Bassoon choir
Arrangements for larger bassoon ensembles and bassoon choirs
Printed sheet music and PDFs for 5+ bassoons + contrabassoon. Ideal for double reed events.
Instruments: multiple bassoon parts + contra bassoon. Easier parts are also transposed for mini bassoons.
NOTE: The music is ‘graded’ so bassoon 1 is the hardest (and most exposed). Some titles include easy and optional parts, which may also be transposed for mini bassoon (in F/G) for beginners and youngsters.
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Beat, Janet – Eclipse: No sun, no moon
£28.00 – £33.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBeat, Janet – Eclipse: No sun, no moon
Janet Beat’s ‘Eclipse: No sun, no moon’ draws inspiration from the phenomenon of a total eclipse. 7 bassoons + contra.
- Instruments : 7 bsns and contrabassoon
- Difficulty : C-E approx. ABRSM Grade 5-8
- Duration : 7′-10’30” (depending on tempo)
- ISMN : 979-708177-86-9
- Portus Press reference : PPBC65
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, 1st movement
£47.00 – £55.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBeethoven: Symphony No. 5, 1st movement
The first movement of Beethoven’s powerful ‘Symphony No. 5’ arranged for bassoon choir: 8 bassoons & contra + optional easy parts for mini in F & G).
- Instruments : 8 Bsn., CBsn. Part B4 is easy and optional, as are the parts for mini bassoons in F and G
- Difficulty : A-D – approx. ABRSM Grade 2-7
- Duration : 7’45”
- ISMN : 979-0-708218-60-9
- Portus Press reference : PPBC19
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Berlioz: March to the Scaffold (from Symphonie Fantastique) – bassoon choir
£39.00 – £46.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBerlioz: March to the Scaffold (from Symphonie Fantastique) – bassoon choir
Berlioz’s macabre ‘March to the Scaffold’ from Symphonie Fantastique arranged for bassoon choir: 7 bassoons + contra (part 7 opt.+ transposed for mini bsns in F/G).
- Instruments : 7 Bassoons + Contrabassoon
- Difficulty : B-D – approx. ABRSM Grade 4-7
- Duration : 5’00
- ISMN : 979-0-708141-99-0
- Portus Press reference : PPB49
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Bratton: The Teddy Bears’ Picnic (Bassoon choir)
£29.00 – £34.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBratton: The Teddy Bears’ Picnic (Bassoon choir)
Bratton’s instantly recognisable ‘The Teddy Bears Picnic’ – arranged here for bassoon choir with optional parts for bassoon/mini beginners.
- Instruments : 4 Bsns and Contra plus optional parts for Easy bsn, V. Easy bsn., Mini in F and Mini in G
- Difficulty : A-C – approx. ABRSM Grade 2-5
- Duration : 3’15
- ISMN : 979-0-708177-74-6
- Portus Press reference : PPBC61
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Cobb, George L.: Peter Gink ‘One-Step’ adapted from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 (Apologies to Grieg) (BC)
£30.00 – £34.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageCobb, George L.: Peter Gink ‘One-Step’ adapted from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 (Apologies to Grieg) (BC)
Cobb’s ‘Peter Gink’ is a parody of Grieg’s Peer Gynt with jazzed up strains from In the Hall of the Mountain King, Anitra’s Dance and Morning Mood. Arr. bassoon choir.
- Instruments : 8 Bsn., CBsn. + optional easy parts for mini bassoons in F and G
- Difficulty : A-D – approx. ABRSM Grade 2-7
- Duration : 2’45”
- ISMN : 979-0-708218-39-5
- Portus Press reference : PPBC16
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Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Bassoon choir)
£39.00 – £46.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageDukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Bassoon choir)
Dukas’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice in a 5 minute arrangement which tells the whole magical story. Brooms at the ready! Spookily good for six bassoons (part 6 easy/opt.) & contra!
- Instruments : 6 Bassoons + Contrabassoon
- Difficulty : C/D – approx. ABRSM Grade 5-6
- Duration : 5’00
- ISMN : 979-0-708141-84-6
- Portus Press reference : PPB47
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Falla, Manuel de: Ritual Fire Dance (Bassoon choir)
£42.00 – £49.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageFalla, Manuel de: Ritual Fire Dance (Bassoon choir)
Manuel de Falla’s ‘Ritual Fire Dance’ is a frenetic tour-de-force which portrays a young widow’s exorcism dance. Arranged for bassoon choir.
- Instruments : 7 Bsns + contrabassoon (7th bassoon optional and has also been transposed for mini bassoons in F and G)
- Difficulty : B-D– approx. ABRSM Grade 4-7
- Duration : 4’15
- ISMN : 979-0-708177-26-5
- Portus Press reference : PPBC53
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Fancuilli, Giuseppe: Guaglione (as used in a Guinness Ad)
£28.00 Read moreFancuilli, Giuseppe: Guaglione (as used in a Guinness Ad)
Fanciulli’s ‘Guaglione’ was featured in a Guinness TV Ad. This arrangement for bassoon choir is based on Perez Prado’s up-tempo mambo version.
