bassoon concertos

1987 Betty Boop (9′) – bassoon and piano youtubebuy
1990
Milky slicks (8′) – 4 bassoons – youtube

2016 Concertos for bassoon and strings (except when otherwise indicated)

Concertos 1 – 56 were originally written for eagle-recorder and newly arranged for bassoon
Concertos 57 – 144 were originally written for bassoon and later arrranged also for recorder

1 The Voice Of The Eagle
part 1. (04’43) part 2. (03’37) part 3. (04’07) part 4. (05’03)
2 Soprano’s lament
part 1. 03’33 part 2. (03’22) part 3. (02’45) part 4. (05’08)
3 Concert of broken flutes
part 1. (03’07) part 2. (02’35) part 3. (03’31) part 4. (02’42)
4 On eagles wings (Edition Tre Fontane)
part 1. (03’26) part 2. (03’48) part 3. (02’51) part 4. (03’42)
5 Rock that flute/bassoon
part 1. (02’12) part 2. (02’36) part 3. (02’21) part 4. (03’17)
6 Now! Youtube
part 1. (03’21) part 2. (03’05) part 3. (04’18) part 4. (02’48)
7 Salute
part 1. (03’30) part 2. (03’09) part 3. (03’19) part 4. (03’12)
8 The Witches Broom (08’41)
9 Twilight Visions
part 1. (04’07) part 2. (03’23) part 3. (04’37) part 4. rev. (03’12)
Youtube part 3 performed by Kathleen MacLean
10 Eagles commenly fly alone
part 1. (04’07) part 2. (03’38) part 3. (02’55) part 4. (03’07)
11 Another Magic Flute/Reed
part 1. (03’04) part 2. (04’17) part 3. (03’36) part 4. (04’09) part 5. (04’22)
12 The Pied Piper Youtube
part 1. (05’01) part 2. (02’51) part 3. (02’54) part 4. (03’56)
13 Melancholetta
part 1. (02’52) part 2. (03’52) part 3. (02’51) part 4. (03’25)
14 Nights in Amsterdam
part 1. (02’57) part 2. (02’37) part 3. (04’09) part 4. (04’19)
15 Angels’ gaze
part 1. (05’28) part 2. (05’21) part 3. (04’21) part 4. (03’37)
16 Andiamo
part 1. (05’46) part 2. (04’18) part 3. (03’49)
17 In the happiest, the darkest
part 1. (03’46) part 2. (03’58) part 3. (04’38) part 4. (04’12)
18a. The mask painted white
part 1. (02’43) part 2. (02’55) part 3. (03’37)
18b. The mask painted white )(for 2 bassoons and strings 2023)
19 Ostinato
part 1. (03’58) part 2. (02’25) part 3. (04’24)
20 Let’s get lost
part 1. (02’03) part 2. (04’19) part 3. (05’08)
21 Blom
part 1. (02’00) part 2. (04’46) part 3. (03’46) part 4. (03’00)
22 Pentatonic Insomnia (Edition Tre Fontane) Youtube
part 1. (02’56) part 2. (04’10) part 3. (06’28)
23 Stockholm Riots
part 1. (03’30) part 2. (03’00) part 3. (04’29)
24 Another world
part 1. (04’41) part 2. (03’42) part 3. (04’09)
25 So Many Questions
part 1. (04’53) part 2. (02’36) part 3. (04’22)
26 Morning mist in Bergen Youtube
part 1. (02’54) part 2. (03’39) part 3. (04’23)
27 Sweet and Crazy
part 1. (03’30) part 2. (05’28) part 3. (03’16)
28 Talking to Ludwig (Edition Tre Fontane)
part 1. (04’36) part 2. (10’22) part 3. (03’22)
29 Fading into shadows
part 1. (06’27) part 2. (04’33) part 3. (02’12)
30 The Eagle’s Sky
part 1. (03’22) part 2. (05’16) part 3. (05’44) part 4. (02’10)
31 Folk song fiesta
part 1. (04’52) part 2. (05’43) part 3. (03’20) part 4. (03’00)
32 Blues
part 1. (04’12) part 2. (05’15) part 3. (03’54) part 4. (04’33)
33 Lamentations of a fallen angel
part 1. (04’54) part 2. (04’15) part 3. (02’37) part 4. (04’14) part 5. (02’30)
34 Just What?
part 1. (03’56) part 2. (03’11) part 3. (03’14) part 4. (02’40)
35 Angels are fun
part 1. (04’46) part 2. (03’42) part 3. (04’30)
36 The 3d paradise
part 1. (03’31) part 2. (03’02) part 3. (03’50)
37 Dizzyness of freedom
part 1. (04’48) part 2. (03’44) part 3. (02’39)
38 Saga
part 1. (meadows) (04’15) part 2. (03’01) part 3. (03’53) part 4. (04’09) part 5. (03’48)
39 Postcard nostalgia
part 1. (03’08) part 2. (06’28) part 3. (04’58)
40 The French Boudoir
part 1. (02’33) part 2. (03’09) part 3. (02’22)
41 Sultry
part 1. (03’45) part 2. (04’14) part 3. (02’54)
42 Sorry, no results were found
part 1. (03’19) part 2. (03’48) part 3. (02’33)
43 The Romantic Dreamer
part 1. (04’24) part 2. (07’29) part 3. (02’46) part 4. (03’54)
44 Still the stones stand
part 1. (03’16) part 2. (04’54) part 3. (03’54) part 4. (04’22)
45  When the party is over Bsn./strings + gl.spiel/tub.bells
part 1. (06’33) part 2. Solitude (05’01) part 3. (03’10)
46 Happy and Free
part 1. (02’33) part 2. (04’20) part 3. (03’08)
47 Let The Beat Begin
part 1. (7’12) part 2. (1’53) part 3. (5’12)
48 To the days ahead
part 1. (3’19) part 2. (3’54) part 3. (3’59)
49 143 Letters To A Woman
part 1. (3’41) part 2. (3’35) part 3. (3’50)
50 Dreamy Existence
part 1. (Amaze In Space) (3’01) part 2. (3’18) part 3. (2’25) part 4. (4’21)
51 Requiem for Mankind
part 1. (6’35) part 2. (6’32) part 3. (6’12)
52 Acceptance Of Fate
part 1. (4’24) part 2. (7’01)
53 The internet is not the real world
part 1. (2’26) part 2. (1’47) part 3. (5’54)
54 Sucked into a black hole
part 1. (4’58) part 2. (3’44) part 3. (3’55)
55 They didn’t emote but I think they do now
part 1. (4’34) part 2. (3’27) part 3. (3’15) part 4. (4’22)
56 FOR SYMPH ORCH. Fruit of Desire
part 1. (9’56) part 2. (15’19)

