List of Compositions Featuring the Bassoon

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Orchestral Music

Orchestral Music featuring the Bassoon

Scores featuring the Bassoon

Orchestra Parts Available featuring the Bassoon

  • Beethoven Ludwig van
-Symphony No.1, Op.21
-Symphony No.2, Op.36
-Symphony No.3, Op.55 ("Eroica")
-Symphony No.4, Op.60
-Symphony No.5, Op.67
-Symphony No.6, Op.68 ("Pastoral")
-Symphony No.7, Op.92
-Symphony No.8, Op.93
-Symphony No.9, Op.125 ("Choral")
  • Bartók, Béla
-Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, Sz.27
-Suite No.1, Op.3
-Suite No.2, Op.4
-2 Portraits, Op.5
-4 Pieces, Op.12
  • Bizet, Georges
-Symphony in C major
  • Brahms, Johannes
-Serenade No.1, Op.11
-Serenade No.2, Op.16
-Symphony No.1, Op.68
-Symphony No.2, Op.73
-Symphony No.3, Op.90
-Symphony No.4, Op.98
-Tragic Overture, Op.81
  • Carpenter, John Alden
-Adventures in a Perambulator
  • Dvořák, Antonín
-Cello Concerto, Op.104
  • Enescu, George
-2 Romanian Rhapsodies, Op.11
  • De Falla, Manuel
-El Sombrero de Tres Picos
-La Vida Breve
-Noches en los Jardines de España
  • Glazunov, Aleksandr
-Violin Concerto, Op.82
  • Hindemith, Paul
Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
  • Janáček, Leoš
-Lašské Tance
  • Kalinnikov, Vasily
-Symphony No.1 in G minor
  • Mahler, Gustav
-Das Lied von der Erde
-Das Klagende Lied
-Des Knaben Wunderhorn
-Kindertotenlieder
-Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
-Symphony No.1 ("Titan")
-Symphony No.2 ("Resurrection")
-Symphony No.3
-Symphony No.4
-Symphony No.5
-Symphony No.6 ("Tragic")
-Symphony No.7
-Symphony No.8 ("Symphony of a Thousand")
-Symphony No.9
  • Mendelssohn, Felix
-The Hebrides, Op.26
-Symphony No.1, Op.11
-Symphony No.2, Op.52 (“Lobgesang”)
-Symphony No.3, Op.56 (“Scottish”)
-Symphony No.4, Op.90 (“Italian”)
-Symphony No.5, Op.107 (“Reformation”)
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
-Horn Concerto No.1, K.412
  • Parks, Young
-Shower of Blessing
  • Prokofiev, Sergey
-Piano Concerto No.1, Op.10
-Piano Concerto No.3, Op.26
-Symphony No.1, Op.25
-Violin Concerto No.1, Op.19
  • Rachmaninoff, Sergei
-Isle of the Dead, Op.29
-Piano Concerto No.1, Op.1
-Piano Concerto No.2, Op.18
-Piano Concerto No.3, Op.30
-Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43
-Symphony No.1, Op.13
-Symphony No.2, Op.27
  • Respighi, Ottorino
-Concerto Gregoriano
-Fontane di Roma
  • Sullivan, Arthur Seymour (Sir)
-H.M.S. Pinafore
-The Gondoliers
-The Yeomen of the Guard
-Trial by Jury

Bassoon and Orchestra

Solo Bassoon and Orchestra

  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
-Bassoon Concerto, K.191
  • Vivaldi, Antonio
-Bassoon Concerto in C major, RV 466
-Bassoon Concerto in C major, RV 467
-Bassoon Concerto in C major, RV 469
-Bassoon Concerto in C major, RV 470
-Bassoon Concerto in C major, RV 471
-Bassoon Concerto in C major, RV 472
-Bassoon Concerto in C major, RV 473
-Bassoon Concerto in C major, RV 474
-Bassoon Concerto in C major, RV 475
-Bassoon Concerto in C major, RV 476
-Bassoon Concerto in C major, RV 477
-Bassoon Concerto in C major, RV 478
-Bassoon Concerto in C major, RV 479
-Bassoon Concerto in C major, RV 480
-Bassoon Concerto in D minor, RV 481
-Bassoon Concerto in E-flat major, RV 483
-Bassoon Concerto in E minor, RV 484
-Bassoon Concerto in F major, RV 485
-Bassoon Concerto in F major, RV 486
-Bassoon Concerto in F major, RV 487
-Bassoon Concerto in F major, RV 488
-Bassoon Concerto in F major, RV 489
-Bassoon Concerto in F major, RV 490
-Bassoon Concerto in F major, RV 491
-Bassoon Concerto in G major, RV 492
-Bassoon Concerto in G major, RV 493
-Bassoon Concerto in G major, RV 494
-Bassoon Concerto in G minor, RV 495
-Bassoon Concerto in G minor, RV 496
-Bassoon Concerto in A minor, RV 497
-Bassoon Concerto in A minor, RV 498
-Bassoon Concerto in A minor, RV 499
-Bassoon Concerto in A minor, RV 500
-Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, RV 501 'La Notte'
-Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, RV 502
-Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, RV 503
-Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, RV 504
  • Weber, Carl Maria von
-Bassoon Concerto, Op.75

