Reference Guides - Bassoon This guide is designed to help you find information about, and music for, the bassoon. Use this as a starting point, or browsing tool. As always, consult Voyager and the catalogs for complete holding information, and when uncertain, ask at the Reference Desk!
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Suggested Call Numbers for Shelf Browsing Below are general call number ranges. For specific call numbers, consult the Library of Congress Classification Schedule in the blue book at the Reference Desk, and/or Voyager.
M75-M79 bassoon alone M253-M254 bassoon with piano accompaniment M288-M289 duets - with another wind instrument M290-M291 duets - with a string instrument M296-M297 duets - bassoon with guitar, harp M1026 concertos with orchestra M1027 concertos with orchestra (arranged) M1126 concertos with string orchestra M1127 concertos with string orchestra (arranged) MT400-MT408 studies and methods for bassoon MT406 orchestral excerpts
For trios, quartets, and other ensembles, see the Chamber Music guide.
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Suggested Subject Headings Below are examples of some useful subject headings for use in Voyager and the Card Catalog. For complete listings of headings, consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings (red books).
Headings for Voyager Headings for Subject Catalog bassoon music Under "bassoon": bassoon and [oboe, clarinet, etc.] collections bassoon with [band, orchestra, etc.] concertos bassoon music bassoons 2 solos with ensembles sonatas bassoon sonatas concertos bassoon studies concertos bassoon solo with piano suites woodwind trios; wind trios; trios Under "chamber music": woodwind quartets; wind quartets; quartets duets: bassoon wooodwind quintets; wind quintets; quintets trios: bassoon, etc. [follow for sextets, septets, octets, nonets]
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Selected Bibliography of Literature and Repertoire Lists Beebe, Jon P. Music for Unaccompanied Solo Bassoon. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 1990. Ref. ML128.B27 B41 1990 Bulling, Burchard. Fagott Bibliographie. Wilhelmshaven: Florian Noetzel Verlag, Heinrichshofen Bucher, 1989. Ref. ML128.B27 B937 1989 Clark, David Lindsey. Appraisals of Original Wind Music: A Survey and Guide. Westport: Greenwood, 1999. Ref. ML128.W5 C592 1999 Fletcher, Kristine Klopfenstein. The Paris Conservatoire and the Concert Solos for Bassoon. Bloomington University Press: Indiana University Press, 1988. Ref. ML128.B27 F613 1988 Horne, Aaron. Woodwind Music of Black Composers. Westport: Greenwood, 1990. Ref. ML128.W5 H81 1990 Jansen, Will. The bassoon: its history, construction, makers, players and music. Buren: Frits Knuf, 1978. ML950.J35 B3 Koenigsbeck, Bodo. Bassoon Bibliography. Monteux, France: Musica Rara, 1994. Ref. ML128.B26 K78 1994 Lehman, Paul R. The harmonic structure of the tone of the bassoon. Seattle, Wash., Berdon, 1965. ML950.L523ha Sadie, Stanley ed. New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments. New York: Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1984. Ref. ML102.I5 N532 1984 Sallagar, Walter Hermann and Michael Nagy ed. Fagott forever: eine Festgabe fur Karl Ohlberger zum achtzigsten Geburtstag. Wilhering: Hilaria, 1992. ML950.F154 1992 Wilkins, Wayne. The Index of Bassoon Music Including the Index of Baroque Trio Sonatas. Magnolia, AR: The Music Register, 1976. Ref. ML128.B27 W6851 Related works may be found by searching the subjects: bassoon, bassoon--history
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Periodicals
- The Double Reed: Journal of the International Double Reed Society
- Early Music
- The Galpin Society Journal
- Instrumentalist
- International Musician
- Das Orchester
- Symphony
Current issues of periodicals are found alphabetically in the current periodicals room (third floor). For call numbers of older, bound issues, look in the Sibley Library Serials list (found on quick reference shelves).
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Internet International Double Reed Society Arizona State Bassoon Studio Bassoon Homepage Bassoon links www.bassoon.org Doublereed-L listserv Bassoon on Yahoo!
Compiled by Phil Ponella, 7/95, Rev. 7/97; Rev. by Jim Farrington and Peter Kolkay 7/99; Rev. 10/00
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