An energetic, lyrical solo, written for Claude Smith's daughter, Pam, and easily accessible to a high school or college bassoonist. Based on a lighthearted melody, the solo has some technical passages based
Light through the Darkness is an elementary piece originally written for clarinet and adapted for bassoon. The final entrance of the main theme is an introduction to tenor clef. The piece is
Contents: Two Sketches (Siennicki); Chanson Triste (Tchaikovsky); Arioso and Humoreske (Weissenborn); Three Baroque Dances (de Boismortier); Sonata No. 5
These six one-minute pieces were each originally written for another instrument and were adapted in 2014 for bassoon.
1. Chesapeake Gambol
2. Peregrination
3. Sunlight on