Sonatina (Bassoon with Piano)

Sonatina (Bassoon with Piano Accompaniment). By Olav Berg. Arranged by Dag Jensen. For Bassoon, Piano (Bassoon). Fagott-Bibliothek (Bassoon Library). 24 pages. Schott Music #FAG29. Published by Schott Music.

Olav Berg (b. 1949 in Kvelde, Norway), studied with Antonio Bibalo and Lennox Berkeley. Initially he worked as a trumpeter in the band of the Norwegian Royal Navy, later he lectured in musical theory at the conservatory in Stavanger. Since 1981 he has been a self-employed composer. In 1995 the “Sonatine” was premiered by Dag Jensen in Rotterdam at the annual meeting of the International Double-reed Society, he recorded the work on CD for the Dabringhaus & Grimm label.