Mark GoddardA 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.
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 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
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
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.
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
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
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).
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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