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SHEET MUSIC FOR OBOE
Composers C through E
Our music difficulty rating is a subjective attempt to quantify each piece's difficulty.
1: Begining 2: Early Intermediate 3: Advanced Intermediate 4: Advanced 5: Difficult
1: Begining 2: Early Intermediate 3: Advanced Intermediate 4: Advanced 5: Difficult
Elliott Carter: Figment VI
For solo oboe. Written for Heinz Holliger.
For solo oboe. Written for Heinz Holliger.
Edition: Boosey & Hawkes, difficulty: 5
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Elliott Carter: Pastorale for English horn and piano.
Also included are parts for alto sax, viola, and clarinet in A.
Also included are parts for alto sax, viola, and clarinet in A.
Edition: Merion Music, difficulty: 4
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Romeo Cascarino: Blades of Grass for English Horn and Piano
Inspired by Carl Sandburg's poem "Grass", this lovely piece was originally written for English horn, string orchestra and optional harp. This new edition contains a piano transcription by Brian Henkelmann.
Inspired by Carl Sandburg's poem "Grass", this lovely piece was originally written for English horn, string orchestra and optional harp. This new edition contains a piano transcription by Brian Henkelmann.
Edition: Prairie Dawg Press, difficulty: 3
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Jon Chenette: Frolics
A set of five character pieces for oboe and English horn: "Singing", "Chops", "Joke", "Meditation" and "Jazz". Two scores included. Duration: ca. 15 minutes. Available as printed music or PDF.
A set of five character pieces for oboe and English horn: "Singing", "Chops", "Joke", "Meditation" and "Jazz". Two scores included. Duration: ca. 15 minutes. Available as printed music or PDF.
Edition: Fish Creek Music, difficulty: 5
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Domenico Cimarosa: Concerto for Oboe and Strings
Arranged for oboe and piano by Arthur Benjamin.
Arranged for oboe and piano by Arthur Benjamin.
Edition: Boosey & Hawkes, difficulty: 3
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Domenico Cimarosa: Oboe Concerto in C for Oboe and Chamber Orchestra
Reconstitution by Jean Thilde. Oboe and piano reduction.
Reconstitution by Jean Thilde. Oboe and piano reduction.
Edition: Billaudot, difficulty: 3
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Robert Clerisse: Piece de Concours for Oboe and Piano
Edition: Billaudot, difficulty: 3 - 4
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Charles-Joseph Colin, 3rd Solo de Concours Op. 40 for Oboe and Piano
Edited by Valarie Anderson.
One of the required pieces for the 2016 IDRS Young Artist Oboe Competition.
Edited by Valarie Anderson.
One of the required pieces for the 2016 IDRS Young Artist Oboe Competition.
Edition: Jeanne, difficulty: 3 - 4
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Corelli/Barbirolli: Oboe Concerto
A concerto written by John Barbirolli on themes of Arcangelo Corelli. Oboe & piano reduction.
A concerto written by John Barbirolli on themes of Arcangelo Corelli. Oboe & piano reduction.
Edition: Boosey & Hawkes, difficulty: 2
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John Corigliano: Concerto for Oboe
With piano reduction.
With piano reduction.
Edition: Schirmer, difficulty: 4 - 5
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I'lana Cotton: The Call of Light
For English horn/oboe (one person) and piano. Duration: 9 minutes. AVAILABLE ONLY AS A PDF COMPUTER DOWNLOAD.
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For English horn/oboe (one person) and piano. Duration: 9 minutes. AVAILABLE ONLY AS A PDF COMPUTER DOWNLOAD.
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Difficulty: 4
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I'lana Cotton: Night Crossing
For English horn, bass clarinet and piano. Duration: 10 minutes. AVAILABLE ONLY AS A PDF COMPUTER DOWNLOAD.
For English horn, bass clarinet and piano. Duration: 10 minutes. AVAILABLE ONLY AS A PDF COMPUTER DOWNLOAD.
Difficulty: 3
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Jean Coulthard: Shizen
Three Nature Sketches from Japan for oboe and piano. Duration: 7'
Three Nature Sketches from Japan for oboe and piano. Duration: 7'
Edition: Novello, difficulty: 5
Mike Curtis: Eight Duos on Jazz Standards for Oboes
Arrangements by Mike Curtis.
