Exam: HSC

Dust on a Butterfly’s Wing (7 songs)

Composer: Richard Charlton
Composed: 1993 Duration: 15 mins.
Instrumentation: Voice & Guitar
Exam Grade: HSC Voice
ISMN: 979-0-720083-98-8 Catalogue: RM590
Level: C, D Country: Australia

Contents: Wind Dust on a Butterfly Wing, Challenge, Bounty, Wild Flowers, Moon Track, Affinity, Victors

Whole Steps (7 pieces)

RM588 Whole Steps (7 pieces) Barrett BSN
RM588 Whole Steps (7 pieces) Barrett BSN
Printed Book
Composer: John Barrett
Composed: 2006 Duration: 15 mins.
Instrumentation: Bassoon Solo
Exam Grade: HSC Bassoon
ISMN: 979-0-720083-94-0 Catalogue: RM588
Level: B, C Country: Australia

 

Contents: Captain Fred , Rikitiki Plop, Doodly What's It , Lookin' at Cha Cha Cha , Slinkissimmo, The Little Rag Rag , Three Out of Four

Half Steps (13 pieces)

RM586e Half Steps (13 pieces) Barrett BSN
RM586e Half Steps (13 pieces) Barrett BSN
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Composer: John Barrett
Composed: 2006 Duration: 20 mins.
Instrumentation: Bassoon Solo
Exam Grade: HSC Bassoon
ISMN: 979-0-720083-92-6 Catalogue: RM586
Level: B Country: Australia

Contents: Leap Frog, The Accidental Spy, Tree Fellas of Sherwood , The BIG Test , The Tricky Finish, Trickie Dickie , Triple Treat , Three Blind Rats , Tiptoe Through the Paddock , Old Blue , The Lonely Hiccup , David and his Big Friend, Cha Cha No. 1

Bassoon Bonanza (7 pieces)

RM582e Bassoon Bonanza (7 pieces) Marshall BSN/PNO
RM582e Bassoon Bonanza (7 pieces) Marshall BSN/PNO
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Composer: Paul Marshall
Composed: 2008 Duration: 16 mins.
Instrumentation: Bassoon & Piano Level C
Exam Grade: HSC Bassoon
ISMN: 979-0-720083-88-9 Catalogue: RM582
Level: C Country: Australia

Contents: Ballade, A la Koala, Red Belly Black, Sea Dragon, Serenade, Mopoke, Platypus

Funky Bassoon

RM581e Funky Bassoon Spiewak BSN/PNO
RM581e Funky Bassoon Spiewak BSN/PNO
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Composer: Tomasz Spiewak
Composed: 2008 Duration: 10 mins.
Instrumentation: Bassoon & Piano Level C
Exam Grade: AMEB Bassoon Grade 5,
HSC Bassoon
ISMN: 979-0-720083-87-2 Catalogue: RM581
Level: C Country: Australia

Contents: Meditation, Bassoon, Chansonette, Bassoon Polka, Water Colour, Funky Bassoon

Habanera

RM580 Habanera Kay BSN/PNO
RM580 Habanera Kay BSN/PNO
Printed Book
Composer: Martin Kay
Composed: 2002 Duration: 4 mins.
Instrumentation: Bassoon & Piano Level C
Exam Grade: HSC Bassoon
ISMN: 979-0-720083-86-5 Catalogue: RM580
Level: C Country: Australia

The habanera, as a genre, originated in Cuba during the 19th century. It evolved from the contradansa, which arrived in Cuba from France via refugees fleeing the Haitian revolution. By the 20th the habanera had become a musical relic in Cuba, but after travelling back across the sea with sailors, it became so popular in European salons that composers as illustrious as Ravel (Piece en Forme De Habanera) and Georges Bizet (Carmen) had composed tunes using its characteristic rhythm and exotic flavour.

Martin Kay’s Habanera employs the tradition very freely.