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
Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonate for Oboe and Piano Opus 166 A new edition from Durand with added historical and performance notes.
Edition: Durand, difficulty: 4
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Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonate for Oboe and Piano op. 166
Edition: Peters, difficulty: 4
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Giuseppe Sammartini: Oboe Sonata in G Major With piano. Edited and arranged by Evelyn Rothwell, figured bass realization by A. Gibilaro. The first movement is the same as opus 2 No. 4 (see #X-1172) but the rest are different.
Edition: Chester, difficulty: 3
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Giuseppe Sammartini: Oboe Sonata in G major, op 13 #4 With Basso continuo (piano). Includes parts for oboe (or flute or violin), cello (or bassoon) and piano. Edited by Hugo Ruf.
Edition: Schott, difficulty: 3
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Giuseppe Sammartini: Two Sonatas Op 2 Written for flute, but often played by oboists, this edition contains: Sonata No. 4 in G Major Sonata No. 6 in A minor For the 2019 Gillet-Fox Competition, Sonata No. 4 in G Major is required.
Edition: Schott, difficulty: 3
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Erik Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1 The most recognized of Satie's Three Gymnopédie, edited for oboe and piano by Wolfgang Birtel.
Edition: Schott, difficulty: 2
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Josef Schelb: Concerto for English Horn This edition for English with piano reduction. Edited by Albert Schelb
Edition: Breitkopf & Hartel, difficulty: 4
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Clara Schumann: Three Romances Op. 22 Written for violin and piano, this works well for oboe also. No. 2 was chosen as one of the required pieces for the 2011 IDRS Gillet-Fox Competition.
Edition: Breitkopf & Hartel, difficulty: 4
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Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro Opus 70 Transcribed for oboe and piano by David Walter. Duration: 11'
Edition: Billaudot, difficulty: 4
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Robert Schumann: Three Romances for Oboe and Piano
Edition: Schirmer, difficulty: 4 - 5
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Robert Schumann: Three Romances Op. 94 The famous romances arranged for 2 oboes by Alexandre Oguey. Two performance scores included.
Edition: TrevCo, difficulty: 4
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Robert Schumann: Waldscene op.82 Nine "Scenes" for oboe and piano.
Edition: Accolade Musikverlag, difficulty: 3
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Rodion Shchedrin: Oboe Concerto A new concerto in which the composer intended "to give the greatest possible emphasis to all tonal and technical facets of this wonderful instrument". Piano reduction by the composer. Duration: 21 minutes.
Edition: Schott, difficulty: 5
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Makoto Shinohara: Obsession For oboe and piano. Duration ca. 7'20"
Edition: Leduc, difficulty: 5
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Jean Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela Op. 22/2 The famous tone poem arranged for English horn and organ by Matthias Arter.
Edition: Breitkopf, difficulty: 2 - 3
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Robert Sibbing: Five Definitions for Oboe, Clarinet and Piano. Musical definitions of "Flourishes", "Ephemera", "Whimsey", "Urbanity" and "Hyperbole". Contains oboe and clarinet parts, piano score; duration ca. 10 minutes. Available as printed music or PDF.
Robert Sibbing: Songs of the Prairie Four songs for soprano, English horn, and piano. Lyrics by Archie Laun and Dave Etter. Songs include: Military Corn At Sunset on the Prairie Willows Includes piano score, soprano, and English horn parts. Available as printed music or PDF.
Robert Stephenson: Twinkle Variations 28 variations in a wide variety of styles on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, for solo oboe.
Edition: Southern Music, difficulty: 5
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Tom Still: Romance for Oboe and Piano The composer wrote this work for his wedding and performed it on that occasion with his father, the legendary oboist Ray Still.
Edition: TrevCo, difficulty: 3
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Tom Still: Theme and Variations for Oboe and Piano Written in honor of Ray Still's 40 years as principal oboe of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Edition: TrevCo, difficulty: 4
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William Grant Still: Incantation and Dance For oboe and piano.
Edition: Fischer, difficulty: 3
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William Grant Still: Lyric Quartette A suite of "Musical Portraits of Three Friends" (The Sentimental One, The Quiet One and The Jovial One) transcribed and edited by Kenneth Watson for double reed quartet (2 oboes, English horn, bassoon). Score and parts. Duration 12:56 minutes.
Edition: William Grant Still Music, difficulty: 3 - 4
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William Grant Still: Three Songs Using a variety of African-American and European styles, these songs, "If You Should Go", "Song for the Lonely", and "Bayou Home", have been arranged by Alexa Still for oboe with piano accompaniment. Duration ca. 10 minutes.
Edition: International Opus, difficulty: 2 - 3
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Richard Strauss: Oboe Concerto Arranged for oboe and piano by Aurther Willner.
Edition: Boosey & Hawkes, difficulty: 5
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P.I. Tchaikovsky: Romance Arranged for oboe and piano by Myron Zakopets.