Kerplunk
A Bientot
Nardis
Goodbye Porkpie Hat
Line for Lyons
All the Things You Are
Workin' With Homesick
On the Trail (oboe/English horn)
Arrangements by Mike Curtis.
Kerplunk
A Bientot
Nardis
Goodbye Porkpie Hat
Line for Lyons
All the Things You Are
Workin' With Homesick
On the Trail (oboe/English horn)
Edition: MSS Publishing, difficulty: 2 - 3
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Mike Curtis: Eight More Duos on Jazz Standards
Mike Curtis arrangements for oboe and bassoon of:
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Serenade to a Cuckoo
Chick Corea: Windows
Quincy Jones: Pogo Stick
Perreira: Recado
Dave Brubeck: In Your Own Sweet Way
Arthur Herzog: God Bless the Child
Quincy Jones: Another One
Chick Corea: Señor Mouse
Mike Curtis arrangements for oboe and bassoon of:
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Serenade to a Cuckoo
Chick Corea: Windows
Quincy Jones: Pogo Stick
Perreira: Recado
Dave Brubeck: In Your Own Sweet Way
Arthur Herzog: God Bless the Child
Quincy Jones: Another One
Chick Corea: Señor Mouse
Edition: MSS, difficulty: 3
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Mike Curtis: Eight Original Jazz Duos for Oboes
Byard's Bounce
Wistful
Contuberance (for Mo)
That Dang Thang
Huntington Park
Birdseed
The Foolish Fool
Spring Chicken Fever
Byard's Bounce
Wistful
Contuberance (for Mo)
That Dang Thang
Huntington Park
Birdseed
The Foolish Fool
Spring Chicken Fever
Edition: MSS, difficulty: 2 - 5
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Mike Curtis: Fifteen Jazz Etudes for Solo Oboe
Melodic etudes in various styles.
Alcazaba (Middle Eastern)
Birdseed (Jazz Waltz)
Byard's Bounce (Swing)
Coatzacoalcos (Latin, with Improv)
Contuberance (Pop)
The Foolish Fool (Multi-metered Swing)
Huntington Park (Almost New Age)
Khyberian Catfit (Balkan)
Spring Chicken Fever (Country Swing)
Sweet, In Your Way (Dorian Minor Cool)
That Dang Thang (Swing, with Improv)
Trail Mix (Classical/Jazz Fusion)
Try a Little Tenderloin (Be-Bop)
Uninsured (Blues, with Improv)
Wistful (Ballad)
Melodic etudes in various styles.
Alcazaba (Middle Eastern)
Birdseed (Jazz Waltz)
Byard's Bounce (Swing)
Coatzacoalcos (Latin, with Improv)
Contuberance (Pop)
The Foolish Fool (Multi-metered Swing)
Huntington Park (Almost New Age)
Khyberian Catfit (Balkan)
Spring Chicken Fever (Country Swing)
Sweet, In Your Way (Dorian Minor Cool)
That Dang Thang (Swing, with Improv)
Trail Mix (Classical/Jazz Fusion)
Try a Little Tenderloin (Be-Bop)
Uninsured (Blues, with Improv)
Wistful (Ballad)
Edition: MSS, difficulty: 2 - 5
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Mike Curtis: Five Huapangos
For oboe and bassoon. The huapango is a popular dance originating on the east coast of Mexico.
For oboe and bassoon. The huapango is a popular dance originating on the east coast of Mexico.
Edition: Advance Music, difficulty: 3
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Mike Curtis: A Klezmer's Wedding for Double Reed Quartet
Commissioned and dedicated to the double reed quartet "Wizards". Parts for oboe I, oboe II, English horn, and bassoon are included.
Commissioned and dedicated to the double reed quartet "Wizards". Parts for oboe I, oboe II, English horn, and bassoon are included.
Difficulty: 2 - 5
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Mike Curtis: A Klezmer Wedding
Commissioned and dedicated to the double reed quartet "Wizards". This transcription by the composer is for woodwind quartet: flute, oboe, B flat clarinet and bassoon. Contains parts and transposed score.
Commissioned and dedicated to the double reed quartet "Wizards". This transcription by the composer is for woodwind quartet: flute, oboe, B flat clarinet and bassoon. Contains parts and transposed score.
