“There once was a brainy baboon, Who always breathed down a bassoon, For he said, It appears, That in billions of years, I shall certainly hit on a tune.” Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, English Astronomer, Physicist, Mathematician & Philosopher.
Don’t be a baboon on the bassoon. Browse our sheet music, tuition books and scores, and let us help you “hit on a tune” today!
The bassoon has a very similar history and development to that of the oboe. It came from the Dulcian, around the time that the Shawm was beginning to be replaced by the oboe. In Italy in the late 17th Century, it was named the Fagotto, in France the Fagottez, and in England the Bassoon.
Played using a double-reed, the bassoon is usually made out of European Maple wood, and has a conical bore which doubles back on itself, making the pitch deeper. It originally had just three or four keys, but during the 18th Century, it began to have six keys. Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto for example, was written for a model with six keys.
At the turn of the 19th Century, bassoons had eight keys, and during the following years, many more keys were added, and two models emerged, the German Heckel Style and the French Buffet Style. These are the two models on which our modern day bassoons are based.
A method for beginner
for: Bassoon
Music lesson book
Item no.: 552295
School for bassoon in 6 volumes
for: Bassoon
Music lesson book
Item no.: 284079
Anglo Music Play-Along Series
for: Bassoon, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 779554
for Bass Clef Instruments
for: Bass instrument (C)
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 622975
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Bassoon, piano
Book
Item no.: 322906
from 2017
for: Bassoon
Music score
Item no.: 1165420
for: Bassoon
Music score
Item no.: 245952
Great Foundation Series
for: Trombone [baritone horn/euphonium/bassoon]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 770360
Essential Tools for Jazz Improvisation
for: Bass instrument (bass clef)
Buch
Item no.: 1356450
The Chester Woodwind Series
for: Bassoon, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 669735
Schule für Kinder mit Volkslieder und kleinen Stückchen zum Ensemblespiel
for: Small bassoon
Music lesson book
Item no.: 456023
Exercises from A–Z
for: Bassoon
Music score
Item no.: 620331
including Fifty Advanced Studies
for: Bassoon
Music lesson book
Item no.: 745564
Lyre Series
for: Bassoon
Buch + CD
Item no.: 1547239
Bass Clef Edition
for: Bass instrument (bass clef)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 372167
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, online media
Item no.: 941988
Volume 1: Based on 'Praktische Fagott-Schule (Practical Basson Method) by Julius Weissenborn
for: Bassoon
Music lesson book
Item no.: 690571
from 2018
ABRSM 1 - 5
for: Bassoon
Music lesson book
Item no.: 669153
ABRSM Music Medals
for: Bassoon
Music score
Item no.: 628237
The Path to Mastery and Individuality
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 682717
Klassik
for: Bassoon, piano
Book
Item no.: 268141
in five books
Vol. 5 : Combined measures (supplement of the 2nd booklet)
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 338541
School for bassoon
for: Bassoon
Music lesson book
Item no.: 551188
May 2018 (A and B Papers)
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 681367
Jamey Aebersold Jazz
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 614987
Mixed bars, beat changes
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 205060
Klassik
for: Bassoon, piano
Book
Item no.: 1689999
The fun and exciting way to learn the bassoon
for: Bassoon
Music score
Item no.: 460858
Great Foundation Series
for: Trombone [baritone horn/euphonium/bassoon]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1666780
for: Bassoon
Item no.: 579538
Grades 1–5
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 157413
For all Instruments
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 680551
Book/CD Pack
for: Bassoon
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 586658
for: Instrument
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 362894
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, 3 CDs
Item no.: 745328
A complete Self-Study Course for all Musicians
Lessons – Ear Training – Workbook
for: Instrument
Music lesson book, 3 CDs
Item no.: 461618
Simple and unsymmetrical bars
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 205061
also for tenoroon and fagonello (bassoonello)
printed and digital edition with audio
Instrumental ABC
for: Bassoon
Music lesson book, online media
Item no.: 1343225
Hal Leonard Solo and Ensemble
for: Bassoon
Music score
Item no.: 810834
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Bassoon
Music score
Item no.: 911415
Klassik
for: Bassoon, piano
Book
Item no.: 266728
for: Bassoon
Buch + Online-Audio
Item no.: 1328504
for: 4 bassoons
Item no.: 622758
The Ultimate Tool for All Musicians
for: Instrument
Music score
Item no.: 365175
May 2018 (A and B Papers)
for: Instrument [voice]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 681366
printed and digital edition with audio
for: Bassoon, piano
Music score, online media
Item no.: 1343224
for: Cello [viola/ bassoon], piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 268345
A guide to the development of the symphony through the 18th and 19th centuries
for: Instrument [voice]
Book
Item no.: 1192864
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