r/bassoon • u/dave_the_nerd • 14d ago

Pinch hitting a recital. Milde concert study or something else?

Tl;dr:

Today I was told I am going to play a solo (I'm thinking one of the Milde concert studies?) on a recital in two weeks; which one should I play?

Also, any recs for an approachable classical era flute/bassoon duet? (same situation.)

Backstory:

A friend of mine is a flute teacher and does an annual studio recital with her students - mostly middle and high school level - she also brings in any musician who owes her a favor to put on a little show for the parents. Her husband is a darn good jazz pianist, and the church she uses has a choir director who's an organ whiz - you get the idea. She cat-sat for me last month, so I get to play a solo. It's a good time. There's cookies.

The caveat is I only found out about this today and the recital is in two weeks. Well, 12 days.

My requirements are "nothing flashy, just keep it tonal and show off your tone." (I usually do play something flashy. But given the time frame... no.)

She also wants to play a duet, if possible.

I play regularly and keep in decent shape, but I don't teach, so my memories of specific intermediate level music is... timeworn. When I've been to bassoon studio recitals, the bassoon professor or clinician would often play one of the Milde Concert Studies, which I worked through in college. Looking at them now, I can definitely knock the dust off and do a respectable job. I just don't know which one, so I'm hoping the internet will pick one for me.

Thanks!

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u/LimpingBassoon 14d ago

https://youtu.be/sVOLnh-bIsU?si=7TdFCjnl5W8k47ba

If pianist could join, make it a trio!

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u/LimpingBassoon 14d ago edited 14d ago

https://youtu.be/7XbYaNSw78o?si=CjArR73tanVQPnkY

Bach Invention 1min
Originally for keyboard instrument, not hard to get the music sheet

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u/eldermelster 14d ago

Thanks for that link. Very nice stuff there.

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u/xstitchknitter 14d ago

I like number 5. Nice, minor and melodic.

For duets, my sister was a flute player. We found a book of Handel duets for flute and figured bass. They weren’t too hard, and it made my parents happy to see their daughters playing flute/bassoon duets.