Edition: Advance Music, difficulty: 2 - 5
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Mike Curtis: A Klezmer Wedding
Commissioned and dedicated to the double reed quartet "Wizards". This transcription by the composer is for woodwind quintet: flute, oboe, B flat clarinet, French horn in F and bassoon. Contains parts and transposed score.
Commissioned and dedicated to the double reed quartet "Wizards". This transcription by the composer is for woodwind quintet: flute, oboe, B flat clarinet, French horn in F and bassoon. Contains parts and transposed score.
Edition: Advance Music, difficulty: 2 - 5
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Mike Curtis: Sketches of China for Oboe and Bassoon.
4 short duets evoking sounds of China.
Good Earth
Birds
River Song
Dance
4 short duets evoking sounds of China.
Good Earth
Birds
River Song
Dance
Edition: MSS, difficulty: 4
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Mike Curtis: Ten Klezmer Duos for Oboes
Mike Curtis composed or arranged these duos:
Miserlou
Rumanian Hora, Chusidl & Bulgar
Hey Judah
Boruch Ato Bo'ir
Adir Hu
Alcazaba
Andalucian Lily
Khyberian Catfit
Street Song
Yoshke, Yoshke
Mike Curtis composed or arranged these duos:
Miserlou
Rumanian Hora, Chusidl & Bulgar
Hey Judah
Boruch Ato Bo'ir
Adir Hu
Alcazaba
Andalucian Lily
Khyberian Catfit
Street Song
Yoshke, Yoshke
Edition: MSS, difficulty: 2 - 5
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Giovanni Daelli: Fantasy on Themes from Rigoletto
For oboe & piano.
For oboe & piano.
Edition: Universal, difficulty: 5
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Claude Debussy: Beau Soir
Short, beautiful piece arranged for oboe and string trio by Jessica Wilkins. Score and all parts.
Short, beautiful piece arranged for oboe and string trio by Jessica Wilkins. Score and all parts.
Edition: JDW Sheet Music, difficulty: 2 - 3
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Claude Debussy: Five Pieces for Oboe and Harp (or piano)
Transcribed and edited by Humbert Lucarelli (oboe) and Susan Jolles (harp).
Reverie
Arabesque No. 2
Bruyères from Preludes, Book II
Prélude from Suite Bergamasque
Menuet from Suite Bergamasque
Transcribed and edited by Humbert Lucarelli (oboe) and Susan Jolles (harp).
Reverie
Arabesque No. 2
Bruyères from Preludes, Book II
Prélude from Suite Bergamasque
Menuet from Suite Bergamasque
Edition: International, difficulty: 4
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Claude Debussy: The Little Shepherd
From "Children's Corner", arranged for oboe & piano.
From "Children's Corner", arranged for oboe & piano.
Edition: Emerson, difficulty: 3
Claude Debussy: Rhapsody
Written for saxophone and orchestra, this edition is transcribed for English horn and piano.
Written for saxophone and orchestra, this edition is transcribed for English horn and piano.
Edition: Durand, difficulty: 4
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F.J. Détrain: Plaisant Badinage
Charming "Caprice for oboe and piano". Edited by Peter Cooper.
Charming "Caprice for oboe and piano". Edited by Peter Cooper.
Edition: Prairie Dawg Press, difficulty: 3
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François Devienne: Three Sonatas Opus 71.
Numbers 1 - 3 for oboe and basso continuo. One of the required pieces for the 2005 I.D.R.S. Gillet-Fox Competition.
Numbers 1 - 3 for oboe and basso continuo. One of the required pieces for the 2005 I.D.R.S. Gillet-Fox Competition.
Edition: Musica Rara, difficulty: 3 - 4
Gaetano Donizetti: Concertino in F for English Horn
A new edition in F major which was extensively researched and edited by Pedro Diaz, English hornist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Previously, the only known edition was in G major. This edition contains many footnotes regarding sources and ornamentation, as well as historical notes by scholar Michael Finkelman. Includes a piano reduction of the orchestral score by composer/oboist Mark Biggam.
A new edition in F major which was extensively researched and edited by Pedro Diaz, English hornist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Previously, the only known edition was in G major. This edition contains many footnotes regarding sources and ornamentation, as well as historical notes by scholar Michael Finkelman. Includes a piano reduction of the orchestral score by composer/oboist Mark Biggam.
