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Bassoon Quartet Composed by Mark Goddard Concert hall Ensemble New Edition Self published

Barbie Bassoon Girl

Bassoon Quartet  — Op. 89
Music by Mark Goddard

New Edition!

A rampant, 4 minute bassoon quartet arrangement by Mark Goddard – a tongue in cheek ‘Spot the Tune’ competition, to satisfy a challenge issued by Barry Lee in October 2021. The score and parts for four bassoons are available free of charge: See below to download in PDF format.

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List of works (woodwind)


Flute Solo

Flute Carols  (SP504)      available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard

Twenty seven popular carols for solo flute, with chord symbols for optional guitar/keyboard accompaniment.    Completed: 25th August, 1998

Flute and Piano

Flute Fundae  (SP506)      available from Spartan Press

Twenty-four pages of fun including ‘Locked on Latin’, ‘Enharmonium’ and ‘Flutata’.    Completed: 18th September, 1998

Holiday Music  (SP227)      available from Spartan Press

Mackie, editor: Goddard

Four easy pieces for flute and piano. Calypso Vacation, Serenade, Evening Dancing and End of Summer.    Completed: 15th May, 1992

Jazzical Flute  (SP571)      available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard and Widger

15 TOP classical themes made EASY for flute with jazzed-up piano accompaniments. Includes Beethoven 5 theme, William Tell Rock, Mozart 40, Polovtsian Dance etc.    Completed: 25th April, 2000

Joplin CD Showcase  (SP656)      available from Spartan Press

Joplin, arr: Goddard

The Entertainer, Weeping Willow and Bethena, with piano (or CD accompaniment).    Completed: 12th March, 2002

Oxford Variations (Op. 13) more details

Theme and four variations. Completed: 15th August, 1976 and revised in 2018.
1st Performance: Yenworthy, Devon. September 30th 1976. Katie Thomas (flute) and Mark Goddard (piano).
Duration: 7 minutes. Light, attractive and fairly short!

Party Pieces  (SP184)      available from Spartan Press

A glossy and colourful new and revitalised edition.    Completed: 10th June, 1990

Sonatina  (SP101)      available from Spartan Press

Duration: 7 – 8 minutes.  1st Performance: First performed in 1979 by Robert Winn. Duke’s Hall, Royal Academy of Music..  The first of the three movements is tense, building from the depths of the piano. The middle movement evocative, using slow glissandi in the bottom octave of the flute, and the last movement is a naughty bi-tonal rondo. Typeset and re-printed in 2010 on the occasion of the composer’s 50th birthday. This was the very first work to be published by Spartan Press Music Publishers Limited, in a ‘low budget’ facsimile format over twenty years ago, in 1990. Now typeset to the highest standards.     Completed: 1st January, 1978

Woodwind World: Flute Book 2   (TCL320025)     available from Fuller Music

Includes Mark Goddard: ‘Locked On Latin’.

Woodwind World: Flute Book 2 comprises arrangements of Traditional, Baroque and Classical pieces, edited with regard to current concepts of performance practice. Some additional editorial suggestions have been made to assist performers, students and examination candidates in developing their own interpretations. Four of these pieces are unaccompanied.    Completed: 21st May, 2001

Flute Duet

Tricks and Games  (SP130)      available from Spartan Press

Originally commissioned by Boosey and Hawkes, but published by Spartan Press in 1989. Including:- Chinese Chequers, Draughts, Cowboys, Indians, Rag-Time etc. – each presents a different challenge, yet with the emphasis on fun.    Completed: 1st September, 1989

Flute, Violin, Viola and Bassoon

Fugato, Theme and Variations (Op. 10) more details

Fugato, Theme and Variations for flute, violin, viola and bassoon. Written in April, 1976 and fully revised in 2018.

Oboe and Piano

Joplin CD showcase  (SP657)      available from Spartan Press

Joplin, arr: Goddard

The Entertainer, Weeping Willow and Bethena, with piano (or CD accompaniment).    Completed: 12th March, 2002

Party Pieces  (SP185)      available from Spartan Press

Fresh and energetic pieces in which the piano part has been kept fairly simple, while allowing gifted pianists potential for improvisation.    Completed: 10th June, 1990

Oboe Duet

Tricks and Games  (SP131)      available from Spartan Press

Including:- Chinese Chequers, Draughts, Cowboys, Indians, Rag-Time etc. – each presents a different challenge, yet with the emphasis on fun.    Completed: 24th November, 1989

Clarinet and Piano

Jazzical Clarinet  (SP572)      available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard and Widger

15 top classical themes made easy for clarinet in Bb with jazzed-up piano accompaniments. Includes Beethoven 5 Theme, William Tell Rock, Mozart 40, Polovtsian Dance etc.    Completed: 29th May, 2000

Joplin CD Showcase  (SP658)      available from Spartan Press

Joplin, arr: Goddard

The Entertainer, Weeping Willow and Bethena, with piano (or CD accompaniment). Optional parts for Bb or Lyons C clarinet.    Completed: 12th March, 2002

