: Instrument [voice]

Music lesson book

Item no.: 493356

9.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
Mordechai Rechtman

The Bassoon Reed

My System

for: Bassoon

Study book (without notes)

Item no.: 768689

22.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
Suzanne L. Burton, Alden H. Snell

Ready, Set, Improvise!

The Nuts and Bolts of Music Improvisation

for: Instrument [voice]

Book (softcover)

Item no.: 681777

25.75  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)

Beispiel für extreme Höhen in Normalposition

Pascal Gallois

The Techniques of Bassoon Playing

for: Bassoon

Music lesson book, 2 playback CDs

Item no.: 551911

67.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
Eugène Bozza

Récit, Sicilienne And Rondo for Bassoon And Piano

Klassik

for: Bassoon, piano

Score

Item no.: 184952

18.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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