Edition: Presser, difficulty: 4
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Gaetano Donizetti: Concertino in F for English Horn
This edition (in F major) is transcribed for solo English horn and string quartet (with optional string bass) by Mark Biggam. Ornamentation of the solo part is by Pedro Díaz. Contains score and parts.
This edition (in F major) is transcribed for solo English horn and string quartet (with optional string bass) by Mark Biggam. Ornamentation of the solo part is by Pedro Díaz. Contains score and parts.
Edition: TrevCo Music Publishing, difficulty: 4
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Gaetano Donizetti: Concertino in G for English horn
Solo part and piano reduction.
Solo part and piano reduction.
Edition: Peters, difficulty: 4
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Gaetano Donizetti: Sonata for oboe and piano
Edition: Peters, difficulty: 3
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Antal Dorati: Cinq Pieces
Oboe solo.
Oboe solo.
Edition: Boosey & Hawkes, difficulty: 5
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Antal Dorati: Duo Concertante for Oboe and Piano
Edition: Boosey & Hawkes, difficulty: 5
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Madeleine Dring: Italian Dance
For oboe and piano.
For oboe and piano.
Edition: Weinberger, difficulty: 3 - 4
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Madeleine Dring: Trio
For oboe, bassoon and piano.
For oboe, bassoon and piano.
Edition: Emerson, difficulty: 4
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Madeleine Dring: Trio
For oboe, flute, and piano.
For oboe, flute, and piano.
Edition: Boosey & Hawkes, difficulty: 3
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Henri Dutilleux: Sonata for Oboe and Piano
Edition: Leduc, difficulty: 4
Anton Dvorak: Sonatina for oboe and piano
Arranged by James Prodan for oboe and piano from the Violin Sonata written during Dvorák's stay in America.
Arranged by James Prodan for oboe and piano from the Violin Sonata written during Dvorák's stay in America.
Edition: Southern, difficulty: 3
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Helmut Eder: Tre Pezzi Espressivi op. 37
For oboe and piano. Duration ca 6'
For oboe and piano. Duration ca 6'
Edition: Baerenreiter, difficulty: 5
Thierry Escaich: Cantus III
Written for solo oboe requiring advanced skills.
Written for solo oboe requiring advanced skills.
Edition: Billaudot, difficulty: 5
Eric Ewazen: Autumn Night for Oboe and Piano
Perfect for Fall recitals, seasonal theme programming, and all-year round, AUTUMN NIGHT evokes the heartfelt crispness and warmth of the title's image. The plaintive oboe part is lyrical and spiced with ornamentation, set against a softly flowing harp-like accompaniment. Ideal for students as well as professionals.
Perfect for Fall recitals, seasonal theme programming, and all-year round, AUTUMN NIGHT evokes the heartfelt crispness and warmth of the title's image. The plaintive oboe part is lyrical and spiced with ornamentation, set against a softly flowing harp-like accompaniment. Ideal for students as well as professionals.
Difficulty: 3
Eric Ewazen: Down a River of Time
Concerto for oboe and string orchestra, edited for oboe and piano by the composer.
Concerto for oboe and string orchestra, edited for oboe and piano by the composer.
Edition: Southern Music, difficulty: 5
Eric Ewazen: Hold Fast Your Dreams
Concerto No. 2 for Oboe and Wind Ensemble, edited for oboe and piano. Written for Linda Strommen and the Indiana University Wind Ensemble. Duration: 19'
Concerto No. 2 for Oboe and Wind Ensemble, edited for oboe and piano. Written for Linda Strommen and the Indiana University Wind Ensemble. Duration: 19'
Edition: Theodore Presser, difficulty: 4
Eric Ewazen: A Song from the Heart
Melodic oboe solo over a lush piano accompaniment. Duration ca. 7'
Melodic oboe solo over a lush piano accompaniment. Duration ca. 7'
Edition: Presser, difficulty: 3 - 4
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Our music difficulty rating is a subjective attempt to quantify each piece's difficulty.
1: Begining 2: Early Intermediate 3: Advanced Intermediate 4: Advanced 5: Difficult
1: Begining 2: Early Intermediate 3: Advanced Intermediate 4: Advanced 5: Difficult
