Bassoon quartet
A huge – and varied – collection of interesting and fun bassoon quartet printed music & PDFs
With everything from Praetorius to the Pink Panther (and beyond) Portus Press offers bassoon quartet music to suit all tastes and abilities
Instruments: four bassoons
NOTE: All players share the melody and other parts, although the music is ‘graded’ so bassoon 1 is the hardest (and most exposed) down to bassoon 4, which is easier (and less exposed).
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Abreu: Tico-Tico no Fuba (4 bsns)
Price range: £12.00 through £14.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAbreu: Tico-Tico no Fuba (4 bsns)
Abreu’s Tico-Tico no Fubá is one of the most popular Latin American tunes. Bassoonists will enjoy its jumpy up-beat tempo!
- Instruments : 4 Bsns
- Difficulty : D – approx. ABRSM Grade 6-7
- Duration : 2’45
- ISMN : 979-0-708088-29-5
- Portus Press reference : PPB13
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Albeniz: Sevilla (from Suite Espagnola)
Price range: £13.00 through £15.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAlbeniz: Sevilla (from Suite Espagnola)
Albeniz cleverly combines romantic harmony with Spanish rhythm and melody. Very attractive on four bassoons. Wonderfully evocative stuff – be transported!
- Instruments : 4 Bsns
- Difficulty : D – approx. ABRSM Grade 6-7
- Duration : 6’00
- ISMN : 979-0-708088-25-7
- Portus Press reference : PPB10
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Alford, K.: Colonel Bogey March (quartet)
Price range: £12.00 through £14.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAlford, K.: Colonel Bogey March (quartet)
When Alford’s Colonel Bogey March was paired with the song Hitler Has Only Got One Ball during WWII it became even more popular. Brilliant on four bassoons!
- Instruments : 4 Bsn.
- Difficulty : C – approx. ABRSM Grade 5
- Duration : 3’30
- ISMN : 979-0-708141-18-1
- Portus Press reference : PPB35
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Allegri: Miserere (bassoon quartet)
Price range: £11.00 through £13.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAllegri: Miserere (bassoon quartet)
An Easter favourite, Allegri’s ‘Miserere’ was written for the exclusive use of the Sistine Chapel. Arranged for bassoon quartet.
- Instruments : 4 Bsn.
- Difficulty : B-D – approx. ABRSM Grade 4-7
- Duration : 4’30”
- ISMN : 979-0-708218-83-8
- Portus Press reference : PPB95
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Arndt: Nola – A Silhouette (bassoon quartet)
Price range: £12.00 through £14.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageArndt: Nola – A Silhouette (bassoon quartet)
Nola – Arndt’s biggest hit – was written in 1915 as an engagement present for his fiancee, Nola Locke. Delightful novelty ragtime music for bassoon quartet.
- Instruments : 4 Bsns
- Difficulty : D – Approx. ABRSM Grade 6-7
- Duration : 3’30”
- ISMN : 979-0-708177-05-0
- Portus Press reference : PPB52
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Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, 3rd mvt. (arr. F. Jones)
Price range: £12.00 through £14.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, 3rd mvt. (arr. F. Jones)
The third movement of Bach’s masterful and exuberant Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 skilfully arranged for four bassoons by Frances Jones.
- Instruments : 4 Bsns
- Difficulty : D-E – approx. ABRSM Grade 7-8
- Duration : 3’00”
- ISMN : 979-0-708203-25-4
- Portus Press reference : PPB85
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Bantock, Granville: The Witches’ Dance (from ‘Macbeth’)
Price range: £17.00 through £20.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBantock, Granville: The Witches’ Dance (from ‘Macbeth’)
‘The Witches’ Dance’ is from incidental music Bantock wrote for a Macbeth production in the 1920s. Originally for bassoon trio this arrangement is for four bassoons, giving some much-needed bars’ rest to each player.
- Instruments : 4 Bsns.
- Difficulty : D – approx. ABRSM Grade 6-7
- Duration : 4’00
- ISMN : 979-0-708177-37-1
- Portus Press reference : PPB55
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Bantock, Granville: The Witches’ Frolic (from ‘Macbeth’)
Price range: £12.00 through £14.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBantock, Granville: The Witches’ Frolic (from ‘Macbeth’)
‘The Witches’ Frolic’ is from incidental music Bantock wrote for a Macbeth production in the 1920s. Originally for bassoon trio this arrangement is for four bassoons, giving some much-needed bars’ rest to each player.
- Instruments : 4 Bsns.
