Bassoon
The Bassoon is the lowest pitched instrument belonging to the woodwind family. Developed in the 18th Century; the bassoon is known for its distinctive warm and reedy sound similar to a baritone voice.Some popular bassoon pieces include Mozart’s ‘Bassoon Concerto’, Saint-Saëns ‘Sonata for Bassoon and Piano’ and Vivaldi’s ‘Bassoon Concerto’. Some popular bassoonists include Albrecht Holder, Antoine Bullant, Karen Geoghegan, Peter Whelan, Daniel Smith, and Sergio Azzolini.
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ABRSM Woodwind Syllabus from 2026 - Out Now!
6th Jun 2025
The new syllabus, for Practical and Performance Grades, is out now.
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Highlighting Unaccompanied Woodwind
9th Apr 2020
Welcome to the second instalment of our series of articles highlighting unaccompanied instrumental repertoire, exploring some of the most popular and well-known solo pieces. In this article we look at unaccompanied woodwind publications.
Popular Composers: Bassoon
- Armitage, Dennis
- Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750)
- Barclay, Ted
- Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de (1689–1755)
- Bruckner, Anton (1824–96)
- Galliard, Johann Ernst
- Gebauer, François René (1773-1845)
- Gershwin, George (1898–1937)
- Grethen, Luc
- Handel, George Frideric (1685–1759)
- Hasenzahl, Oliver
- Joplin, Scott (1868–1917)
- Kadlec, Jirka
- Michel, Jean-François
- Milde, Ludwig (1849–1913)
- Moren, Bertrand
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–91)
- Naulais, Jerome (b.1951)
- Noris, Günter
- Reift, Marc
- Saint-Saëns, Charles Camille (1835–1921)
- Strauss, Johann (1825–99)
- Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich (1840–93)
- Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681–1767)
- Vivaldi, Antonio (1678–1741)
- Warner-Buhlmann, Helga
- Weber, Carl Maria von (1786–1826)
- Weissenborn, Julius (1837–88)
- Willener, René
- Worek, Michal
All Artists & Groups: Bassoon
Recent Best Sellers: Bassoon
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Special offer. Telemann: Two SonatinasBSN/BCSheet Music: Original price ($26.25) Reduced price $19.68
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Special offer. Hindemith: Bassoon SonataBSN/PFSheet Music: Original price ($25.50) Reduced price $19.12
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Special offer. John Williams: The Five Sacred TreesPiano Reduction (BSN/PF)Sheet Music: Original price ($30.00) Reduced price $27.00
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Pelikan, J: Concertino (Variations for Bassoon, Strings, Harp...Piano Reduction (BSN/PF)Sheet Music: $32.25
