Performance and Transcription of Baroque Solo Pieces for Bassoon

This essay examines the sources of the autograph and other copies of two selected solo pieces, J. S. Bach's Cello Suites and Georg Philipp Telemann's Fantasies for Solo Flute used to make a bassoon transcription. Using the special literature on the subject of the Baroque style of playing in general, the articulation, ornamentation, dynamics and tempi of the two pieces were determined. along with the role and playing possibilities of the period bassoon. Aspects of the transcription include: a brief description of the habitual Baroque transcription and its tradition, presentation and evaluation of other bassoon transcriptions of the selected pieces, detailed aspects of the author’s transcription of the articulation, ornaments, dynamics, tempi and breathing. Also discussed are the purpose of the completed transcription, its role in education, and its place in the bassoon repertoire. Keywords: bassoon, solo bassoon, baroque, transcription, Bach, Telemann