well-crafted and idiomatic arrangements of music from the sixteenth century to the present day for bassoon and piano- presented in chronological order and showing the year in which they were written- straightforward piano accompaniments- contrasting styles from Sweelinck to Joplin and from Verdi to Maxwell Davies- invaluable source of further study and recital repertoire for Grades 4-6- arrangements that practise the note ranges and keys of the early grades- contains many pieces on the Associated Board bassoon syllabus