57 Cruiser
part 1. (4’32) part 2. (4’28) part 3. (6’21)
58 A tune for my mother
part 1. (4’15) part 2. (3’00) part 3. (2’19) part 4. (2’38)
59 The last Dance
part 1. (4’02) part 2. (3’17) part 3. (3’27) part 4. (2’51)
60 Final goodbye
part 1. (3’21) part 2. (4’45) part 3. (7’56)
61 After they’re gone
part 1. (4’22) part 2. (5’45) part 3. (3’51)
62 New Horizons ahead
part 1. (4’18) part 2. (4’35) part 3. (3’49)
63 Serendipity score
part 1. (2’32) part 2. (9’18) part 3. (4’58)
64 Mellifluous score
part 1. (2’34) part 2. (3’30) part 3. (5’15)
65 Quixotic Frenzy (13’41) score
66 Ophelia’s songs of madness (13’59) score
67 Big times secrets (18’45) score
68 When destruction wins, they will live in ashes (13’54) score
69 Romances sans paroles (18’16) score
70 Big Booster (16’18) Youtube (life version, with unfortunate cuts)
71 Starpulse (15’03) Youtube (performed by Kathleen McLean)
72 Perpetuate transmigration (13’16) Youtube (performed by Kathleen McLean)
73 Belladonna (10’29) Listen _ score
74 Red Priest Reversed Mastery (13’58) Youtube  score
75 the Ultimate Girl Power Hero (15’30) score
76 The Achievement of the Goal of the Quest (15’57) score
77 Dancing with the demons (15’05) score
78 Visions of Perfection (13’23) score
79 Hyper Wizard Park (11’26) score
80 Fullmetal Alchemist (11’50) score
81 Mutant Necromancer Nights (12’45) score
82 Shotgirls (15’00) score

