Favorite American Oboe Music

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1	Difficulty ratings: Beginner; Intermediate/High School; Advanced/College; Difficult/Professional
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4	Composer Last	Composer First	Frequency	Title	Instrumentation	Difficulty level	Location of Score	Recording	Timing	Year	Notes
5	Askim	Peter		Duo	Ob, pno	Difficult	http://www.peteraskim.com/music1/
6	Ball	Leonard		Romanza	Ob, pno	Intermediate/Advanced		Ball Romanza	2'18"		intermediate technique-wise, but requires mature interpretation
7	Barber	Samuel		Summer Music Op. 31	WW quintet	Advanced	Published	Summer Music	12'08"	1956
8	Barber	Samuel	2	Canzonetta	Ob, str (pno reduction)	Advanced/Difficult	Published	Canzonetta Henderson	7'18"	1979/1981
9	Barlow	Wayne	7	The Winter's Passed	Ob, str (pno reduction)	Intermediate/Advanced	Published	The Winter's Passed	5'23"	1940
10	Bolcom	William		Serenata Nocturne/Noctturna	Ob, str	Difficult	http://www.ebmarks.com/catalog/orchestra/bolcom-william/serenata-notturna/	Serenata Mvt. I	20'	2005
11	Bolcom	William		Spring Concertino	Oboe, 21(EH)22 Hn Hp Str	Advanced/Difficult		Spring Concertino	10'	1986-87	Premiere: Harry Sargous, oboe, Midland Symphony
12	Brandon	Jenni	3	In the City at Night	solo EH	Advanced/Difficult	http://jennibrandon.com/product/421/	In the City at Night	6'30"	2008
13	Carter	Elliot		Inner Song	Ob, str (pno reduction) ?	Difficult	Published by Boosey and Hawkes	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZENlpoRN7k	5'16"	1992	in Memory of Stefan Wolpe. Dedicatee Heinz Holliger
14	Copland	Aaron	2	Quiet City	EH, Trumpet and orch. (pno reduction)	Intermediate/Advanced/Professional	Published	Inner Song	10'45"	1939
15	Corigliano	John		Concerto	Ob, orch (piano reduction)	Difficult	http://www.johncorigliano.com/index.php?p=item2&item=19	Concerto	26'	1975
16	Corina	John		Two Pieces	Ob, pno	Intermediate/Advanced	http://www.prairiedawgpress.com/pdp047.html	I. Intermezzo	6'02"		intermediate technique-wise, but requires mature interpretation
17	Cowell	Henry		Three Ostinati with Chorales	Ob, pno	Intermediate	Published	I. Allegro non troppo	8'30"	1937
18	Daugherty	Michael		Firecracker	Ob, chamber ensemble	Difficult	http://www.michaeldaugherty.net/index.cfm?id=62&i=19&pagename=works	Firecracker	2'	1991
19	Davis	William		Rhapsody for Oboe and Wind Ensemble	Ob, Wind Ensemble (pno and organ reduc)	Difficult	Pub: [Contact University of Georgia]	Rhapsody	11'32"
20	Deemer	Rob		Vox Humana	EH, soprano and Orchestra	Advanced	Rob.deemer@fredonia.edu			2016	The Vox Humana will have its American Premier on November 15th 2016 as as such is not yet available. Hopefully it will be soon
21	Downey	John		Duo	Ob, harpsichord	Difficult	published			1981
22	Ewazen	Eric		Down a River of Time	Ob, str (pno reduction)	Advanced	Southern	Down the River of Time	23'25"	1999
23	Farrin	Suzanne		L'onde della non vostra		Difficult	http://www.suzannefarrin.com/music.html
24	Fossa	Matthew		Concerto	Ob,2 hrns and str (pno reduction)	Advanced	http://www.twinreedsmusic.com/oboecon.html		16'	Rev 2007
25	Fuchs	Kenneth		Eventide: Concerto for English horn	English horn, perc, harp, celesta & str(pno reduction)	Difficult	http://www.jwpepper.com/10462271.item#.WBz44eErKog	Eventide	20'
26	Hanson	Howard	3	Pastorale op. 38	Ob, Hrp, str (pno reduction)	Intermediate/Advanced		Pastorale	7'20"	1949
27	Harrbison	John		Concerto	Ob, orch (piano reduction)	Difficult	http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/work/24166	I. Aria	21'	1991
28	Higdon	Jennifer	2	Concerto for Oboe and Wind Ensemble	Ob, Wind Ensemble	Difficult	http://jenniferhigdon.com/windensembleworks.html	Higdon Concerto	17'
29	Hoover	Katherine		Sonata	Ob, pno	Difficult	Published	Hoover Sonata	17'28"
30	Larsen	Libby		Kathleen As She Was	Ob, harpsichord	Advanced	E.C.Schirmer ; https://libbylarsen.com/index.php?contentID=242&profileID=1275&startRange=	Kathleen as She was	5'11"		Written for Cynthia Green Libby
31	Loeffler	Charles Martin	2	Two Rhapsodies	Ob, vla, pno	Advanced/Difficult	http://imslp.org/wiki/2_%20Rhapsodies_(Loeffler,_Charles_Martin)	Two Rhapsodies	23'30"	1901
32	Masklanka	David		Sonata	Ob, pno	Difficult	http://davidmaslanka.com/works/sonata-for-oboe-and-piano/	I. Moderate	27'	1992/1999
33	Moravec	Paul		Sextet	Ob and str	Difficult	http://www.jwpepper.com/10483399.item#.WB0APeErKog	Sextet	21'	2006	Written for Burt Lucarelli
34	Norman	Andrew		The Garden of Follies	Alto sax, pno (Transcribed?)	Difficult	http://andrewnormanmusic.com/archives/108		12'	2006
35	Persichetti	Vincent		Parable III	Solo ob	Advanced	Published	Parable	5'15"	1968
36	Piston	Walter	3	Suite	Ob, pno	Intermediate/Advanced	Published	I. Prelude: Allegro	8'05"	1931
37	Plylar	David		Lobotomy for low-A oboe	Solo ob	Difficult	http://wwww.davidplylar.com/compositions.html	Lobotomy	10'30"	2013?
