Abstract
The purpose of this essay is to provide a performance guide to Daniel Schnyder’s bassoon sonata with a detailed document involving history, structure of the work, style, technical issues, multiphonic elements and musical influences. This work was originally written for soprano saxophone and was subsequently adapted for bassoon by the composer, in collaboration with bassoonist Martin Kuuskmann. This sonata combines Latin jazz and Balkan musical influences. This performance guide offers both technical and interpretative suggestions for specific passages throughout the bassoon sonata, based on information obtained from Mr. Schnyder, Mr. Kuuskmann and the author’s experience in performing the sonata.