2017 Concertos for bassoon and strings

83 Message from the Clan of the Battle Axe (18’45) score _ youtube
84 Burst of arcane energy (13’44) score
85 The haunting happens in the west (16’02) score
86 The Ultimate Workout (11’33) score
87 Kiss of Death (10’00) score
88 The Heartland (15’02) Score
89 Hungry for a hunt (Bonnie Lassie) (15’37) score
90 Highlander’s farewell (12’00) Youtube
91 Closer to the infinite beyond this world (13’55) Score
92 Apollo’s Angels (18’18) score
93 Locust Street Mantras (2 bassoons and strings)  (11’23) Score
94 Muggles (2 bassoons and strings)(13’00) Score
95 Triangle of desire (15’15) score
96 Mensonge roma…verité romanesque (15’45)
97 Tribulations of modern love (15’38) youtube
98 Las Ramblas (12’57) Listen  webshop donemus
99 Uppers and Downers (13’21) Listen  webshop donemus
100 Hay que echar pa’lante (14’13) score
101 Toe the Line (12’21) for clarinet (Bb), bassoon, accordion and strings score
102 The green reed which bends in the wind (is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm)(Confucius) for 12 bsn and strings (18’00) youtube (part 1) youtube (part 2) score
103 Foolery and fun (for 3 bassoons and strings) (14’23) score
104 City Tribes Talk (for 3 bassoons and strings) (16’34) score mp3
105 The last ride (for 4 bassoons and strings) (16’11) score
106 Fuzzballs (for 4 bassoons and strings) (14’14) score
107 The Delta of Dreaming (for 4 bassoons and strings) (12’03) score
108 The last Quartet of illusions (for 4 bassoons and string orchestra) (11’30) score

2018 Concertos for bassoon and strings

109 Joy Riding for 4 bassoons and string orchestra (16’26) score
110 Distance from the Fire  for 4 bassoons and string orchestra (14’14) score
111 Prairie Girl (14’22) score
112 Unfinished
113 Tack sale and Swap (for bassoon quartet and strings)  (12’08) score
114 Soldier in Silhouette (for 2 bassoons and strings) (13’33) score  youtube
115 When the bell blew up (for bassoon duo and strings) (14’40) score mp3
116 All’s fair in love and work  (4 bassoons and strings) (15’18) score listen
117 Maubeuge glaciales (Ode to Debussy) (for bassoon and strings) (15’20) score
118 Pushing Mozart (bassoon and strings) (12’36) score
119 Fem Dom Life (bassoon and strings) (17’31) score
120.Flying to Cloud Nine (12’44) (bassoon and strings) score
121 Primeval Moods for 8 oboes, 4 English horns, 12 bassoons, tubular bells, 1st & 2nd violins, violas, cellos, 5 contrabasses (16’25) score
122.The Serpent’s Glittering (part 1: I9’03, part 2: 5’41) for 8 hobos, 4 althobos, 12 bassoons, marimba, violins 1, violins, 2, viola, celli, 5 contrabass score
123.Spiral Drive (9’03), also a short version (5’41) score
124. Devil’s Dipstick (10’48) for 8 hobos, 4 althobos, 12 bassoons, marimba, violins 1, violins, 2, viola, celli, 5 contrabass score
2019
125. Laments at the Loss of Love (13’28) clar. Bb, bsn, fr. horn, stringquintet score
126. Rock’n Roll Band (11’20) (oboe, bassoon, harpsichord, acoustic guitar, stringquintet)
2020
127. Contemplating Final Farewells (14’38) (oboe, bassoon, harpsichord, acoustic guitar, stringquintet) 2020
128.A New Day, A New Life (for bassoon duo and strings) (12’39)
129.Cockles of the Heart (17’49) for 2 bassoons and strings
2021
130.Loos (for bassoon, vibraphone, strings) (10’53) score
131.Hitting the high note (bassooon, strings) (11’10)
132.Walzing Snowflakes (bassooon, strings) (10’10)
133.Poems Written but Never Sent (bassooon, vibraphone, strings) (10’02)
134.The Final Battle (bassoon, vibraphone, strings)(13’17)
135.Hard to hide (bassoon, vibraphone, strings)(11’14)
136.BOOSH-WAH (bassoon, vibraphone, strings)(11’32) Score.pdf
137.Pick me Up (bassoon, vibraphone, strings)(12’05)
138.It’s going up (bassoon, vibraphone, strings)(11’30)
139.This is Life… (bassoon, vibraphone, strings)(13’14)
140.Brainchatter (bassoon, vibraphone, strings)(11’55)
141.From Zero to Hero (bassoon, vibraphone, strings)(15’41)
142.Zoomers (bassoon, vibraphone, strings)(10’30)
143.Waiting for Return (for bassoon and strings)(11’33)
2022
144.Encore I (for bassoon and stringquintet)(12’00)
part 1: Soprano’s Lament Youtube
part 2: Now (Red Summer Sunset)youtube
part 3: Andiamo youtube
145.Encore II (for bassoon and stringquartet)(10’25)
part 1: The Voice Of The Eagle (prt 1)(4’19)
part 2: Amores (prt 2 from Rock that Flute)(2’34)
part 3: Concert of Broken Flutes (prt 3)(3’30)
146.Candy Box (for bassoon and stringquartet) (3’09)
147.The End (Diana)(for bassoon and stringquartet) (3’30)
148.Der Holländer fliegt (for bassoon and stringquartet) (3’42)
149.Fires Everywhere (for bassoon and stringquartet) (4’47)
150. Shakira – (for bassoon and stringquartet) (2’42)
151.The Chattering World (for bassoon and stringquartet) (3’21)
152.The Bump on the Log (for bassoon and stringquartet)(3’33)
153.And Yet… (for bassoon and stringquartet)(3’14)
154.I Want to get Out of Here! (for bassoon and stringquartet)(3’30)
155.Country Picking (for bassoon and stringquartet)(5’48)
156.Sweet & Romantic (for bassoon and stringquartet)(4’54)
157.Happy Children Playing (for bassoon and stringquartet)(4’52)
158.Decoration of Empty Time (for bassoon and stringquartet)(4’58)
159.No Yearn to Resolve (for bassoon and stringquartet)(5’20)
160.Burlesque (for bassoon and stringquartet)(3’33)

