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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: 12 Duos, Kv. 487

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 2 Bassoons
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2018

Price: €9 (PDF-file will be sent by email)

Note: These easy 12 Duos are originally composed for 2 Horns, but have been arranged for 2 Bassoons. The duos are in the same original key as Mozart's original Horn version.

Title: 12 Duos, Kv. 487

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: 2 Bassoons
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2018

Price: €9 (PDF-file will be sent by email)

Note: These easy 12 Duos are originally composed for 2 Horns, but have been arranged for 2 Bassoons. The duos are in the same original key as Mozart's original Horn version.

Title: Hora staccato

Composer: Grigoraș Dinicu (1889-1949)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: Bassoon & Piano
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2019

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

A peek into the score, and audio of me playing the last bars:

Professional reedmakers who are selling reeds made with the KOR-shape:

Holger Simon (bassoonist in Deutsche Oper Berlin) already have 450 customers all over the world, and he is selling reeds made with the KOR-shape!

"I tested the facon KOR, developed by Kristian Oma Ronnes and in my opinion it fits especially for a full sound of soloists or principal bassoonplayers. I like it very well and will offer these reeds to my customers."

- Holger Simon

Contact Holger Simon

Professional reedmakers who are selling reeds made with the KOR-shape:

Holger Simon (bassoonist in Deutsche Oper Berlin) already have 450 customers all over the world, and he is selling reeds made with the KOR-shape!

"I tested the facon KOR, developed by Kristian Oma Ronnes and in my opinion it fits especially for a full sound of soloists or principal bassoonplayers. I like it very well and will offer these reeds to my customers."

- Holger Simon

Contact Holger Simon

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Title: Little Duet

Composer: Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

Edited by: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: Bassoon & Cello
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2019

Price: €9 (PDF-file will be sent by email)

Info: An original duet for bassoon and cello by Georges Bizet! This piece can also be played for two bassoons, or two cellos. "Little Duet" was composed in 1874, and its total duration is approximately 2 minutes.

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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)

Recording from the premiere:

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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)

Recording from the premiere:

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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)

Recording from the premiere:

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Title: Violin Concerto no. 1-5

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: Bassoon solo
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2018

Price: €10 (Solo part on Conc. No. 1, PDF)

Price: €10 (Solo part on Conc. No. 2, PDF)

Price: €10 (Solo part on Conc. No. 3, PDF)

Price: €10 (Solo part on Conc. No. 5, PDF)

Price: €10 (Solo part on Conc. No. 4, PDF)

Price: €40 (Solo part on all 5 Concertos, PDF)
SAVE €10!

Info: All solo violin parts from Mozart's 5 violin concertos arranged for solo bassoon: Kv. 207, 211, 216, 218 & 219. All of them are in their original key, so any already public domain piano reduction or orchestra version will fit this arrangement. Each concerto is priced 10 Euros, however if all 5 are bought at once then it's possible to save 10 Euros (total price €40). An email containing the PDF-file(s) will be sent after being purchased.

Title: 13 Caprices

Composer: Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: Bassoon solo
Publisher: Emerson Edition Ltd. (England)

Published: 2016

Price: £10.75

Programnote: These arrangements are of an extremely virtuosic character, not only when it comes to general technique, but also for developing the extremely high range (Bb'', 7th above the Le Sace C!) and low range (contra A). The 13 Caprices are the following numbers from the total 24: Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 23 & 24.
"It’s about time bassoonists dare to face perhaps the most famous instrumental virtuoso of all time; Niccolò Paganini.”
– Kristian Oma Rønnes

Title: La Campanella

Composer: Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) / Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Arranger: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: Bassoon solo
Publisher: Emerson Edition Ltd. (England)

Published: 2016

Price: £6.25

Programnote: La Campanella (Italian for ‘the little bell’) was originally composed by the Italian composer and violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini, and the theme first appears in the third movement of his Violin Concerto No.2, Op.7. Several other great composers have also made arrangements and written variations on this melody, including Schumann, Brahms, Liszt and Rachmaninov. However, none of them wrote a version for bassoon. Here is the first bassoon version.

"One doesn’t always need to venture into atonality to break boundaries." – Kristian Oma Rønnes

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