Bassoon: A Resource and Information Guide

Arts Library, UCSB

Note: This is a guide to selected resources on the bassoon available in the Arts Library at UCSB. To access electronic items with the icon from off-campus, you must be affiliated with UCSB (student, faculty, or staff), and you must configure your browser to connect to the library's proxy server.

M, ML, and MT CLASSES

In the UCSB Music Library, books and scores are arranged on the shelves according to the M class numbers of the Library of Congress Classification System. Scores are shelved under M, books on music under ML, and music instructional materials such as methods, exercises, and orchestral studies under MT. Within each class number, scores are shelved alphabetically by composer, books (in most classes) alphabetically by author. The most important numbers to remember for finding bassoon and contrabassoon music are M77 (solo unaccompanied), M254 (solo with keyboard), and M1027 (bassoon concertos, piano reduction). Browse the scores shelved under these class numbers to get an idea of the library's holdings. Remember, though, that many scores may be checked out. Always check in Pegasus, the UCSB library catalog, to determine the library's complete holdings of bassoon music. To browse M, ML, or MT class numbers in Pegasus, select the Advanced Search tab at the top. From one of the "Field to search" pulldown menus, scroll down and select Call Number (LC.) In the corresponding search box, enter the M, ML, or MT class number you want to search:

Advanced Keyword Search

Field to search:	Enter word or phrase:
Call Number (LC)	M77

Field to search:	Enter word or phrase:
Call Number (LC)	ML950

Scores: M Class

Solo unaccompanied

M75 -- Collections of original and arranged works

M76 -- Collections of original works

M77 -- Separate works, original

M78 -- Collections of arranged works

M79 -- Separate works, arranged

Solo with piano

M253 -- Collections of original and arranged works

M254 -- Separate works, original or arranged

Solo with full orchestra

M1026 -- Full scores

M1027 -- Piano reductions

Solo with string orchestra

M1126 -- Full scores

M1127 -- Piano reductions

Chamber music

M288, 289 -- Two wind instruments

M317, 417, 517 (etc.) -- Trios (quartets, quintets, etc.) for piano or continuo plus two (three, four etc.) wind instruments

M322, 422, 522 (etc.) -- Trios (quartets, quintets, etc.) for piano or continuo plus two (three, four etc.) string(s) plus wind(s)

M357, 457, 557 (etc.) -- Wind trios, quartets, quintets (etc.)

M357.2, 457.2, 557.2 (etc.) -- Woodwind trios, quartets, quintets (etc.)

Orchestral music

M1001 -- Symphonies

M1002 -- Symphonic poems

M1003 -- Variations, suites

M1004 -- Overtures

Books: ML Class

ML931 -- General books on woodwind instruments

ML950 -- General books on the bassoon

ML951 -- Bassoon construction

ML953 -- Bassoon literature and playing

Instructional materials: MT Class

MT400 -- General instructional works on the bassoon

MT402 -- Systems and methods for bassoon

MT405 -- Studies and exercises for bassoon

MT406 -- Orchestral studies for bassoon

MT407 -- Two bassoons

MT412 -- Contrabassoon

Advanced Keyword Search

Field to search:	Enter word or phrase:
Subject	bassoon
Limit by format:	Book

PEGASUS

A general guide to searching for music in Pegasus is available.

Basic keyword searching can be effective for finding bassoon music in Pegasus. To search for recordings, add and recording to your search, and to search for scores, add not recording. Examples:

Basic Search of Full Catalog

Keyword	wilder and sonatas bassoon not recording	[scores of Alec Wilder's bassoon sonatas]
Keyword	vivaldi and concertos bassoon and recording	[recordings of bassoon concertos by Vivaldi]

You can also search effectively in Advanced Search (select from the tab at the top). Scroll down to limit to scores or recordings. Examples:

Advanced Keyword Search

Author	vivaldi
Title	concertos bassoon
Limit by format:	Recording

You can also use Command Line Search to find bassoon music in Pegasus. Select the Command Line Search link from the Advanced Search screen. To find scores, add and wtp=score to your search, and to find recordings, add and wtp=recording. (Note: the code wtp indicates material type.) In the examples below, the scores retrieved fall mostly in the corresponding M class numbers indicated. For recordings, however, the UCSB music library does not use M class numbers; to listen to a recording, note its call number in Pegasus and ask for it at the Music Service Desk:

sub=sonatas bassoon and wtp=score	[to find scores of bassoon sonatas]	M254
sub=sonatas bassoon and aut=wilder and wtp=score	[to find scores of Wilder's bassoon sonatas]	M254
ttl=sonatas bassoon and aut=wilder and wtp=score	[to find scores of Wilder's bassoon sonatas]	M254
sub=concertos bassoon and wtp=recording	[to find recordings of bassoon concertos]
sub=concertos bassoon and aut=danzi and wtp=recording	[to find recordings of bassoon concertos by Danzi]

The following search examples all use Library of Congress subject headings (sub and wsu codes) plus the wtp code to find chamber music with bassoon:

sub=bassoon music bassoons 2 and wtp=score	[scores of bassoon duets]	M289
sub=sonatas bassoons 2 and wtp=score	[scores of sonatas for two bassoons]	M289
sub=woodwind trios bassoons 3 and wtp=score	[scores of bassoon trios]	M357.2, 358, 359
sub=woodwind quartets bassoons 4 and wtp=score	[scores of bassoon quartets]	M457.2, 458, 459
sub=woodwind quartets bassoons 4 and wtp=recording	[recordings of bassoon quartets]
[etc.]

wsu=trios piano bassoon* and wtp=score	[scores of trios for piano, bassoon, and one other instrument]	M317, 322
wsu=quartets piano bassoon* and wtp=score	[scores of quartets for piano, bassoon, and two other instruments]	M417, 422
wsu=quintets piano bassoon* and wtp=score	[scores of quintets for piano, bassoon, and three other instruments]	M517, 522
sub=quintets piano bassoon and wtp=recording	[recordings of quintets for piano, bassoon, and three other instruments]
[etc.]

wsu=wind trios bassoon* and wtp=score	[scores of wind trios that include bassoon]	M357, 357.2
wsu=wind quartets bassoon* and wtp=score	[scores of wind quartets that include bassoon]	M457
wsu=wind quintets bassoon* and wtp=score	[scores of wind quintets that include bassoon]	M557
wsu=wind quintets bassoon* and wtp=recording	[recordings of wind quintets that include bassoon]
[etc.]

sub=trios bassoon* and wtp=score	[scores of trios for bassoon and two other string/wind instruments]	[M362]
sub=trio sonatas bassoon* and wtp=score	[scores of trios sonatas with bassoon]	M317, 322
sub=quartets bassoon* and wtp=score	[scores of quartets for bassoon and three other string/wind instruments]	[M462]
sub=quintets bassoon* and wtp=score	[scores of quintets for bassoon and three other string/wind instruments]	[M562]
[etc.]

MELVYL

To access Melvyl, the library catalog of the combined UC campuses, go to the home page of the UCSB Libraries. Melvyl has records for over 23 million items, which you can search by title, journal title, author (including composer, performer, and ensemble), subject, and general keywords. To combine search terms, select the Advanced option:

Advanced Search: Entire Collection

Author (last name first)	devienne
Title	sonatas horn
Format:	Scores (music)

To request from other UC campuses books or scores that are not held at UCSB (or are held at UCSB but checked out), use the Request button on your search results page. Items requested via Melvyl are generally received within just 3-5 days.

PERIODICAL LITERATURE

Current and bound issues of The Double Reed, published by the International Double Reed Society (IDRS), are shelved under ML1 .D68; the latest issue is shelved in the current periodical area visible to your right as you enter the music library. See also the Journal of the IDRS, ML1 .J63 (merged into The Double Reed in 1999). An author index to these publications up to 1991 is available: ML128 .W5 P76 1991. UCSB students may check out periodicals for one day (except for current issues, which do not circulate).