2018 – new arrangements for bassoon and piano:

  1. Adriana Sklenarikova (2002-4’19) Donemus (published 2018)
  2. Ahead of the curve (part 1) (2013/2015-6’30) Donemus (2018)
  3. Alone in her room ( 2015-3’05) Donemus (2018)
  4. Alpine Hunter song (2008)-12’00) Donemus (2018)
  5. Amore (2006-8’27) Donemus (2018)
  6. Angelina Jolie (2002-3’24) Donemus (2018) youtube
  7. Anne Hathaway (2000-3’20) Donemus (2018) youtube
  8. Arrivano i Vichinghi (2010-6’03) Donemus (2018)
  9. Beyoncé (2000-3’45) Donemus (2018)
  10. Buttons and magic holes (part 1-2011- 2’52)) TRE FONTANE 2018
  11. Cicciolina (part 2) (2002-3’11) Donemus (2018) youtube
  12. Coup Rapide (2015-5’31) TRE FOTANE (2018)
  13. Deviants will be arrested (2009-2’07) Donemus (2018)
  14. Dolly Parton (2002-2’23) Donemus (2018)
  15. Don’t shoot at the bassoon player (2004-8’40) Donemus (2018)
  16. Echoes Of Time (2015-9’40)  Donemus (2018)
  17. Fading memories (2015-12’00) Donemus (2018) youtube (part 4: when the soul dies)
    youtube (part: 1 Since I tried to forget you)
  18. Flash (part 2- 2015-3’09)  Donemus (2018)
  19. Follow the whisper (2007-13’30) Donemus (2018) youtube (part 2-The end of times is now) youtube (part 4:Twist and Turns)
  20. Gwyneth Paltrow (2000-2’51) Donemus (2018)
  21. It comes in different sizes (2011-9’00) TRE FONTANE 2018
  22. Jeanne d’Arc (2013-15’30) Donemus (2018)
  23. Kiss of fire (part 2) (2002-3’21) Donemus (2018)
  24. Marilyn Monroe (2003-2’51) Donemus (2018) youtube
  25. Never seen him back (2015-1’56) Donemus (2018)
  26. Radically Different (old title for sax/piano:Tattoo) (2006-4’14) Donemus (2018)
  27. Riffage (2013-3’59)-Donemus (2018)
  28. Runner (5’11) Donemus (2018)
  29. Russian à Go-go (2012-2’21) Donemus (2018)
  30. Scarlett Johansson (2002-3’08) Donemus (2018)
  31. Shaking the autumn blues (2015-11’30) Donemus (2018)
  32. Silhouette Dances (2015-12’00)  TRE FONTANE (2018)
  33. Soul in Tripplets (2015-12’58) Donemus (2018)
  34. Swelling semiquavers (2015-10’30) Donemus (2018)
  35. Taylor Swift (2000-2’37) Donemus (2018)
  36. The Bassoon flies (2012-18’00) TreFontane (2018) (part ‘Humble Mumble’:) youtube
  37. The silent horn (2012-8’12)  Donemus (2018)
  38. Überhappy (1999-3’00) TRE FONTANE (2018)
  39. Uppercut (1989-7’30) Donemus (2018)
  40. Winds of change (1993-5’40) Donemus (2018) youtube