Edition: Southern Music, difficulty: 3
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto in A Major for Oboe d'Amore Composed for oboe d'amore and string orchestra, this edition contains the solo oboe d'amore part, a transposed part if you wish to play the piece on oboe, and piano reduction.
Edition: Kunzelmann, difficulty: 3
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto in C Minor For oboe and piano.
Edition: Kunzelmann, difficulty: 4
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto in F Minor For oboe & piano.
Edition: Southern Music, difficulty: 3
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Music Minus One: Telemann, Handel and Vivaldi Oboe Concerti This edition includes the oboe part and an access code to online demonstration and backing tracks for download or streaming. Performed by Earl Schuster, oboe, and the Classic Chamber Orchestra. Handel: Oboe Concerto No. 8 in B flat major, HWV301 Telemann: Oboe Concerto in F minor Vivaldi: Oboe Concerto in D minor, RV454
Georg Philipp Telemann: 12 Fantasies for Flute, TWV 40:2-13
Edition: Baerenreiter, difficulty: 4
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasies I-XII Arranged for solo oboe by Sidney Forrests.
Edition: Southern, difficulty: 4
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Six Partitas Die Kleine Kammermusik, for oboe and basso continuo. Partita #5 is One of the required pieces for the 2016 IDRS Young Artist Oboe Competition.
Edition: Hortus Musicus, difficulty: 3
Telemann: Partitia No. 1 in B flat Major; TWV 41:B 1 Telemann: Partitia No. 2 in G Major; TWV 41:G 2 Telemann: Partitia No. 3 in C Minor; TWV 41:c1 Telemann: Partitia No. 4 in G Minor; TWV 41:g2 Telemann: Partitia No. 5 in E Minor; TWV 41:e1 Telemann: Partitia No. 6 in E flat Major; TWV 41:Es1
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Partita No. 5, TWV 41:el This partita for oboe and basso continuo is one in a set of chamber works titled "Die kleine Kammermusik". Edited by Valarie Anderson, this edition contains solo, basso continuo and keyboard parts. One of the required pieces for the 2016 IDRS Young Artist Oboe Competition.
Edition: Jeanne, difficulty: 3
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Six Sonatas Op. 2 Vol. I for Two Flutes This volume contains: Sonata #1 in G major, TWV 40:101 Sonata #2 in E minor, TWV 40:104 Sonata #3 in D major, TWV 40:102 Even though written for two flutes, these are well liked by oboists also.
Edition: International, difficulty: 3 - 4
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Six Sonatas Op. 2 Vol II for Two Flutes This volume contains: Sonata #4 in B minor, TWV 40:105 Sonata #5 in A major, TWV 40:103 Sonata #6 in E major, TWV 40:106 Even though written for two flutes, these are well liked by oboists also.
Edition: International, difficulty: 3 - 4
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Sonata in C minor for Oboe and Basso Continuo Oboe, piano and basso continuo parts included.
Edition: Breitkopf, difficulty: 3
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Sonata in G minor for Oboe and Piano From Tafelmusik, 1732; edited and arranged by Walter Bergmann for oboe & piano.
Edition: Schott, difficulty: 3
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Sonata in G Minor for Oboe and Piano Revised by Albert Andraud.
Edition: Southern Music, difficulty: 3
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Sonata in A Minor for Oboe and Piano Revised by Albert Andraud.
Edition: Southern Music, difficulty: 3
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Sonate in B flat major, TWV41:B6 Edited by Hugo Ruf for oboe & piano.
Edition: Schott, difficulty: 3
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Sonate in E minor, TWV 41:e6 Edited for oboe & piano by Hugo Ruf.
Edition: Schott, difficulty: 3
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Two Sonatas for Oboe and Basso Continuo Two sonatas from Essercizii musici; Urtext of the Telemann Edition: Sonata in B flat major TWV 41:B6 Sonata in E minor TWV 41:e6 Oboe, piano and basso continuo parts included.
Edition: Baerenreiter, difficulty: 3
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John Thow: Musica d'amore For oboe d'amore, viola d'amore & harp. Available as printed music or PDF.
Henri Tomasi: Évocations "Péruvienne", Nigérienne", "Cambodgienne (Asparas)" and "Écossaise" for solo oboe. Duration: 9'15"
Edition: Leduc, difficulty: 4
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Ralph Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Oboe and Strings Piano reduction by Michael Mullinar.
Edition: Oxford University Press, difficulty: 5
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Ralph Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Folksong This classic, originally for violoncello and piano, has been revised to include solo parts for violoncello, clarinet & tuba, with others available as a free download. We have included printed bassoon and English horn parts for you!
Edition: Galaxy, difficulty: 4
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Ralph Vaughan Williams: Ten Blake Songs for Oboe and Voice.
