Concert and Contest Music for Woodwinds

The Sonatina for Bassoon and Piano was commissioned by Professor John Bivins, who taught bassoon at the University of Southern Mississippi. The work is cast in three movements and exploits the full

The Solo No. 2 in D, Op. 52 was originally published in 1887. The piece is cast in a modified ternary form. The opening section is in D minor and the composer employed a fourth relationship, for

For Two Flutes, Oboe, Clarinet, Two Bassoons, by Romeo Cascarino. The Tow Path (Divertimento for Woodwind Sextet) is a chamber tone poem composed in 1983-1984. As far as can be determined,

The Andante and Gavotte for Four Bassoons was composed in 1940. Although it bears no formal dedication, it is safe to assume that it was written for Van Vactor's close friends, bassoonists George

Several of Grundman's chamber music compositions were never made available during his lifetime. Among these are the Two Pieces for Bassoon, published now for the first time. The holograph score is