- Difficulty : C – approx. ABRSM Grade 5
- Duration : 2’30
- ISMN : 979-0-708177-38-8
- Portus Press reference : PPB56
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Bartók: Bear Dance (from ’10 Easy Pieces’)
Price range: £12.00 through £14.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBartók: Bear Dance (from ’10 Easy Pieces’)
The Bear Dance by Béla Bartók has a driving single-note rhythm and is liberally peppered with bitonal chords and a sense of mischief. Fun for four bassoons!
- Instruments : 4 Bsn.
- Difficulty : D – approx. ABRSM Grade 6-7
- Duration : 2’00
- ISMN : 979-0-708141-20-4
- Portus Press reference : PPB36
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Bartók: Romanian Dances (arr. G. Horn)
Price range: £19.00 through £22.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBartók: Romanian Dances (arr. G. Horn)
Bartók’s ‘Romanian Dances’ are a satisfying and diverse set of six traditional folk dances. Arranged for bassoon quartet by Gillian Horn.
- Instruments : 4 Bsn.
- Difficulty : D/E – approx. ABRSM Grade 7-8
- Duration : 4’45”
- ISMN : 979-0-708141-49-5
- Portus Press reference : PPB41
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Beethoven: Turkish March (from ‘The Ruins of Athens’)
Price range: £12.00 through £14.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBeethoven: Turkish March (from ‘The Ruins of Athens’)
Beethoven’s Turkish March from The Ruins of Athens is stomping good fun! It’s meant to sound like a passing procession – so why not of bassoonists?!
- Instruments : 4 Bsns
- Difficulty : C/D – approx. ABRSM Grade 5-6
- Duration : 1’45
- ISMN : 979-0-708141-00-6
- Portus Press reference : PPB32
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Berlioz: March to the Scaffold from ‘Symphonie Fantastique’ (Bassoon Quartet)
Price range: £19.00 through £22.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBerlioz: March to the Scaffold from ‘Symphonie Fantastique’ (Bassoon Quartet)
Berlioz’s macabre ‘March to the Scaffold’ (March aux Supplice) from Symphonie Fantastique arranged for bassoon quartet. Heads will roll!
- Instruments : 4 Bassoons
- Difficulty : D – approx. ABRSM Grade 6-7
- Duration : 5’00
- ISMN : 979-0-708177-00-5
- Portus Press reference : PPB50
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Bratton: The Teddy Bears Picnic (4 Bsns)
Price range: £12.00 through £14.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBratton: The Teddy Bears Picnic (4 Bsns)
Bratton’s wonderful instrumental number – the instantly recognisable ‘Teddy Bears Picnic’ – here in a lighthearted arrangement for four picnicking bassoons
- Instruments : 4 Bsns
- Difficulty : C – approx. ABRSM Grade 5
- Duration : 3’15
- ISMN : 979-0-708088-33-2
- Portus Press reference : PPB15
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Bruckner: Locus Iste (arr. Frances Jones)
Price range: £11.00 through £13.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBruckner: Locus Iste (arr. Frances Jones)
Bruckner’s ‘Locus Iste’ is one of the jewels of sacred vocal repertoire. A perfectly formed miniature arranged for bassoon quartet by Frances Jones.
- Instruments : 4 Bsns
- Difficulty : C – approx. ABRSM Grade 5
- Duration : 3‘
- ISMN : 979-0-708203-13-1
- Portus Press reference : PPB73
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Burke, Joe: Tiptoe through the Tulips (arr. F. Jones & J. Sutcliffe)
Price range: £11.00 through £13.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBurke, Joe: Tiptoe through the Tulips (arr. F. Jones & J. Sutcliffe)
Joe Burke’s ‘Tiptoe through the Tulips’ presented here in a wonderfully inventive and fun arrangement for four bassoons by Frances Jones and Jock Sutcliffe.
- Instruments : 4 Bsns
- Difficulty : C-D – approx. ABRSM Grade 5-6
- Duration : 1’15”
- ISMN : 979-0-708203-14-8
- Portus Press reference : PPB74
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Chopin: ‘Heroic Polonaise’ Op.53
Price range: £12.00 through £14.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageChopin: ‘Heroic Polonaise’ Op.53
Chopin’s majestic ‘Heroic Polonaise’ Op.53 was set to lyrics in ‘Oliver Cromwell’ by none other than Monty Python’s John Cleese. Fab for 4 bassoons!
- Instruments : 4 Bsn.
- Difficulty : D/E – approx. ABRSM Grade 7-8
- Duration : 2’45
- ISMN : 979-0-708141-33-4
- Portus Press reference : PPB37
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