Party Pieces  (SP140)      available from Spartan Press

Energetic and full of fun, these jolly tunes range from the slow ‘Chalumeau Blues’ to the syncopated variations on ‘Go Tell Aunt Nancy’. The piano part has been kept deliberately simple, while allowing gifted pianists potential for improvisation. Swingin’, Charlbury Charleston, Feelin’ Blue, Old Timer Waltz, Chalumeau Blues, Ragamuffin, Aunt Nancy’s Party.    Completed: 28th November, 1989

Sonata Felice (Op. 16) Clarinet and Piano more details

Completed: 15th June, 1977 and fully revised in October 2018.
First performance at Cheney School Oxford: Beverley Couling (clarinet) and Mark Goddard (piano).

Clarinet Duet

Tricks and Games  (SP132)      available from Spartan Press

Including:- Chinese Chequers, Draughts, Cowboys, Indians, Rag-Time etc. – each presents a different challenge, yet with the emphasis on fun.    Completed: 2nd October, 1989

Clarinet and Bassoon

Retrospection  (Op. 32)     more details

Duration: 5 minutes.  Winning piece in the William Elkin Prize for composition RAM 1980. Printed facsimile of the original manuscript score.    Completed: 1st January, 1980

Clarinet and Guitar

Colloquy  (SP104 )      More information

Duration: 4 minutes.  1st Performance: Pat Frost and Roland Gallery RAM.  Winning work in the Battison Haynes Prize, RAM 1980. New fully typeset edition, published by Spartan Press in 2020.    Completed: 1st November, 1979

Saxophone Solo

Seasonal Sax  (SP505)      available from Spartan Press

Various, Traditional, arr: Goddard

Twenty-seven popular carols for saxophone (Eb or Bb) with chord symbols for optional accompaniment.    Completed: 20th September, 1998

Alto Saxophone and Piano

Buffoonery  (SP192)      available from Spartan Press

Duration: 4-5 minutes.  A jazzy, satirical piece here arranged for alto saxophone and piano by popular request.     Completed: 15th May, 1991

Jazzical Saxophone  (SP573)      available from Spartan Press

Various, arr: Goddard and Widger

15 top classical themes made easy for saxophone (soprano, alto or tenor) with jazzed-up piano accompaniments. Includes Beethoven 5 Theme, William Tell Rock, Mozart 40, Polovtsian Dance etc.    Completed: 24th June, 2000

Joplin CD Showcase  (SP659)      available from Spartan Press

Joplin, arr: Goddard

The Entertainer, Weeping Willow and Bethena, with piano (or CD accompaniment). Optional parts for Bb tenor or Eb alto saxophones.    Completed: 12th May, 2002

Party Pieces  (SP180)      available from Spartan Press

Fresh and energetic pieces in which the piano part has been kept fairly simple, while allowing gifted pianists potential for improvisation.    Completed: 10th June, 1990

Tenor Saxophone and Piano

Buffoonery  (SP190)      available from Spartan Press

A jazzy, satirical piece arranged for tenor saxophone and piano by popular request.    Completed: 15th April, 1991

Party Pieces  (SP178)      available from Spartan Press

Fresh and energetic pieces in which the piano part has been kept fairly simple, while allowing gifted pianists potential for improvisation.    Completed: 10th June, 1990

Saxophone Duet

Tricks and Games  (SP173)      available from Spartan Press

Suitable for either 2 altos, or 2 tenors, or 1 of each (cunning three stave system). Including:- Chinese Chequers, Draughts, Cowboys, Indians, Rag-Time etc. – each presents a different challenge, yet with the emphasis on fun.    Completed: 10th June, 1990

Bassoon and Piano

Buffoonery  (SP143)      available from Spartan Press

This piece was originally written as the final ‘prank’ movement of a concerto for trombone and orchestra. By popular request, the piece has been given a separate piano part, and has since been proved equally entertaining for trombone, bassoon or cello! A recording of the work is available on CD: POLYPHONIC QPRM 117D. Chosen by AMEB (Australian Syllabus).    Completed: 18th April, 1990

Party Pieces  (SP138)      available from Spartan Press

Young bassoonists can also enjoy the sort of fun pieces until now reserved for flutes, oboes and clarinets. The solo part is written in the bass clef throughout, and strays no higher than ‘Middle C’.    Completed: 9th December, 1989

Bassoon Duet

Tricks and Games  (SP133)      available from Spartan Press

Including:- Chinese Chequers, Draughts, Cowboys, Indians, Rag-Time etc. – each presents a different challenge, yet with the emphasis on fun.    Completed: 6th November, 1989

Flexible Wind Duet

Scottish Jigs and Reels: Beginner Woodwind Duets Book 1  (SP598)      available from Spartan Press

Traditional, arr: Goddard

A flexible duet resource. Playable and easy duets for ANY combination of Flute(s), Oboes(s), Clarinet(s), and/or Saxophone(s), with or without Bassoon!    Completed: 8th June, 2001