Council for Higher Education in Music

OBOE

Technical Skills:
All major and minor scales, chromatic scale from low B-flat to high E-flat; arpeggios; dominant seventh studies; scales in thirds, fourths, and fifths.

Exercises/Studies:
Andrade, Studien, vol. I,II,III.  Bach, Studien, vol. I,II,III.  Barrett, Complete Method for the Oboe.  Ferling, Studies.  Gekeler, Book Two.  Gillet, Studies.  Rothwell, Difficult Passages for the Oboe.   Rubank, Advanced Method.  F. Thaddeus, Entertaining Studies.  Vade-Mecum, Studies.

Repertoire:
Bach, Arias.  Barrett,  Four Sonatas.  Cimarosa, Concerto.  Handel, Sonata in G minor, Concerto in G minor.  Haydn, Concerto.  Hindemith, Nielson, Quintets.  Hindemith or Poulenc, Sonata.  Marcello, Concerto.  Mozart, Concerto, K. 191.  Mozart, Oboe Quartet.  Poviene, Sonata for Oboe.  Saint-Saens, Sonata for Oboe.  Schumann, Three Romances for Oboe.  Telemann, Six Partitas, Sonata in A minor.  Orchestral excerpts.