Two Bassoons and Orchestra

Three Bassoons and Orchestra

Four Bassoons and Orchestra

Bassoon + 1 and Orchestra

  • Hindemith, Paul
-Concerto for Trumpet, Bassoon and Strings (bassoon, trumpet)

Bassoon + 2 and Orchestra

Bassoon + 3 and Orchestra

Bassoon + 4 and Orchestra

  • Hindemith, Paul
-Concerto for Woodwinds, Harp and Orchestra (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, harp)

Bassoon + 5 and Orchestra

Bassoon as Continuo

Chamber Music

Chamber Music with Piano

Piano + 1

  • Hallman, Joesph
-Fabulitas
  • Hindemith, Paul
-Bassoon Sonata
  • Kowalewski, Jakub
-Sonata (modo antico)
  • Saint-Saëns, Camille
-Bassoon Sonata, Op.168

Piano + 2

  • Beethoven, Ludwig van
-Trio, WoO 37 (flute, bassoon, piano)
  • Brod, Henri
-Trio No.1 for Piano, Oboe and Bassoon, Op.5 (oboe, bassoon, piano)
  • Lalliet, Theodore
-Terzetto, Op.22 (oboe, bassoon, piano)
  • Leduc, Alphonse
-Trio Concertant No.2, Op.76 (flute, bassoon, piano)
  • Methfessel, Ernst
-Concertino, Op.40 (oboe, bassoon, piano)
  • Molbe, Heinrich
-Fête des dryades, Op.68 (horn, bassoon, piano)
  • Rasetti, Amedeo
-Trio, Op.13 No.2 (flute or violin, and bassoon or cello, piano)
-Trio, Op.13 No.3 (flute or violin, and bassoon or cello, piano)

Piano + 4

  • Beethoven, Ludwig van
-Piano Quintet, Op.16 (oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano)
  • Gieseking, Walter
-Piano Quintet (oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano)
  • Grund, Friedrich Wilhelm
-Piano Quintet, Op.8 (oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano)
  • Hamm, Johann Valentin
-Viergespräch (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, piano)
  • Huber, Hans
-Quintett, Op.136 (flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano)
  • Loeffler, Charles Martin Tornov
-Ballade Carnavalesque (flute, oboe, saxophone, bassoon, piano)
  • Magnard, Albéric
-Piano Quintet, Op.8 (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, piano)
  • Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay
-Quintet in B-flat major (flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano)
  • Spindler, Fritz
-Piano Quintet, Op.360 (oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano)

Piano + 5

  • Brauer, Max
-Sextett (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano)
  • Huber, Hans
-Sextett (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano)
  • Hummel, Johann Nepomuk
-Serenade No.2, Op.66 (clarinet (or flute), bassoon (or cello), guitar, violin, viola, piano)
  • Indy, Vincent d'
-Sarabande et menuet, Op. 72 (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano)
  • Juon, Paul
-Divertimento, Op.51 (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano)
  • Onslow, Georges
-Sextet, Op.30 (flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon, double bass, piano)
  • Reuchsel, Amédée
-Piano Sextet (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano)
  • Rietz, Julius
-Concertstück, Op.41 (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano)
  • Roussel, Albert
-Divertissement, Op.6 (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano)

Piano + 6

  • Boisdeffre, Renè de
-Septet, Op.49 (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon horn, double bass ad.lib., piano)
  • Dost, Rudolf
-Septet, Op.55 (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, percussion, piano)
  • Kalkbrenner, Friedrich Wilhelm
-Septet, Op.132 (oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, cello, double bass, piano)
  • Onslow, Georges
-Septet, Op.79a (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, double bass, piano)

