Bassoon Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.593897 Composed by Alan Menken. Arranged by David McKeown. Broadway,Contemporary,Film/TV,Multicultural,Musical/Show,World. Individual part. 4 pages. David McKeown #6503971. Published by David McKeown (A0.593897). Under the Sea is one of the best loved songs from the 1989 Disney film The Little Mermaid. This version is arranged as a solo for Bassoon with chord symbols for piano or guitar accompaniment. Click on the YouTube link above to listen to a full performance of this arrangement played on Clarinet. Written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken and sung by Samuel E. Wright, the character Sebastian the Crab tries to persuade Ariel not to leave the underwater realm. The calypso style Under the Sea was overshadowed by Part of Your World when the film was released, but later went on to win both an Oscar and a Grammy. Musicians at an intermediate standard will find this ideal for formal and informal concert performances. Total performance time is around three minutes. Teachers will enjoy using this arrangement as a fun way to approach syncopated rhythms.