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Bach, Orchestral Suite no. 2 COVER (img)

Title: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor (BWV 1067)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 5 Bassoons & Contrabassoon
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2021

Score & all parts: €25 (PDF-file will be sent by email)

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All movements are included in this arrangement. Recording of the original version (7th mov.):

Charpentier, Te Deum COVER (img).jpg

Title: Te Deum, H. 146

Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 5 Bassoons & Contrabassoon
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2020

Score & all parts: €10 (PDF-file will be sent by email)

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Recording of the premiere:

Title: Holberg Suite

Composer: Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 5 Bassoons & Contrabassoon
Publisher: TrevCo Music Publishing (USA)

Published: 2016

Price: $44

Recording / the premier of the "Prelude":

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Title: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 5 Bassoons & Contrabassoon
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2022

Score & all parts: €15 (PDF-file will be sent by email)

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Recording of the original orchestra version:

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Title: Symphony no. 88, 4th mov.

Composer: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 5 Bassoons & Contrabassoon
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2021

Score & all parts: €18 (PDF-file will be sent by email)

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This arrangement is dedicated to Michael Kaulartz. 

Recording of the original orchestra version:

Title: Symphony no. 1 (Kv. 16)

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 5 Bassoons & Contrabassoon
Publisher: TrevCo Music Publishing (USA)

Published: 2017

Price: $34

Publiser's note: "Mozart's 1st Symphony, K.16 in E-flat has been beautifully arranged for an ensemble of 5 bassoons and contrabassoon by Kristian Ronnes.  The three movements: Allegro molto, Andante, and Presto are easily playable by talented students, seasoned amateurs, and professionals. "

Recording of the premiere in Heidelberg, January 14th 2018:

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Title: Symphony no. 4 (Kv. 19)

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 5 Bassoons & Contrabassoon
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2020

Score & all parts: €20 (PDF-file will be sent by email)

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Recording from the premiere:

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Title: Symphony no. 8 (Kv. 48)

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 5 Bassoons & Contrabassoon
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2020

Score & all parts: €22 (PDF-file will be sent by email)

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Recording of the original version for orchestra:

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Mozart, Symphony no. 25 COVER (IMG) hp.j

Title: Symphony no. 25 (Kv. 183)

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 5 Bassoons & Contrabassoon
Publisher: TrevCo Music Publishing (USA) / KOR Publications

Published: 2016 / 2021

Price printed version: $48

Price PDF version: $48

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Note:  This arrangement includes all the 4 movements from Mozart's Symphony no. 25, all parts and score. The pdf version is the same material as the original printed edition published by TrevCo Music Publishing in 2016, stock #1716. The pdf version, published in 2021 by KOR Publications, was done in agreement with TrevCo Music Publishing. 

Recording of the 1st movement "Allegro con Brio":

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Title: Symphony no. 26 (Kv. 184)

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 5 Bassoons & Contrabassoon
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2020

Score & all parts: €25 (PDF-file will be sent by email)

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Recording of the original version for orchestra:

Mozart, Symphony no. 40 COVER (HP).jpg

Title: Symphony no. 40 (Kv. 550)

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 5 Bassoons & Contrabassoon
Publisher: TrevCo Music Publishing (USA) / KOR Publications

Published: 2017 / 2021

Price printed version: $56

Price PDF version: $56

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Note:  This arrangement includes all the 4 movements from Mozart's Symphony no. 40, all parts and score. The pdf version is the same material as the original printed edition published by TrevCo Music Publishing in 2017, stock #2969. The pdf version, published in 2021 by KOR Publications, was done in agreement with TrevCo Music Publishing. 

Recording of the 1st movement, in Poznan (Poland), Febr. 2018:

Title: La Béatitude

Composer: Charles Piroye (c.1668-1672 – c.1730)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 5 Bassoons & Contrabassoon
Publisher: Trübcher Publishing (England)

Published: 2016
Price: £19.25

Download: £11.55

Publisher's note: "This arrangement by renowned Norwegian bassoonist, Kristian Oma Rønnes, will delight bassoonists with its interplay of musical lines. Baroque music, subtitled Dialogue a deux Choirs. Contrasting sections of Tendrement and Tres Vitte with alternating dynamics of Petit Jeu and Grand Jeu. Kristian has provided helpful and informative notes on performance techniques."

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Recording of the original organ version, brilliantly interpreted by the organist Pierre Bardon on the organ in Saint-Maximin La Sainte-Baume:

Title: Three Pieces, Op. 2

Composer: Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (1872-1915)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 5 Bassoons & Contrabassoon
Publisher: TrevCo Music Publishing (USA)

Published: 2017

Price: $20

Publiser's note: "Scriabin's early Three Pieces for piano, Op.2 have been transcribed by noted bassoonist Kristian Ronnes for 5 bassoons and contrabassoon. The pieces are: Etude in C# minor, Prelude in B Major, and Impromptu a la Mazur."

Recording of the original version for piano, 1st piece:

Vivaldi, Sinfonia Al Santo Seplocro, RV.

Title: Sinfonia Al Santo Sepolcro, Rv. 169

Composer: Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 5 Bassoons & Contrabassoon
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2021

Price: €18 (PDF-file will be sent by email)

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Info: This Sinfonia has parts / 2 movements: "Adagio molto" and "Allegro ma poco". The first part (Adagio molto) was premiered at the Music Academy in Poznan by Pracownia Bassoon Ensemble, and can be heard in the video below, from 00:00 to 02:40:

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