Description
Le Pétomane is the Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet’s theme song, and it doesn’t exactly take itself too seriously.
Arranged by Yuki Katayama Poole, this piece is written for four bassoons and eight whoopee cushions, making it one of the more ridiculous pieces in the pile. The carefully coordinated musical flatulence is great for school performances and young audiences.
Make sure to use self-inflating whoopee cushions that are big enough to step and sit on (9 inches recommended)
Product details
- Title: Le Pétomane: The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet Theme Song
- Composer: Yuki Katayama Poole
- Instrumentation: 4 bassoons + 8 whoopee cushions
- Format: Printed score and parts / PDF
- Publisher: TrevCo Music
- Printed Edition: 3801–67246
- PDF Edition: 73006
- Difficulty: Easy
- Genre: Classical / chamber music / bassoon quartet / comedy
- Series: Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet Editions
- Best use: Concert performance, bassoon quartet recital, comedy performance, encore, children’s concert
- Price: $8
Who is this sheet music for?
Le Pétomane is a great choice for:
- Bassoon quartets
- College and university bassoon ensembles
- High school bassoon quartets
- Professional bassoonists
- Bassoon teachers and studios
- Bassoon festivals and conferences
- Quartets performing for kids
- Ensembles looking for unusual and comedic repertoire
- Fans of The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet
Why play it?
Because four bassoons and eight whoopee cusions is a perfectly reasonable instrumentation.
Le Pétomane gives a bassoon quartet the opportunity to combine actual musical performance with the sort of juvenile humor that bassoonists have been perfecting for centuries.
The piece is one of the lighter arrangements in the Breaking Winds repertoire, but it still gives the ensemble plenty to coordinate. The whoopee cushions turn an already unusual bassoon quartet into a full-blown comedy routine—and make this an especially memorable addition to a concert program.
If you’re looking for a piece that makes your audience wonder “Did they really just do that?”, this is the one.
Get the sheet music
The collection is available from TrevCo Music in both physical and PDF editions.
