Composition: Bassoon Sonata, Op. 168 (Saint-Saëns, Camille)
| Title | Bassoon Sonata |
| Alternative title | Sonate pour basson avec accompagnement de piano |
| Creators | Camille Saint-Saëns (composer) |
| Opus | Op.168 |
| Instrumentation | bassoon and piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | G major |
| Composed | 1921 |
| First published | 1921 |
| Dedication | Clément-Léon Letellier |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 780 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Allegro moderato | — | — | — |
| 2. Allegro scherzando | — | — | — |
| 3. Molto adagio / Allegro moderato | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | bassoon and orchestra | Richard W. Sargeant Jr. |
| view | Complete | bass clarinet and piano | Mark Thiel |
| view | Complete | English horn and piano | Robbie McCarthy |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1921 | Complete Score and Part Complete Score Bassoon Part |
| view | Complete | — | Durand | 1921 | Complete Score (scan) Complete Score (filter) Bassoon Part (scan) Bassoon Part (filter) |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score and Part Complete Score Bassoon Part |
| view | Complete | — | YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library | — | 2. Allegro scherzando - Piano Score |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for bassoon and orchestra |
ALRY Publications | — | Full Score |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for bass clarinet and piano |
— | — | Bass Clarinet part (B) |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for English horn and piano |
Robbie McCarthy | 2018 | English Horn Part |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| view | Charles Kaufmann (bassoon) and Einar Røttingen (piano) | Allegro moderato Allegro scherzando Molto adagio Allegro moderato |
| view | Arthur Grossman (bassoon) and Joseph Levine (piano) | Complete Performance |
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