The bassoon repertoire consists of pieces of music composed for bassoon as a principal instrument that may be performed with or without other instruments. Below is a non-exhaustive list of major works for the bassoon.
Baroque
Johann Friedrich Fasch: Several bassoon concerti; the best known is in C major
Christoph Graupner: Four bassoon concerti
Johann Wilhelm Hertel: Bassoon Concerto in A minor
Michel Corrette: Concerto for 4 bassoons and continuo 'Le Phenix'
Georg Philipp Telemann: Sonata in F minor
Antonio Vivaldi: 39 concerti for bassoon, 37 of which exist in their entirety today Jan Dismas Zelenka: Six trio sonatas for two oboes (or oboe/violin), bassoon and basso continuo
Classical
Johann Christian Bach: Bassoon Concerto in B Bassoon Concerto in E major Franz Danzi: Bassoon Concerto in G minor, Bassoon Concerto in C 2 Bassoon Concerto in F major 3 Quartets for Bassoon and Strings, Op. 40 François Devienne: 12 Sonatas (six with opus numbers) 3 Quartets 4 Bassoon Concerti 6 Duos Concertants Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Grand Concerto for Bassoon (in F) Leopold Kozeluch: Bassoon Concerto in B major (P V:B1) Bassoon Concerto in C major (P V:C1) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B, K. 191, the only surviving of the original three bassoon concertos he wrote Sonata for Bassoon and Cello in B, K. 292 Antonio Rosetti: Bassoon Concertos in F major (Murray C75) Bassoon Concertos in B major (Murray C69, C73, C74) Bassoon Concerto in E major (Murray C68) Carl Stamitz: Bassoon Concerto in F major Johann Baptist Wanhal: Bassoon Concerto in C major Concerto in F major for two bassoons and orchestra
Romantic
Franz Berwald: Konzertstück
Ferdinand David: Concertino for bassoon and orchestra, op. 12
Edward Elgar: Romance for bassoon and orchestra, op. 62
Johann Nepomuk Fuchs: Bassoon Concerto in B major
Julius Fučík: Der alte Brummbär ("The Old Grumbler") for bassoon and orchestra, op. 210 Reinhold Glière: Humoresque and Impromptu for Bassoon and Piano, op. 35, nos. 8 and 9 Gioachino Rossini: Bassoon Concerto (attributed to Rossini, authenticity questionable) Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for bassoon and piano in G major, op. 168 Carl Maria von Weber: Andante e rondo ungarese in C minor, op. 35b Bassoon Concerto in F, op. 75