Edition: Oxford University Press, difficulty: 3 - 4
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Stanislas Verroust: Fantasy and Variations on Verdi's Il Corsaro, op. 54 Edited for oboe and piano by Bruce Gbur.
Edition: Prairie Dawg Press, difficulty: 4
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Stanislas Verroust: Second Solo de Concert op. 74 for Oboe and Piano
Edition: Jeanne, difficulty: 4
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Henri Vieuxtemps: Capriccio in C Minor Op. 55 Subtitled "Hommage à Paganini", arranged for solo oboe by Jessica Wilkins.
Edition: JDW Sheet Music, difficulty: 3
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Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in C major RV447 Oboe and piano reduction, edited by Vera Lampert.
Edition: Kunzelmann, difficulty: 4
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Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in D Major RV453 For oboe and piano.
Edition: Kunzelmann, difficulty: 4
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Music Minus One: Telemann, Handel and Vivaldi Oboe Concerti This edition includes the oboe part and an access code to online demonstration and backing tracks for download or streaming. Performed by Earl Schuster, oboe, and the Classic Chamber Orchestra. Handel: Oboe Concerto No. 8 in B flat major, HWV301 Telemann: Oboe Concerto in F minor Vivaldi: Oboe Concerto in D minor, RV454
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in F major RV455 Oboe and piano reduction.
Edition: International, difficulty: 4
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Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in A Minor RV461 for oboe with piano reduction.
Edition: Schott, difficulty: 4
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Antonio Vivaldi: Domine Deus From the Gloria in D major, RV 589, this is a recital version of the aria for soprano, oboe and piano. Includes 2 scores and solo oboe part.
Edition: Prairie Dawg Press, difficulty: 3
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Antonio Vivaldi/Nicolas Chedeville: Il pastor fido Sonatas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 for oboe (or violin) and basso continuo (piano). Originally thought to have been written by Antonio Vivaldi, in 1990 the true composer was discovered to have been Nicolas Chédeville.
Edition: Hortus Musicus, difficulty: 4
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Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in C min RV 53 (F15 #2) For oboe and basso continuo.
Edition: Schott, difficulty: 4
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Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in G Minor, RV28 for oboe and piano.
Edition: Breitkopf & Härtel, difficulty: 4
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Gustave Vogt: Fantaisie et Variations sur un Theme Russe Edited by Jared Hauser, this delightful piece is for oboe and piano.
Edition: Prairie Dawg Press, difficulty: 4
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Carl Maria von Weber: Concertino for Oboe Composed for oboe and winds, this edition is for oboe and piano.
Edition: Kunzelmann, difficulty: 4
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Arthur Weisberg: 15 Etudes Written in the Style of 20th Century Music for oboe.
Difficulty: 4 - 5
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Richard Wernick: In Praise of Zephyrus A three movement work for oboe, violin, viola and cello, written for oboist Philip West. Zephyrus was the god of the west wind. Duration: 15'
Edition: Presser, difficulty: 4
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Alec Wilder: Piece for English horn and Improvisatory Percussion Edited by Bruce Gbur, this solo English horn piece contains no percussion part (hence "improvisatory percussion"), but there are two copies of the solo part so your percussionist can follow along.
Edition: Prairie Dawg Press, difficulty: 3
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Jessica Wilkins: Six Easy Oboe Duets Short pieces arranged for 2 oboes by Jessica Wilkins.
Edition: JDW Sheet Music, difficulty: 1 - 2
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John Williams: Concerto for Oboe Three movement work (Prelude, Pastorale, Commedia) dedicated to Keisuke Wakao of the Boston Pops Orchestra. Solo with piano reduction.
Edition: Hal Leonard, difficulty: 4 - 5
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John Williams: The Days Between for Oboe and Piano From the movie "Stepmom".
Edition: Hal Leonard, difficulty: 4
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Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Idillio-Concertino in A major op 15 Oboe and piano reduction.
Edition: Ricordi, difficulty: 3
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Isang Yun: Piri For solo oboe.
Edition: Bote and Bock
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Carlo Yvon: Sonata for English Horn and Piano A beautiful Bel Canto work with virtuoso technical passages, edited by Valarie Anderson.
Edition: Jeanne, difficulty: 4
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Zelenka: Sonata IV in G Minor For 2 oboes, bassoon, and basso continuo. Edited by Wolfgang Reich, realization of the figured bass by Wolfgang Horn.
Edition: Hortus Musicus, difficulty: 3
Marilyn Zupnik: Duo for Oboe and Cello op. 4
Edition: DLM Music, difficulty: 4 - 5
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Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Concerto for Oboe With piano reduction by the composer. Duration: 20'
Edition: Merion Music, difficulty: 4 - 5
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Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Quartet for Oboe and Strings Score and parts included, duration 14 min.
Edition: Merion Music, difficulty: 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