Piano + 7

  • Edgerton, Michael Edward
-Illusions (clarinet, English horn, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, viola, piano)
  • Juon, Paul
-Octet, Op.27 (oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, piano)

Chamber Music without Piano

Solos

  • Yokoyama, Shin-Itchiro
-Divertimento for bassoon solo

Duets

  • Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de
-Sonata (2 bassoons)
  • Hallman, Joseph
-Duet for Bassoon and Trumpet (bassoon, trumpet)
-Duet for Clarinet and Bassoon (clarinet, bassoon)
  • Paulinyi, Zoltan
-Biduo d'Ouro (bassoon, any instrument)
-Ofertório (bassoon, viola)
  • Roussel, Albert
-Duo for Bassoon and Double Bass (bassoon, double bass)

Trios

  • Haydn, Joseph
-Baryton Trio No.1 (Haydn, Joseph) (transcription for oboe, English horn, bassoon)
-Baryton Trio No.2 (Haydn, Joseph) (transcription for oboe, English horn, bassoon)
-Baryton Trio No.3 (Haydn, Joseph) (transcription for oboe, English horn, bassoon)
-Baryton Trio No.4 (Haydn, Joseph) (transcription for oboe, English horn, bassoon)
-Baryton Trio No.5 (Haydn, Joseph) (transcription for oboe, English horn, bassoon)
-Baryton Trio No.6 (Haydn, Joseph) (transcription for oboe, English horn, bassoon)
  • Pierné, Paul
-Bucolique Variée (oboe, clarinet, bassoon)
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
-Divertimento No.1, KV Anh.229 (transcription for 2 oboes, bassoon)
-Divertimento No.1, KV Anh.229 (transcription for oboe, English horn, bassoon)
-Divertimento No.2, KV Anh.229 (transcription for 2 oboes, bassoon)
-Divertimento No.2, KV Anh.229 (transcription for oboe, English horn, bassoon)
  • Yokoyama, Shin-Itchiro
-L'Epice d'Asie (flute, bassoon, cello)
  • Pfeiffer, Georges Jean
-Musette, Op.47 (oboe, clarinet, bassoon)
  • Becker, Dietrich
-Musicalische Frühlings-Früchte (transcription for 2 oboes, bassoon)
  • Yokoyama, Shin-Itchiro
-Marriage Waltz (oboe, clarinet, bassoon)
  • Canteloube, Joseph
-Rustiques (oboe, clarinet, bassoon)
  • Allier, Gabriel
-Scène Champêtre (flute/oboe, clarinet, horn/bassoon)
  • Hummel, Johann Nepomuk
-Serenade No.1, Op.63 (flute/violin, clarinet, bassoon/cello)
  • Cellitti, Venanzio
-Sigla No.1 (oboe, bass clarinet, bassoon)
  • Zoeller, Carli
-Three virtuosos (flute, clarinet, bassoon)
  • Hook, James
-Trio, Op.83 No.1 (transcription for 3 bassoons)
  • Hallman, Joseph
-Trio (bassoon, harp, percussion)
  • Grayson, Martin
-Trio (flute, oboe, bassoon)
  • Bononcini, Giovanni Maria
-Triosonate Op.6, No.9 (transcription for 2 oboes, bassoon)
  • Rosier, Carl
-Triosonate (transcription for 2 oboes, bassoon)
  • Hedien, Mark
-Woodwind Trio (flute, oboe, bassoon)