2018 new arrangements for bassoon-4-tet:
Farewell to the summer (3’17) (2011) score
The Music Grinders (7’15) 2013/2018 Edition Tre Fontane
part 1 youtube order score 
part 2
youtube part 3 youtube
Spring will be great (8’10) 2013/2018 Edition Tre Fontane youtube
Part 2 : youtube, Part 3 youtube
buy score

Pick up your troubles (9’10) 2013/2018 Edition Tre Fontane
The rock we all push (8’08) bassoon and tape Donemus youtube
Happy Hours (6’34) for tape and bassoon (also version for bass.clr.Bb  & bariton sax)
youtube
Four Ducks in a Pond (7’14) (3 bassoons, contrabassoon, piano) score
Quarantini (4’46) for oboe, clar.Bb, bassoon, fr.horn, pf  Score
Let’s Fly (6’19) for tape and bassoon (also version for bass.clr.Bb  & bariton sax)
youtube

Works for 2 flutes (picc, also melodica), bassoon, piano, violin and cello, orrioginally written voor The Classical Band Spark (2 recorders, also melodica, violin, cello, piano) (Donemus)
1.the journey has just begun (3’18)
2.Sparkle ouverture (3’38)
3.Mexican Jumping beans (4’17)
4.Wanna go for a bicycle ride? (3’18)
5.When the cock crowed his warning (4’40)
6.Where have you gone? (3’50)
7.Wild cat on a honky train (3’00)
8.Beyoncé (3’50)
9.Dante’s Inferno (2’27)
10.Love Moves In Mysterious Ways (3’11)
11.One last waltz (1’54)
12.Ode to happiness (2’55)
13.Alone dancing with her demons (5’18)
14.Crying at the moon (4’52)
15.Goodbye doesn’t mean Goodbye Forever !!! (3’01)
16.Cruiser (3’09)
17.Italian Wedding (2’52)
18.Darkness will fade into scarlet lust (3’43)
19.The Beast inside You (3’38)
20.In Full Kitsch Mode (4’03)
21.Rondo (4’17)
22.From Asia with Love (3’36)
23.Go baby Go (4’29)
24.You Do It So Well (2’42)
25.Rounddance (Postmodern Folksong) (3’03)
26.The Innocence In Your Eyes (4’34)
27.Harde Puntjes (Hard Dots) (5’22)
28.The Final chorus (3’28)
29.My ciruits are overloaded (4’58)
30.Es war einmal ein König (There once was a king) (3’03)
31.Easy peasy Lemon Sqeezy(1’58)
32.Caixa de dolços (Canybox) (3’10)
33.Alone In the Crowd (4’15)
34.Go with the Flow (4’53)
35.Racing hearts (part 2) (2’04)
36.Dance with me (3’14)
37.Carpe diem (4’16)
38.Thoughts of a madman (4’15)
39.Silver Falls in ihe Heart of the Forest (2’38)
40.Moving on Graciously (4’31)
41.Life goes on (2’14)
42.The Wheel of Life (4’07)
43.Don’t ever leave me again (2’43)
44.Dancing the Night Away (2’28)
45.Shoshone cliffs (2’56)
46.Wild Heart (4’30)
47.Angels all around me (3’01)
48.The drunk who fell in love with the princess (2’29)
49.Lover’s discussion (2’02)

First performance of Big Booster with Gary Lewis conducting and Kathleen McLean on bassoon with the IDRS 2022 Conference Festival Orchestra july 26 Boulder (Colorado)

2021
Aliens Tonight for 4 bassons) (3 parts 7’30) Meijering Chiel (*1954) buy score 
Candybox (Caixa de dolços) (3’13) Donemus youtube
Powering up (for 4 bassoons) (6’55) part 1 Youtube
part 2 Youtube
part 3 Youtube
RED YELLOW & BLUE (oboe, alto oboe, 3 bassoons)(15’00) inspired by Mondriaan

2022 There are Covidcases in the Jazz-Department ! for 4 bassoons (9’27)

CD Guilty Pleasures _ New Light youtube score
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read interview Kathleen McLean and Chiel Meijering
All scores published by Donemus, except when otherwise stated: Edition Tre Fontane, Moeck Musikverlag, In the Hague music archives library of the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag or at the Ricciotti ensemble library https://www.ricciotti.nl/  http://www.nederlandsmuziekinstituut.nl/over-ons/organisatie
E-mail: nederlandsmuziekinstituut@denhaag.nl

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