Features:

An introductory book designed to improve the technical facility and musicianship of younger players and prepare them for Weissenborn’s master method, Practical Method for Bassoon. Included in this book are fingering charts, exercises for developing tone, technical etudes, chromatic exercises, duets and concert pieces by Handel, J.S. Bach, Haydn and Gossec, that will give the young student a chance to develop and display his or her growing mastery of the instrument.

Table of Contents:

• How To Use This Book
• Daily Bread Exercises
• Exercises for Two Bassoons to Develop Tone
• Weissenborn Practical Exercises
• Exercises to Develop Articulation
• Weissenborn Exercise for Pointed Articulation
• Two Advanced Studies
• Duets for Two Bassoons
• Russian Hymn - Tchaikovsky
• Cradle Song - von Wber
• Melody
• America - Traditional
• Melody
• Carnival of Venice
• Technical Studies
• Song of Master Adam
• Le Souvenir
• Richard of the Lion Heart: Andre Gretry
• Flower of Damascus: Saverio
• Extended Major Scales
• Weissenborn Chromatic Exercises
• Shenandoah
• Arpeggios
• The Harmonious Blacksmith: George Frideric Handel
• Aria (Bist du bei mir): Johann Sebastian Bach
• Tambourin: François-Joseph Gossec
• Serenade from String quartet No. 8: Franz Joseph Haydn
• Bourree: George Frideric Handel
• Danny Boy: Traditional

Catalog:	O5496
Publisher:	Theo Presser
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Arranger:	Daniel Schmidt
Voicing:	Bassoon
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