You can use the three databases listed below to search for articles on the bassoon. All three can be accessed via the library's home page; point to Research in the column on the left, then click on Article Indexes & Databases and scroll down the alphabetical list of databases in the lefthand frame. Because these databases are licensed for UCSB use only, you need to configure your browser for the library's proxy server in order to use them from off campus.

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature

RILM indexes not just journal articles, but all types of music literature: books, dissertations, conference proceedings, reviews, etc. Coverage goes back to 1967, with some earlier materials as well. To get started searching, select "contains phrase" from the first pulldown menu and search on bassoon music. You can use the Pub. Year or range box to limit your results by year of publication. To limit by language (for example, to retrieve only articles in English), select the "Change Search & Display Level" button on the right, and then select Advanced search mode and Continue. The Advanced search screen has a language box where you can limit your search to one or more languages.

International Index to Music Periodicals, Full Text (IIMP-FT)

IIMP-FT indexes approximately 370 periodicals, including The Double Reed from 1996 to the present. In addition, IIMP-FT contains the full texts of several dozen music periodicals back to 1996.

Music Index Online

Indexes more than 640 music periodicals going back to 1979. The Double Reed and the IDRS Journal are indexed back to 1992.

BOOKS

Ref = reference section of the music library, located beside the south windows
Non-circ = regular ML stacks, but noncirculating
Oversize = oversize ML, MT section; ask at Music Service Desk

In Pegasus, use the following subject headings to find books on the bassoon and its history, construction, and music. Many (but not all) books with these subject headings are shelved under the ML classes indicated:

Bassoon music -- Bibliography	ML128 .B25 (or .B26)
Bassoon -- History	ML950
Bassoon -- Construction	ML951
Bassoon -- Reeds	ML951
Bassoon -- Music and Playing	ML953

Bibliographies

Beebe, Jon P. Music for Unaccompanied Solo Bassoon. 1990. Ref ML128 .B26 B43 1990

Bulling, Burchard. Fagott Bibliographie. 1989. Ref ML128 .B26 B84 1989

Fletcher, Kristine Klopfenstein. The Paris Conservatoire and the Contest Solo for Bassoon. 1988. ML128 .B26 F6 1987

Gillespie, James E., Jr. The Reed Trio: An Annotated Bibliography of Original Published Works. Ref ML128 .W5 G54

Koenigsbeck, Bodo. Bassoon Bibliography = Bibliographie du Basson = Fagott Bibliographie. Ref ML128 .B25 K78 1994

Wilkins, Wayne. The Index of Bassoon Music, including the Index of Baroque Trio Sonatas. 1976. Ref ML128 .B25 W5

Wilkins, Wayne. Supplement to the Index of Bassoon Music. 1976-77, 1978. Ref ML128 .B25 W5 Suppl.

Woodwind Music in Print. 1997. Ref ML128 .W5 P48 1997

Reed making

Christlieb, Don. Notes on the Bassoon Reed: Machinery, Measurement, Analysis: A Treatise. Rev. ed. 1966. ML951 .C5 1966

Eubanks, Mark G. Advanced Reed Design and Testing Procedure for Bassoon. 1992. [On order]

McKay, James. The Bassoon Reed Manual: Lou Skinner's Theories and Techniques. 2000. ML951 .M35 2000

Popkin, Mark, and Loren Glickman. Bassoon Reed Making including Bassoon Repair, Maintenance, and Adjustment. 1969. Oversize ML951 .P66

History, players, construction

Jansen, Will. The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players, and Music. 5 vols. 1978. ML950 .J27

Joppig, Gunther. The Oboe and the Bassoon. 1988. ML940 .J6613 1988

Langwill, Lyndesay G. The Bassoon and Contrabassoon. 1965. ML950 .L3

Instruction and study

Search in Pegasus using the subject headings below. Most (but not all) instructional works with these headings are shelved under the MT classes indicated:

Bassoon -- Instruction and study	MT400
Bassoon -- Methods	MT402
Bassoon -- Orchestra studies	MT406

WEB SITES

bassoon.org

Doublereed-L: The Listserv for Double Reeders

International Double Reed Society

Author: Eunice Schroeder.