Notable Achievements
The exciting firsts for the bassoon included a full method book by Etienne Ozi in 1787, a solo bassoon piece by Selma y Salaverde in 1638, a sonata by Bertoli in 1645, and a part
in Antonio Cesti’s 1668 opera Il pomo d’oro. 39 Bassoon Concerti composed by Antonio Vivaldi, a virtuosic classical concerto by an 18-year-old W.A. Mozart, and many notable
20th Century soloists and teachers such as Sol Schoenbach, Milan Turkovic, and Simon Kovar are very important to the continued success of the bassoon today.