Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Bassoon - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.955717 Composed by Claude Debussy. Arranged by Phil Thrift. 20th Century. 38 pages. Phil Thrift #5310217. Published by Phil Thrift (A0.955717). Claude Debussy’s two sets of Préludes for piano have always been among my favorites and I have selected these three from Livre 1 because they work well on low instruments. The first and third preludes can be played on four bassoons, but the second requires the fourth player to switch to contrabassoon, although an alternative bassoon part is included. If you are unfamiliar with the Préludes, I suggest you listen to some recordings first to get an idea of what these pieces are all about. You can then perhaps introduce your own ideas. Debussy specified the very slow tempo for Footprints…, but the other tempos are just my suggestions. Likewise, the translations of the less familiar French terms are mine, and you may wish to rethink them.