Concert and Contest Music for Woodwinds

A selection of some of the most famous classical repertoire pieces which can be played as solos, duets, or quartets with optional accompaniment. CD available separately. Titles include: Overture

This fun and educational set has everything the young student needs for a great first solo experience: 15 easy-level classical melodies beautifully arranged by Philip Sparke, full-performance and

This is a straightforward yet beautiful arrangement of the famous tune.  It will require sensitive musicianship and good technique, but is such a fine piece, it practically plays itself.

A comprehensive and progressively graded collection of classic solos with piano accompaniment.  Each book contains a fine mix of transcriptions of familiar classics along with solos written

Includes: Allegro Appassionata (Saint-Saens/Paine); Elegy (Massenet/Johnson); Funiculi Funicula (Denza/Paine); The Happy Farmer (Schumann/Johnson); In the Hall of the

Colored Stones tells the story of three stones: smoky quartz, lapis lazuli, and tiger's eye. Some cultures and spiritual practices believe these stones have powerful qualities such as the ability

The finest collection of works for solo instrument and piano including all the most requested and beloved Romantic melodies including works by Bach, Wagner, Mendelssohn, Purcell, Debussy, and traditional

Twelve popular works for bassoon with piano accompaniment feature selected works from the major exam board syllabuses, spanning Grades 5 to 8 and beyond. A valuable resource that includes pull-out part and

Elven Forest portrays a calm, shadowed woodland. It represents a breeze blowing through the trees, wildlife slowly and quietly waking, and rustling leaves that let sunlight filter through to the

Light through the Darkness is an elementary piece originally written for clarinet and adapted for bassoon. The final entrance of the main theme is an introduction to tenor clef. The piece is

An energetic, lyrical solo, written for Claude Smith's daughter, Pam, and easily accessible to a high school or college bassoonist. Based on a lighthearted melody, the solo has some technical passages based

If you've been taking bassoon lessons for a while, you're probably eager to learn some familiar songs. The First 50 Songs You Should Play on the Bassoon includes a wide variety of favorite songs, from pop

The Ballade for Bassoon and Piano, Op. 34, was composed for the bassoon studio examinations in 1912. The work is of moderate difficulty, only utilizing the upper range of the instrument to the

Lucy Long was a popular minstrel song introduced by the Virginia Minstrels in 1843. The original lyrics refer to a banjo and that American instrument often was used to accompany the song. The

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

Mists and Sun reflects changing moods and is written in rondo (ABACA) form. The first theme (mm 5-20) should have a very ethereal, mysterious character, which is characterized by its key of g

This piece should be played with straight eighth notes throughout and a fun, light feel. There are many chromatic passages to navigate, which should be fun to play at a quick but not too fast tempo. Make