Bassoon Handy Guide
A brief guide to finding music for bassoon and books about it.
BROWSING
Because printed music and books are classified--i.e., grouped with similar items on the shelves--browsing can be an effective method for finding material. Look on the SHELVES or in the FILE under the following numbers.
- 34.1 = Solo bassoon music
- 34.2 = Bassoon and piano
- ML950-ML953 = History
- MT400-MT412 = Instruction, methods
LOOKING FOR PRINTED MUSIC OR RECORDINGS OF A SPECIFIC PIECE OF MUSIC
- Use AUTHOR search in WNCLN's Library
Catalog , using composer's last name and first name. Arrangement of
a composer's works is by UNIFORM TITLE. Uniform titles are either DISTINCTIVE
titles in the original language, or GENERIC titles, which begin with form
or genre, and followed by performance medium, serial or opus or thematic
catalogue number, and key. Examples:
- Introduction et rondo capriccioso [for work by Saint-Saëns]
- Sonatas, violin, piano, no. 8, op. 30, no. 3, G major
- For shorter works, do a TITLE search in WNCLN's Library Catalog ; if that retrieves nothing or only a few items, enter command "W" Same search as WORD search.
FINDING MUSIC IN A SPECIFIC CATEGORY
Do a SUBJECT search in WNCLN's Library Catalog , using terms found in Library of Congress Subject Headings, e.g.
- Sonatas (Piano)
- Harpsichord music
FINDING INFORMATION ON THE INSTRUMENT
Do a SUBJECT search in WNCLN's Library Catalog using the name of the instrument.
BASIC REFERENCE TOOLS
The following titles will be useful in tracking down information about the bassoon and its repertoire.
- Beebe, Jon. Music for Unaccompanied Solo Bassoon: An Annotated Bibliography. Ref. ML 128 .B26 B43 1990
- Bulling, Burchard. Fagott Bibliographie. Ref. ML 128 .B26 B84 1989
- Clark, David Lindsey. Appraisals of Original Wind Music: A Survey and Guide. Ref. ML128 .W5 C6 1999
- Gillespie, James E. The Reed Trio: An Annotated Bibliography of Original Published Works. Ref. ML128 .W5 G54
- Horne, Aaron. Woodwind Music of Black Composers. Ref. ML128 .W5 H65 1990
- Langwill, Lyndesay G. The Bassoon and Contrabassoon. (3rd ed.) ML950 .L29
- Merriman, Lyle. Woodwind Research Guide: A Selective Bibliography. Ref. ML 128 .W5 M5
- Peters, Harry B. The Literature of the Woodwind Quintet. Ref. ML128 .W5 P5
- Skei, Allen B. Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion Instruments of the Orchestra: A Bibliographic Guide. Ref. ML 128 .W5 S6 1985
- Waterhouse, William. The Bassoon. Ref. ML950 .W38 2003
- Weait, Christopher. Bassoon Strategies for the Next Level. MT400 .W4 2003
- Wilkins, Wayne. The Index of Bassoon Music Including the Index of Baroque Trio Sonatas. Ref. ML100 .N48 2000
JOURNAL
- International Double Reed Society Journal
- The Double Reed