Get It! (2011)
Originally written as a solo work, Get It! is a challenging concert piece for bassoon that stems from the popular music medium. Simply put, Get It! is designed to unleash the bassoonist’s inner “rock star!” Over the past decade, there have been many performances of the work with other solo instruments, so the score purchase now includes parts in a variety of keys and clefs to facilitate performance for nearly any single-line instrument (+ percussion). Parts are included for high/low treble clef instruments and high/low bass clef instruments in several keys.
Get It! was written for and premiered by bassoonist Dr. Jefferson Campbell. The piece itself is the product of a request made by Campbell to create a challenging concert piece for bassoon that stemmed from the popular music medium. Simply put, Get It! is designed to unleash the bassoonist’s inner “rock star!" The percussionist energetically supports the soloist with a cajon and a pair of foot-operated cymbals (Chinese cymbals used in this recording).