Quartets

  • Arne, Thomas Augustine
-Hymn of Eve (Uxbridge) (transcription for double reed quartet)
  • Bach, Johann Sebastian
-Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080 (transcription for double reed quartet)
-Chorale Harmonisations, BWV 250-438 (transcription for double reed quartet, BWV 250-339)
-Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (transcription for double reed quartet, 8 chorals)
-St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (chorales, final choir: transcription for double reed quartet)
  • Banchieri, Adriano
-Fantasia prima (transcription for double reed quartet)
-Fantasia secunda (transcription for double reed quartet)
-L'Organo Suonarino (transcription for double reed quartet)
  • Bortniansky, Dmytro
-Ich bete an die Macht der Liebe (transcription for double reed quartet)
  • Brant, Per
-Sinfonia in D in 4 Voices (transcription for 2 oboes, English horn, bassoon)
  • Charpentier, Marc-Antoine
-Concert pour quatre parties de violes (transcription for double reed quartet)
  • Corelli, Arcangelo
-12 Concerti Grossi, Op.6 (transcription for double reed quartet, No.8 Christmas Concerto, Pastorale)
  • Eccard, Johannes
-Mein Schönste Zier (transcription for double reed quartet)
  • Handel, George Frideric
-Messiah, HWV 56 (transcription of the recitative 1.2 "Comfort ye" for double reed quartet)
  • Gambaro, Vincenzo
-3 Wind Quartets, Op.4 (flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon)
  • Lange, Gustav
-Pastoralquartett (2 oboes, English horn, bassoon)
  • Mendelssohn, Felix
-6 Lieder im Freien zu singen, Op.59 (transcription for double reed quartet)
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
-Die Zauberflöte, K.620 (transcription for double reed quartet)
  • Vanhal, Johann Baptist
-Quartett (transcription for double reed quartet)
  • Witt, Christian Friedrich
-Suite in C-Dur (transcription for double reed quartet)

Quintets

  • Beethoven, Ludwig van
-Wind quintet in E flat major, Hess 19 (oboe, 3 horns, bassoon)
  • Hammerschmidt, Andreas
-Erster Fleiß (transcription for 2 oboes, 2 English horns, bassoon)
-Erster Fleiß (transcription for double reed quintet)
  • Karg-Elert, Sigfrid
-Quintett, Op.30 (oboe, 2 clarinets, horn, bassoon)
  • Vanhal, Johann Baptist
-Divertimento (transcription for 2 oboes, 2 English horns, bassoon)
-Divertimento (transcription for double reed quintet)

Woodwind Quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn)

  • Alejandre Prada, Manuel
-Suite, Op.44
  • Barthe, Adrien
-Aubade
  • Beach, Amy Marcy
-Pastorale for Woodwind Quintet
  • Beischer-Matyó, Tamás
-Wind Quintet
  • Briccialdi, Giulio
-Wind Quintet No.1, Op.124
  • Cambini, Giuseppe Maria
-Wind Quintet No.1 in B-flat major
-Wind Quintet No.2 in D minor
-Wind Quintet No.3 in F major
  • Colomer, Blas María de
-Menuet for Wind Quintet
  • Danzi, Franz
-Wind Quintet, Op.56/3
  • Davidson, Robert
-Passages
  • Foerster, Josef Bohuslav
-Wind Quintet, Op.95
  • Fuchs-Schönbach, Ernst
-Wind Quintet in B-flat Major, Op.61
  • Hallman, Joseph
-Tribute
  • Hindemith, Paul
-Kleine Kammermusik, Op.24 No.2
  • Karg-Elert, Sigfrid
-Wind Quintet, Op.30
  • Kauffmann, Fritz
-Wind Quintet, Op.40
  • Kearns, Richard
-Indigo
  • Klughardt, August
-Wind Quintet, Op.79
  • Laurischkus, Max
-Aus Litauen, Op.23
  • Lendvai, Erwin
-Wind Quintet, Op.23
  • Müller, Peter
-Wind Quintet No.1 in E-flat major
-Wind Quintet No.2 in C minor
-Wind Quintet No.3 in A major
  • Nielsen, Carl
-Wind Quintet, Op.43
  • Onslow, Georges
-Wind Quintet, Op.81
  • Pfeiffer, Georges Jean
-Pastorale, Op.71
  • Rasmussen, Peter
-Wind Quintet
  • Reicha, Anton
-Wind Quintet, Op.88/1
-Wind Quintet, Op.88/3
-Wind Quintet, Op.88/6
-Wind Quintet, Op.91/1
-Wind Quintet, Op.91/2
-Wind Quintet, Op.91/3
-Wind Quintet, Op.91/4
-Wind Quintet, Op.91/5
-Wind Quintet, Op.91/6
-Wind Quintet, Op.99/1
-Wind Quintet, Op.99/2
-Wind Quintet, Op.99/3
-Wind Quintet, Op.99/4
-Wind Quintet, Op.99/5
-Wind Quintet, Op.99/6
-Wind Quintet, Op.100/1
-Wind Quintet, Op.100/2
-Wind Quintet, Op.100/3
-Wind Quintet, Op.100/4
-Wind Quintet, Op.100/5
-Wind Quintet, Op.100/6
  • Ropartz, Guy
-2 Pièces for Wind Quintet
  • Rorich, Karl
-Wind Quintet, Op.58
  • Schmid, Heinrich Kaspar
-Wind Quintet, Op.28
  • Schmitt, Florent
-Chants Alizés, Op.125
  • Schoenberg, Arnold
-Wind Quintet, Op.26
  • Sobeck, Johann
-Wind Quintet No.1, Op.9
-Wind Quintet No.2, Op.11
-Wind Quintet No.3, Op.14
-Wind Quintet No.4, Op.23
  • Stark, Robert
-Wind Quintet, Op.44
  • Taffanel, Paul
-Wind Quintet
  • Fauré, Gabriel
-8 Pièces brèves, Op.84 (Wind Quintet Version) - Arrangement by Pierre Gouin
  • Ravel, Maurice
-Vocalise-étude en forme de Habanera (Wind Quintet Version) - Arrangement by Clarke S. Kessler

