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 optionsBeat, 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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Berlioz: March to the Scaffold (from Symphonie Fantastique) – bassoon choir
£39.00 – £46.00 Select optionsBerlioz: 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 optionsBratton: 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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Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Bassoon choir)
£39.00 – £46.00 Select optionsDukas: 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 optionsFalla, 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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Koenig: Bed(post) Horn Galop
£28.00 – £33.00 Select optionsKoenig: 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 optionsLotti: 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 optionsLully: 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 optionsMozart: 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 optionsMussorgsky: 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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Prokofiev: Dance of the Knights (from ‘Romeo and Juliet’) (bassoon choir)
£27.00 – £32.00 Select optionsProkofiev: Dance of the Knights (from ‘Romeo and Juliet’) (bassoon choir)
Prokofiev’s ‘Dance of the Knights’ from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (a.k.a. ‘Montagues and Capulets’. Arranged here for bassoon choir (minus the quiet bits!).
- Instruments : 7 Bsn., Mini Bsns in F & G, C.Bsn. (Bsn 7 and mini parts are easy and optional)
- Difficulty : A-D – approx. ABRSM Grade 2-6/7
- Duration : 2’15”
- ISMN : 979-0-708218-10-4
- Portus Press reference : PPBC14
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Rameau: Contredanse en Rondeau (from ‘Les Boréades’) (arr. Sheen)
£31.00 – £36.00 Select optionsRameau: Contredanse en Rondeau (from ‘Les Boréades’) (arr. Sheen)
The ‘Contredanse en Rondeau’ is is a lively and catchy number from Rameau’s opera ‘Les Boréades’. Arr. bassoon choir (8 bsns) by Graham Sheen.
- Instruments : 8 bsns
- Difficulty : C-E approx. ABRSM Grade 5-8 (parts 1 & 5 go up to high C a few times)
- Duration : 3’30
- ISMN : 979-0-708203-05-6
- Portus Press reference : PPBC69
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Sinclair: Funk Loops II (6 Bsns) – ORIGINAL WORK
£35.00 – £41.00 Select optionsSinclair: Funk Loops II (6 Bsns) – ORIGINAL WORK
Funk Loops II (1989) is an outstanding original work by Cameron Sinclair for 5 bassoons and contra very much influenced by the austere minimalism of Steve Reich.
- Instruments : 6bsns (5th doubling on contra) or 1bsn + backing track (not supplied!)
- Difficulty : E – approx. ABRSM Grade 8
- Duration : 8’30
- ISMN : 979-0-708088-69-1
- Portus Press reference : PPB27
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Strauss, R.: Introduction/Sunrise from ‘Also Sprach Zarathustra'(2001: A Space Odyssey)
£23.00 – £27.00 Select optionsStrauss, R.: Introduction/Sunrise from ‘Also Sprach Zarathustra'(2001: A Space Odyssey)
The sunrise-depicting opening to Richard Strauss’s Also Sprach Zarathustra was famously used in 2001: A Space Odyssey. 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 : 2’00
- ISMN : 979-0-708177-31-9
- Portus Press reference : PPBC54
£23.00 – £27.00
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