38	Popham	Phil		Five Food Trucks for Improv	Ob/EH electronic audio	Advanced	papaphats.com	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m08T59qqzWI
39	Popham	Phil		The Pharmacy: Six Medications	Fl, ob, pno	Advanced	papaphats.com	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4f3sc9CUXA
40	Rathbun	Jeffrey	2	3 Diversions	2 ob	Advanced/Proessional	http://www.carlfischer.com/shop/woodwinds/ob/3-diversions-for-2-oboes.html	I. Allegretto	6'30"	1987
41	Register	Brent		Bedtime Stories (Beyond the Window)	Fl, ob, cello, pno	Advanced
42	Register	Brent		The Silence Flowering it's Birdsong	tenor, EH, and pno	Advanced	http://www.jeanne-inc.com/category/JP-PBRegister.html	I. The Architect	29'	2013
43	Register	Brent		The Gatherer of Lost Children	soprano, oboe, cello, percussion and piano	Intermediate/Advanced	http://www.jeanne-inc.com/product/JP5126.html	I. Bird Love	27'	2015
44	Resanovic	Nikola		Sonata	Ob, pno	Advanced	http://www.nikolaresanovic.com/Oboe-sonata.index.html	Resanovic Sonata	10'	2002
45	Roseman	Ronald		Partita	Ob	Difficult	https://www.emsmusic.com/product_p/ems184061.htm	I. Allegro furioso	14'11"	1997
46	Sargon	Simon		Homage to Hafiz	Ob, pno	Difficult	http://www.trevcomusic.com/products/ss-s001-sargon-simon-homage-to-hafiz-ob-pn	Homage to Hafiz	10'36"	2004
47	Sayer	Charles		The Butterfly	?	Intermediate
48	Schickele	Peter		Concerto	Ob, orch (piano reduction)	Advanced	http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/concerto-for-oboe-and-orchestra-sheet-music/7904673	Schickele Concerto	45'	1994
49	Steiger	Rand		Nested Etudes	Ob, electronics	Difficult	http://rand.info/rands/text/oboe.htm	Nested Etudes	7'	2007
50	Stein	Leon		Concerto	Ob, str	Difficult	https://composers.com/composition/concerto-oboe-str-orch		14'	1986
51	Steinbach	Falko		Accidents "(Is that what it is?")	Ob, pno	Difficult	http://falkosteinbach.com/Composer/Compositions/en	I. Scherzo-Lebhaft?	9'33"	2004
52	Still	William Grant	3	Incantation and Dance	Ob, pno	Intermediate/Advanced	Published	Incantation and Dance	5'42"	1940s?
53	Still	William Grant		Miniatures	Fl, Ob, pno	Intermediate	Published	Miniatures (all five movements)	12'47"	1948?
54	Stokes	Eric		Four Hardy (?) Songs	Sop, ob, pno?	Difficult				1963?
55	Stokes	Harvey		Concerto No. 2	Ob, str	Difficult	http://www.jwpepper.com/5878343.item#.WB4qBuErKog		15'30"	1999-2000	Harvey Stokes is an oboe player?
56	Stokes	Harvey		Concerto No. 3	Ob, str	Difficult	http://store.subitomusic.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_117_345&products_id=5360			2007
57	Thomas	David Evan		Sonata	Ob, guitar	Difficult	http://davidevanthomas.com/product/sonata-for-oboe-and-guitar/	Ten Thousand Lakes CD SC-115	14'	1999
58	Thompson	Randall		Suite	Oboe, Clar, Viola	Advanced	Published	I. Gaio	14'30"	1941?
59	Tower	Joan		Toccanta	Ob, Harpsichord	Difficult	AMC	Toccanta	6'	1997	Written for Cynthia Green Libby
60	Ward-Steinman	David		Summer Suite	Ob, pno	Advanced	http://www.trevcomusic.com/products/tp-1372-ward-steinman-summer-suite-ob-pn		7'	1988
61	Wilder	Alec		Piece for Oboe and Improvisatory Percussion	Ob, Perc	Advanced	Published	Wilder Piece	4'20"	1958
62	Wilson	Dana		Mandala	Ob, pno	Advanced/Difficult	http://www.danawilson.org/node/135	I. Seeking	9'44"	2002
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