Sextets

  • Beethoven, Ludwig van
-March for Wind Sextet in B-flat major, WoO 29 (2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons)
-Sextet for Winds, Op.71 (2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons)
  • Haydn, Joseph
-Divertimento in C major, Hob.II:7 (transcription for double reed sextet)
  • Krommer, Franz Vincenz
-Partita in C minor, P IV:14 (trnascription for 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons)
  • Lefebvre, Charles
-Suite for Winds No.2, Op.122 (flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, horn)
  • Scherrer, Heinrich
-Altfranzösische Tänze (flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, horn, bassoon)

Septets

  • Beethoven, Ludwig van
-Septet, Op.20 (clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, double bass)
  • Berwald, Franz
-Grand Septet in B-flat major (clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, double bass)
  • Gabrieli, Andrea
-Sonno Diletto et Caro (transcription for 2 oboes, 3 English horns, 2 bassoons
  • Hindemith, Paul
-Septet (flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, horn)
  • Indy, Vincent d'
-Chansons et danses, Op. 50 (flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, horn, 2 bassoons)
  • Sick, Theodor Bernhard
-Septet No.1, Op.25 (clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, double bass)
-Septet No.2, Op.29 (clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, double bass)
-Septet No.3, Op.30 (clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, double bass)

Octets

  • Beethoven, Ludwig van
-Rondino in E-flat major, WoO 25 (2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons)
-Wind Octet in E-flat major, Op.103 (2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons)
  • Brahms, Johannes
-Fest- und Gedenksprüche, Op.109 (transcription for 2 oboes, 4 English horns, 2 bassoons)
  • Hindemith, Paul
-Octet (clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, 2 violas, cello, double bass)
  • Juon, Paul
-Octet, Op.27 (oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, piano)
  • Mendelssohn, Felix
-Elijah, Op.70 (Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen, transcription for 2 oboes, oboe d'amore, 2 English horn, baritone oboe (or 3rd English horn), 2 bassoons)
  • Reinecke, Carl
-Octet, Op.216 (flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons)
  • Schubert, Franz
-Octet, D.803 (2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, clarinet, horn, and bassoon)
-Octet, D.72 (2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons)

Nonets

  • Krommer, Franz
-Harmonie, Op.57 (2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon)
-Harmonie, Op.67 (2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon)
-Harmonie, Op.71 (2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon)
-Harmonie, Op.77 (2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon)
-Harmonie, Op.78 (2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon)
  • Onslow, Georges
-Nonet, Op.77a (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, bass)
  • Weber, Carl Maria von
-Der Freischütz, Op.77 (transcription by Karl Flachs for flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns)

Decets

11 Instruments

12 Instruments

  • Dvořák, Antonín Leopold
-Serenade for Winds, Op.44 (2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 3 horns, cello, double bass)

13 Instruments

  • Strauss, Richard
-Serenade for Winds, Op.7 (2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon (or tuba), 4 horns)
-Suite for Winds, Op.4 (2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon (or tuba), 4 horns)

14 instruments

15 Instruments

  • Schoenberg, Arnold
-Kammersymphonie, Op.9 (flute (also piccolo), oboe, English horn, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, 2 horns, 2 violins, viola, cello, bass)

16 Instruments

  • Strauss, Richard
-Sonatine No.1, TrV 288 (2 flutes, 2 oboes, 3 clarinets, basset horn, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns)
-Sonatine No.2, TrV 291 (2 flutes, 2 oboes, 3 clarinets, basset horn, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns)