Description
Ravel’s Pièce en forme de Habanera is known for its seductive melody, Spanish-inspired character, and unmistakable habanera rhythm. Arranged by Kara LaMoure for The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet, the piece appears on The BWBQ’s 2022 album, A Broken Anthology of Western Music.
The arrangement is part of the Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet Editions and is rated intermediate to advanced.
Product details
- Title: Pièce en forme de Habanera
- Composer: Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
- Arranger: Kara LaMoure
- Instrumentation: 4 bassoons
- Format: Printed score and parts
- Publisher: TrevCo Music
- Edition: 3810–67255
- Difficulty: Intermediate to advanced
- Genre: Classical / chamber music / bassoon quartet
- Series: Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet Editions
- Price: $12
Who is this sheet music for?
Pièce en forme de Habanera is a great choice for:
- Bassoon quartets
- College and university bassoon ensembles
- Advanced high school bassoonists
- Professional bassoonists
- Bassoon teachers and studios
- Chamber music programs
- Recitals and studio performances
- Ensembles looking for distinctive classical repertoire
- Fans of The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet
Why play it?
Ravel’s music is all about color, character, rhythm, and atmosphere — and the bassoon is surprisingly well suited to bringing those qualities to life.
Four bassoons give the piece a completely different personality while retaining the elegant, sinuous quality of Ravel’s original. The result is a quartet arrangement that is both musically satisfying and unmistakably unusual.
Get the sheet music
The collection is available from TrevCo Music in physical editions.
