8 Bassoons

Title: Symphony No. 4, 4th mov

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 7 Bassoons & 1 Contrabassoon
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2020

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

Info: this arrangement is only of the 4th movement! 

Title: Wind Octet, 1st mov

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 7 Bassoons & 1 Contrabassoon
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2020

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

Info: this arrangement is only of the 1st movement! 

Title: Ruslan and Lyudmila, Overture

Composer: Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (1804-1857)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 6 Bassoons & 2 Contrabassoons
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2018

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

Recording from the premier October 2018:

Title: Octet, 4th mov: "Presto" - Op. 20

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy  (1809-1847)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 7 Bassoons & 1 Contrabassoon
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2019

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

Info: This Octet is originally written for strings, however this arrangement is scored for 7 bassoons and contrabassoon. This arrangement only includes the last / 4th movement of the Octet: "Presto". See video below for a peek into the score, and 1st bassoon part. You will also hear the ending of the arrangement being played by a midi-file. Enjoy!

Title: Symphony No. 41, 1st mov (Kv. 551)
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 7 Bassoons & 1 Contrabassoon
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2019

Score & all parts: €30 (PDF-file will be sent by email)

Info: This arrangment is of the first movement only, from Mozart's Symphony no. 41 "Jupiter", Kv. 551.

In the video below one can hear a short excerpt from the arrangement, played by a midi-file.

Title: Toccata, Op. 42

Composer: Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 7 Bassoons & 1 Contrabassoon
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2018

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

Info: This Toccata is from Widor's Organ Symphony no. 5, Op. 42, and is arranged for 7 Bassoons and 1 Contrabassoon. There can however never be enough contrabassoons doubling this contra part! 
The arrangement is dedicated to Kevin Fuller and his "Bassoon-o-Rama 2018"- Bassoon Festival in Florida. The arrangement had its premier at this festival.

Recording of the performance in Mannheim, May 1st 2019: