Seize pièces (et deux pièces de musique de chambre) pour basson, de difficultés croissantes, dans des styles classiques, contemporains ou traditionnels, écrites sur commande du festival, ou par la classe de composition de Ruth Matarasso, au Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Brest métropole, pour le Festival Jeunes Vents Bassons organisé à Brest en 2016. Par les compositeurs : I. Bellot, G. Boulestreau, J-F Peray, B Souchard, R. Deschaud, H. McCombie, A. Chevalier, Y. Pignot, R. Matarasso En supplément : 2 pièces de musique de chambre avec basson Format 22,5 x 32 cm, 60 pages Parties séparées de basson 1 (32 p.), basson 2 (4 p.), violoncelle (4 p.)

Unusually for him Davies starts his Bassoon Concerto not with slow music but with speed and brilliance: the opening is a Presto initiated by the strings and only at the entry of the soloist does the tempo relax to thatof a real introduction. Out of this grow a big dancing Allegro. The slow movement begins and ends with a simple song around fantastical ornamentation from the soloist. The finale is again a recitative and dance with a slow coda.The whole work is an immense show of stamina poetry and athleticism for the bassoon set against an orchestra coloured by low wind (alto flute clarinet in A bass clarinet contrabassoon horns).Bassoon part with pianoreduction of the orchestral score.

Andalag # 4 - Duo for 2 Bassoons (2011). Part of Andalag - Suite in 11 movements. Programme note Some years ago I was asked by the Faroese ensemble Aldubáran to compose duets for the woodwinds within the ensemble. The idea then came to me to write a Suite with the name “Andalag” in 11 movements. 8 movements are duets and are approximately 4 min. long. 2 movements are quartets and are approximately 8 min. long and 1 movement is an octet which is approximately 16 min. long. In other words the Suite will last approximately 60 min.   The (octet) instrumentation is 2 flutes 2 clarinets 2 horns and 2 bassoons. The Faroese word “andalag” has a multilayerd meaning. The first half of the word is “anda” and means to breath or spirit and the second half of the word “lag” means melodi mood or layer. I use two small ideas in this Suite. One idea is in a sort of major mood and the other in a sort of minor mood. Sunleif Rasmussen May 2013

Very entertaining music:- Tango Fox-Trot Waltz and Charleston with naughty musical 'quotes' throughout: The Mendelssohn Wedding March 'Swanee River' and Bizet's Carmen etc.... No contra required.Grade: 4 - 5

Blue Bassoon by Alan Bullard published ahead of time with one eye on the New ABRSM Bassoon syllabuses from 2014.

Four short movements for two Bassoons.Composer's Note.Take Two Bassoons is planned as one of a series of light-hearted works for pairs of instruments written with advice from performers who are also experienced teachers. Many of these pieces explore some specific opportunities and challenges inherent in the technique of each instrument.There are four short movements: Jaunty Tenderly Angry and Running Wild.Note from Marc Goldberg.Thea Musgrave asked to meet with me in New York to discuss a set of duets she was writing and we got together over coffee near Carnegie Hall for an indepth discussionabout the bassoon. I confess to having had momentary misgivings when asked to list things that were difficult to do on the instrument envisioning for a moment an etude of unforgiving notes difficult dynamics uncomfortable articulations clumsy cross-fingerings and the like arranged back-to-back in an endurance test to challenge the best players on their best day.What she has in fact created is delightful a charming set of pieces full of character wit colour and yes challenge perfectly suited for student and teacher alike and wonderful recital works to boot.I couldn’t be more pleased to have had some part however small in their roots and am looking forward to calling these pieces and Thea Musgrave - lifelong friends.

An effective and evocative quintet suitable for both professionals and amateurs conjuring up the rhythms and movement of a train journey. c. 5 minutes

Bassoon and Piano-Sunset Song op.42 for bassoon and piano was written and premiered in 1994 at the Los Angeles Museum of Art Bing Theatre. It is the composer´s second large work featuring the bassoon as soloist (after Hexen) and like Hexen it isalso dedicated to bassoonist Judith Farmer who premiered it with the composer at the piano.Sunset Song is technically a tour de force for both the bassoon and the piano. It is happy sensuous obsessive and at times mocking - often reflecting the time in which it was written and the events of a Mexico tour that followed the firstperformance during which the piece underwent revisions. The piece starts with an introduction played by the bassoon almost entirely. This introduction uses elements of 1950s pop music. A middle section follows where a static -almost MiddleEastern- ostinato rhythmic pattern beats with increasing tension. This pattern is then transformed to a Latin beat which finally returns the piece to the opening mood. The bassoon ends the piece in an irreverent tone with a pitch written two octavesabove the official limit of the instrumentâ??s register. The title Sunset Song was inspired by Californiaâ??s sunsets and the sun setting on the Pacific Ocean.

Νυξ – Nyx was expertly composed by Evis Sammoutis for Bassoon and Piano. The piece was completed in 2013 and performed at the 62 Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD München. The Cypriote born composer Sammoutis Evis has worked with some of the worlds leading composers including among many others Brian Ferneyhough Georges Aperghis George Benjamin as well as studying under Thomas Simaku for his Phd in Musical Composition. Sammoutis’ works have been commissioned by festivals and organisations such as Venice Biennale Klangspuren Royaumont and ARD andperformed at leading festivals and contemporary music series in more than 40 countries across the globe. Sammoutis has been awarded over 35 compositional awards including among many others the Royal Philharmonic Society Award and the Irino Prize.

As a prestigious composer of the early 20th century Maurice Ravel's Pièce En Forme De Habañera transcribed for Bassoon and Piano by Fernand Oubradous contains many features which continue to make the composer's music popular and loved to this day. Known for his masterful melodies and rich harmonies  Pièce En Forme De Habañera clearly exemplifies these qualities through flourishing Bassoon lines and evocative chordal and rhythmic Piano accompaniments. Moreover Habanera rhythms heard throughout the piece create further excitment. All of these musical elementscombined create a highly enjoyable piece for the Bassoon and Piano repertoire. In addition the clear print of separate solo and accompaniment parts in this edition ofPièce En Forme De Habañera add to an irresistible purchase for aspiring Bassoon players.