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No Bassoon - 4 Scottish Dances

Posted by UILHelp on 11/6/2025, 3:13 pm

Does anyone know if the bassoon solo in 4 Scottish dances second movement is written for any other instrument?

Do not have a bassoon for UIL in spring - can solos be written out for other instruments if answer to above is no? (And any other pieces?)

Re: No Bassoon - 4 Scottish Dances

Posted by Respectfully on 11/7/2025, 1:08 pm, in reply to "No Bassoon - 4 Scottish Dances "

Don't perform it without a bassoon.

Plenty of other literature on the PML that you can choose from.

You *can* write it for another instrument but .. just don't.

Re: No Bassoon - 4 Scottish Dances

Posted by fumw on 11/8/2025, 4:26 am, in reply to "Re: No Bassoon - 4 Scottish Dances "

I agree. While numerous times I have moved solos, for something as iconic as that (or any other like it) I would not. That is a bassoon solo. Just do something else.

Re: No Bassoon - 4 Scottish Dances

Posted by Concur... on 11/10/2025, 2:37 pm, in reply to "Re: No Bassoon - 4 Scottish Dances "

Yep...gotta agree here as well. There are some solos that just need to be played with the intended instrument. This is one of them. Sure, you could move it to euphonium...but, IMHO, the judges will slice and dice you if you do.

Re: No Bassoon - 4 Scottish Dances

Posted by Me on 11/11/2025, 7:38 am, in reply to "Re: No Bassoon - 4 Scottish Dances "

Bari Sax would lay it better if it could be played delicately.

Re: No Bassoon - 4 Scottish Dances

Posted by Hammer on 11/12/2025, 5:59 am, in reply to "Re: No Bassoon - 4 Scottish Dances "

I suppose you could, but you shouldn't.

This is a standard in bassoon repertoire and many places use it as an audition excerpt.

Re: No Bassoon - 4 Scottish Dances

Posted by Me on 11/12/2025, 12:43 pm, in reply to "Re: No Bassoon - 4 Scottish Dances "

I fully agree - but I'd rather it on bari sax than euphonium if you HAD to cover it.

Re: No Bassoon - 4 Scottish Dances

Posted by Hmm on 11/12/2025, 6:37 pm, in reply to "Re: No Bassoon - 4 Scottish Dances "

What about an edition that was transposed down to fit the range for a tuba solo? I would enjoy hearing the bassoon solo as a tuba solo (similar aura), but maybe the original key is not suitable.

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