Free bassoon sheet music
Bassoons are regularly found in orchestral and chamber music ensembles. A bassoonist reads music for this instrument in the bass and tenor clefs. The bassoon is known for its distinctive tone and wide range.
Historians consider the dulcian to be the ancestor of the bassoon - the two instruments indeed share many characteristics:
The bassoon was used as a member of the basso continuo and as such found popularity in opera orchestras in France, and later in Italy and other parts of Europe. Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) wrote demanding solo and ensemble music for the bassoon, and Antonio Vivaldi wrote 37 concerti for it also.
Historians consider the dulcian to be the ancestor of the bassoon - the two instruments indeed share many characteristics:
- A double reed fitted to a metal crook
- Obliquely drilled tone holes
- A conical bore that doubles back on itself
The bassoon was used as a member of the basso continuo and as such found popularity in opera orchestras in France, and later in Italy and other parts of Europe. Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) wrote demanding solo and ensemble music for the bassoon, and Antonio Vivaldi wrote 37 concerti for it also.
Prelude

Artist: Henry Purcell
Clarinet, bassoon
F major
Intermediate
Baroque
Date added: 2022-05-13
Op. 24 no. 1 Menuet

Artist: Fernando Sor
Bassoon, piano
C minor
Intermediate
Classical
Date added: 2022-03-02
Allegro

Artist: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Bassoon, piano
F major
Beginner
Classical
Date added: 2020-07-15
Minuet - allegretto

Artist: Johann Sebastian Bach
Bassoon, piano
C major
Intermediate
Baroque
Date added: 2020-06-12
Sonatine

Artist: Ludwig van Beethoven
Bassoon, piano
Bb major
Intermediate
Romantic
Date added: 2020-04-13