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Bassoon

Libraries and online resources about bassoon technique, repertoire, history, and pedagogy

Find Scores

How Scores are Organized

The Music Collection uses Library of Congress Classification, or LCC, for organizing print books and scores on the shelves. Used in libraries worldwide, this system groups items by topic and assigns each a unique alphanumeric call number. Hint: Enter the first part of a call number into OneSearch to see all items in a given section. Include AND bassoon to further narrow results.

Call Numbers for Bassoon Music:

M75 - 79   Works for solo bassoon

M253 - 254   Works for bassoon and piano

M253   Collections

M254   Separate works --> sonatas

M288 - 289   Duets for two wind instruments

M357.2   Woodwind trios

M557   Woodwind quintets

M1026 - 1027   Works for bassoon and orchestra --> concertos

M1026   Scores. Parts

M1027   Piano reductions

M1126 - 1127   Works for bassoon and string orchestra

MT 400 - 415   Instrumental techniques

MT 402   Systems and methods

MT 405   Studies and exercises --> etudes

MT 406   Orchestral excerpts

 

*See the Music Performance Research Guide for advice on finding scores in OneSearch.

Score Anthologies

These anthologies each feature works for bassoon by several composers and can be found in the Music Collection. Follow the links below to search their tables of contents online before finding them on library shelves.

Interlibrary Loan

Users are encouraged to search for items beyond University Libraries' catalog via RILM Abstracts of Music Literature and WorldCat. Materials not available in print or online may be requested through Interlibrary Loan. Please allow up to seven days for electronic delivery and up to fourteen days for delivery of physical items.