Title: Galileo's Moons

Composer: Monica Fucci (1959-)

Edited by: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: Contrabassoon
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2021

Price: €10 (PDF-file will be sent by email)

Info: These 4 movements for solo contrabasoon, composed by Monica Fucci, is dedicated to Henry Skolnick. The movements are named after the 4 main moons of the planet Jupiter, discovered by Galileo Galilei in January 1610. The work was composed in 1999. Duration: ca. 10 minutes.

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. 

Title: Interlude

Composer: Filip Sande (1970)

Edited by: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: Bassoon & Piano

Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2020

Price: €15 (PDF-file will be sent by email)

Info: This Interlude is a lyrical addition to the bassoon repertoire. The piece is well written for the bassoon and can easily be performed by students. The painting on the cover page is chosen by the composer, it is named: "Melankoli" and is painted by the composer's friend Roar Kjærnstad (1975). "Melancholy" is in other words a word which describe this Interlude well. The painting is used after permission from the painter.

Title: I told you once...

Composer: Filip Sande (1970)

Edited by: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: Oboe & Piano

Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2021

Price: €15 (PDF-file will be sent by email)

Info: “I told you once... “ was originally composed as a love song. This version for oboe and piano was made later by the composer. The lamentable feeling of love and loss from the original song still remains within the instrumental version.

Recording of the piece, performed by Lydia Consilvio (oboe):

Title: Pavane, Op. 108c

Composer: Filip Sande (1970)

Edited by: Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: Bassoon & String Orchestra
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2020

Price: €15 (PDF-file will be sent by email)

Info: This Pavane is originally composed for oboe d'armore and piano, and is one of the movements in the "Miniatyre Suite" Op. 108. After request from the editor the piece was written for bassoon and piano (Op. 108b) by the composer, which got premiered by the editor and the composer not long time after. Now some years later the same Pavane has been written for bassoon and string orchestra by the composer (Op. 108c), after request from the editor. The string orchestra parts are idiomatically written, and is suitable even for amateurs or younger players. The solo bassoon part is lyrical in character. Total duration: ca. 2 minutes.

Title: Solo for Bassoon (Solo de Fagot)

Composer: Joaquín Valverde Durán (1846-1910)

Edited by: Monica Fucci and Kristian Oma Rønnes

Instrumentation: Bassoon and Piano
Publisher: KOR Publications

Published: 2021

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

Info: A beautiful and lyrical piece for bassoon and piano accompaniment by the Spanish composer Valverde. It has 2 parts, it start with an Andante section, followed by an Allegro animato part. Tonality: B-flat major, 163 bars. Well written for the instrument, and comfortable register.