The Reflection of the Baroque Era to Flute and Bassoon

Abstract

This study aimes to assist the performance of the works by gathering data about the works for flute and bassoon which are in woodwind instruments of the Baroque era. In music history, the Baroque era is accepted that it starts with the years of 1600 and ends with death of Johann Sebastian Bach in 1750. During this period which lasted nearly 150 years, flute and bassoon which are in woodwind instruments, have an important place in instrumental music. Interestingly, before the Baroque period the flute and the bassoon were not often used for solo performances due to their limited technical capacity. After the developments that took place in sonatas and concertos, and the improvements in the technical capacity of the flute and bassoon, the composers were able to use these instruments more often in their works. Nowadays, the works for flute and bassoon by important composers of the Baroque era, Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi and Georg Philipp Telemann, are accepted to be the keystone of instruments at educational and solo repertoire. At the end of study, it has been aimed to assist the rendition of the works by giving examples of sonatas and concertos written for flute and bassoon by Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi and Georg Philipp Telemann. These examples aim to help with the interpretation of their work.

Keywords: Baroque Era, Flute, Bassoon.