Bassoon

The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that plays in the tenor range and below. It is also called Fagott in German, fagotto in Italian, and basson in French. Appearing in its modern form in the 1800s, the bassoon is a part of orchestral, concert band, and chamber music literature. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, variety of character, and agility. A bassoon player is called a “bassoonist.”

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Missouri All-State Etudes for Bassoon
– Performed by Professor Marita Abner

Scales: All scales are to be MEMORIZED.
Prepare them all slurred and all tongued in sixteenth notes at quarter note = 88, a minimum of two octaves, three when possible. Scales should be performed ascending and descending.

Chromatic: full range of the instrument
Major Scales: C G D A E F Bb Eb Ab
Melodic Minor Scales: a e b f# c# d g c f

Books: Practical Method for Bassoon – Julius Weissenborn/Carl Fischer Publication

Set I Practical Method p. 35 Allegro – first 3 lines
p. 43 first 4 lines
p. 69 #5
p. 81 #2
p. 86 #12 – first page only
Set II Practical Method p. 30 Allegro Moderato – lines 3, 4, 5, & 6
p. 40 Poco Allegro – first 4 lines
p. 66 #2
p. 82-83 #5
p. 86 #11
Set III Practical Method p. 41 Allegretto – lines 7, 8, 9, & 10
p. 45 Allegro – lines 7, 8, 9, & 10
p. 62 lines 1, 2, 3, & 4
p. 67 #11
p. 81 #1
Set IV Practical Method p. 31 Andante – lines 8, 9, & 10
p. 37 Andante – lines 2, 3, 4, 5. & 6
p. 47 Marcia – lines 7, 8, 9, & 10
p. 67 #10
p. 82 #4

Etude information reprinted from http://www.missouribandmasters.org; All-State Band audition list.