Bonnet Transcriptions

These are transcriptions from a book of organ works by Joseph Bonnet, 12 New Pieces. They are transcribed for 13 players:

Flute I

Flute II

Piccolo (Flute III)

Oboe (I)

English Horn (Oboe II)

Clarinet I (2 players)

Clarinet II (2 players)

Clarinet III (2 players)

Bassoon I

Bassoon II

The piccolo player plays piccolo more than flute. The English horn player only plays oboe on one piece. Only a few of the clarinet parts can be played by one player on a part. VII. Prelude au Slave Regina has only 1 flute part, and that only for 2 measures.

Playable files for the transcriptions are below.

VI. Chant de Printemps

VII. Prelude au Salve Regina

VIII. Romance sans Paroles

IX. Pastorale

X. Duexieme Legende

XI. Elfes

XII. Caprice Heroique

I realize that most of the below notes mean nothing without the score in front of you.

I. Dedicace Measures 39-46 are the best of this piece, I think. Oboe and Flute III start off together, but end up separate parts at 42.

II. Etude de Concert The middle section (m. 34-61) is gorgeous. I never get tired of this section. The outer parts are also quite nice.

III. Clair de Lune It took me a long time jto get into this one, and I finally had to adjust the tempo. The melody with the rests in it (m 14) is interesting.

IV. Stella Matutina This is the only piece where Flute III and Piccolo both occur. The melody moves around more than usual, and the texture thins out at 52.

V. Songe d'Enfant A nice lullaby, and having three flutes comes in handy. 31-40 was harder to transcribe.

VI. Chant de Printemps I've been working on this one the longest, and when I finally established my standard instrumentation (after completing some of the other movements), I went back and added a second oboe part to take care of the English Horn, which only plays for 2 measures. The English Horn part is cued in the Clarinet I part, so this movement alone can be played without English Horn. This is also the only appearance of Oboe II.

VII> Prelude au Salve Regina [Recording note: I was unable to reconcile the tempos prior to making the computer generating recording (or, quite frankly, after. I suspect this will never work until I have real players try it out). I imagine the outer sections a bit slower than on the recording]. After I finally allowed myself to leave out two parts (Flute II and Piccolo) and leave Flute I with only 9 notes, this movement began to work out. English Horn doesn't have much to say either (a rarity for me!)

VIII. Romance Sans Paroles Nice little piece that let me try out some new (to me) textures, especially the piccolo 52-75. This section is scored almost the same as the beginning, with the addition of piccolo, and less noticeably, English Horn.

IX. Pastorale A nice, laid back piece that can't decide whether to be happy or not. The last four measures are both.

X. Deuxieme Legende 2nd Legend, or as I "affectionately" call it, "2nd through 15th legend". Despite being only 66 measures long, by the end of just listening (or thinking about) this piece I feel wiped out. This was the most difficult to transcribe, and is the piece I feel least happy about. Still, it's growing on me . . .

XII. Elfes The title is a good description. This piece proves what high esteem I hold clarinetists in. Clarinet I never gets a break! Cute piece, but HARD. Flutists, to a lesser (much!) degree also get it in the shorts.

XII. Caprice Heroique 2nd best of the 12 pieces -- VI. is 1st. I added the D.S. to save space. My favorite measures are 38-39. The meno mosso is quite pretty, and I was shocked (or whatever) to realize the melody is 7 measures long. A nice ending piece if these are performed together.

I. Dedicace	Measures 39-46 are the best of this piece, I think. Oboe and Flute III start off together, but end up separate parts at 42.
II. Etude de Concert	The middle section (m. 34-61) is gorgeous. I never get tired of this section. The outer parts are also quite nice.
III. Clair de Lune	It took me a long time jto get into this one, and I finally had to adjust the tempo. The melody with the rests in it (m 14) is interesting.
IV. Stella Matutina	This is the only piece where Flute III and Piccolo both occur. The melody moves around more than usual, and the texture thins out at 52.
V. Songe d'Enfant	A nice lullaby, and having three flutes comes in handy. 31-40 was harder to transcribe.
VI. Chant de Printemps	I've been working on this one the longest, and when I finally established my standard instrumentation (after completing some of the other movements), I went back and added a second oboe part to take care of the English Horn, which only plays for 2 measures. The English Horn part is cued in the Clarinet I part, so this movement alone can be played without English Horn. This is also the only appearance of Oboe II.
VII> Prelude au Salve Regina	[Recording note: I was unable to reconcile the tempos prior to making the computer generating recording (or, quite frankly, after. I suspect this will never work until I have real players try it out). I imagine the outer sections a bit slower than on the recording]. After I finally allowed myself to leave out two parts (Flute II and Piccolo) and leave Flute I with only 9 notes, this movement began to work out. English Horn doesn't have much to say either (a rarity for me!)
VIII. Romance Sans Paroles	Nice little piece that let me try out some new (to me) textures, especially the piccolo 52-75. This section is scored almost the same as the beginning, with the addition of piccolo, and less noticeably, English Horn.
IX. Pastorale	A nice, laid back piece that can't decide whether to be happy or not. The last four measures are both.
X. Deuxieme Legende	2nd Legend, or as I "affectionately" call it, "2nd through 15th legend". Despite being only 66 measures long, by the end of just listening (or thinking about) this piece I feel wiped out. This was the most difficult to transcribe, and is the piece I feel least happy about. Still, it's growing on me . . .
XII. Elfes	The title is a good description. This piece proves what high esteem I hold clarinetists in. Clarinet I never gets a break! Cute piece, but HARD. Flutists, to a lesser (much!) degree also get it in the shorts.
XII. Caprice Heroique	2nd best of the 12 pieces -- VI. is 1st. I added the D.S. to save space. My favorite measures are 38-39. The meno mosso is quite pretty, and I was shocked (or whatever) to realize the melody is 7 measures long. A nice ending piece if these are performed together.