- Instruments : 8 bsns + contra. Optional parts also included for mini bassoons (in F and G) and easy bassoon
- Difficulty : A-D – approx. ABRSM Grade 2-6/7 (some tenor clef in Bsns 1&2, a few high Bs in Bsn.1)
- Duration : 2’15”
- ISMN : 979-0-708203-11-7
- Portus Press reference : PPBC72
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Grieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King (from ‘Peer Gynt Suite No. 1’)
£30.00 – £34.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageGrieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King (from ‘Peer Gynt Suite No. 1’)
Grieg’s ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’ from ‘Peer Gynt Suite No. 1’ arranged for bassoon choir: 8bsn. contra & optional easy parts (incl. mini in F & G).
- Instruments : 8 Bsn., CBsn. + optional easy parts for bassoon and mini bassoons in F and G
- Difficulty : A-D – approx. ABRSM Grade 2-7
- Duration : 2’30”
- ISMN : 979-0-708218-57-9
- Portus Press reference : PPBC18
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Koenig: Bed(post) Horn Galop
£28.00 – £33.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageKoenig: Bed(post) Horn Galop
Koenig’s piece has been playfully rebranded as ‘Bed(post) Horn Galop’ for this bassoon choir arrangement in reference to one of the bassoon’s nicknames.
- Instruments : 8 Bsn. C.Bsn. + optional Mini Bsns in F & G
- Difficulty : A-D – approx. ABRSM Grade 2-6/7
- Duration : 3’00”
- ISMN : 979-0-708218-18-0
- Portus Press reference : PPBC15
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Lotti: Crucifixus (arr. Sheen)
£19.00 – £22.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageLotti: Crucifixus (arr. Sheen)
Lotti’s ‘Crucifixus’ is arranged here for bassoon choir (8 bassoons and optional contra) by Graham Sheen. A stunningly beautiful Easter piece.
- Instruments : 8 bsns & optional contrabassoon
- Difficulty : C-E approx. ABRSM Grade 5-8
- Duration : 3’30
- ISMN : 979-0-708203-01-8
- Portus Press reference : PPBC68
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Lully: Overture and Dances from ‘Le Bourgeois gentilhomme’
£40.00 – £47.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageLully: Overture and Dances from ‘Le Bourgeois gentilhomme’
Lully’s music for ‘Le Bourgeois gentilhomme’ is simply wonderful. Here the overture and three dances have been arranged for bassoon choir.
- Instruments : 10 bsns (1 bsn doubles on the tambourine), and contrabassoon
- Difficulty : D-E approx. ABRSM Grade 7-8
- Duration : 8’30
- ISMN : 979-0-708203-10-0
- Portus Press reference : PPBC71
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Mozart: A Musical Joke (4th mvt.) – BBC’s ‘Horse of the Year Show’ theme (choir)
£42.00 – £49.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageMozart: A Musical Joke (4th mvt.) – BBC’s ‘Horse of the Year Show’ theme (choir)
Mozart’s ‘A Musical Joke’ (BBC’s ‘Horse of the Year Show’ theme) has a surprise punchline. A bit of fun ideally suited for a bassoon choir!
- Instruments : 7 bsns, mini bassoons in F & G, and contrabassoon
- Difficulty : A-D approx. ABRSM Grade 2-7
- Duration : 4’30
- ISMN : 979-708177-77-7
- Portus Press reference : PPBC63
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Mussorgsky: A Night on Bald Mountain
£39.00 – £46.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageMussorgsky: A Night on Bald Mountain
‘A Night on Bald Mountain’ by Mussorgsky musically depicts a Russian legend of a witches’ sabbath on a mountain near Kyiv. Arranged for bassoon choir.
- Instruments : 8 bsns and contrabassoon
- Difficulty : A-D- approx. ABRSM Grade 4-7
- Duration : c.6’30”
- ISMN : 979-0-708203-75-9
- Portus Press reference : PPBC88
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Mussorgsky: Five Pictures at an Exhibition
£55.00 – £65.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageMussorgsky: Five Pictures at an Exhibition
In this bassoon choir arrangement of Mussorgsky’s masterpiece we visit the ‘Five Pictures at an Exhibition’ most suited to the ensemble. 8 bassoons & 2 contras.
- Instruments : 8 Bsn., 2 CBsn.
- Difficulty : C-E – approx. ABRSM Grade 5-8
- Duration : 16’30”
- ISMN : 979-0-708218-77-7
- Portus Press reference : PPBC20
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Offenbach: The Can-can (Galop Infernal) from ‘Orpheus in the Underworld’
£30.00 – £34.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageOffenbach: The Can-can (Galop Infernal) from ‘Orpheus in the Underworld’
Offenbach’s Can-can (Galop Infernal) from ‘Orpheus in the Underworld’ is both raucous and comical. Arranged for bassoon choir: 8bsn. Cbsn. & opt. easy parts.
- Instruments : 8 Bsn., CBsn. + optional easy parts for bassoon and mini bassoons in F and G
- Difficulty : A-D – approx. ABRSM Grade 2-7
- Duration : 2’45”
- ISMN : 979-0-708218-43-2
- Portus Press reference : PPBC17
£30.00 – £34.00
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