Oboe pieces

Oboe repertoire list – face-to-face and digital exams (from 2022)

Select three pieces from the list: two accompanied pieces from group A and one unaccompanied piece from group B.

You can download here a PDF of all Oboe pieces.

For full guidance on repertoire selection, including options to perform a duet, and an own composition, please refer to the syllabus.

* Accompaniment available separately

Group A: accompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book

Publisher

1.

J S Bach, arr. Craxton & Richardson

Von Himmel hoch, da komm’ ich her

First Book of Oboe Solos

Faber 0571503721

2.

Barratt

Modal Lament

Bravo! Oboe

Boosey M060114601

3.

Davis, arr. Lawrance

Carol of the Drum*

Winner Scores All

Brass Wind 0328

4.

Gray

Evening Song or Pendulum or Jackboots

Oboe Music to Enjoy

Boosey M060103582

5.

Harris   

Things that Go Bump, p31

Oboe Basics 

Faber 0571540732

6.

Hinchliffe

Holiday Trot or Spring Song or Elizabethan Lament

The Really Easy Oboe Book

Faber 0571510337

7.

Jenkins (arr.)

Cantilena (from Adiemus )

Grade by Grade: Oboe Grade 1

Boosey M060124822

8.

Lyons

Natasha’s Hedgehog or Rock Steady or Storybook Waltz or Spring Carol or Cradle Song

Compositions for Oboe vol. 1

Useful U126

9.

Morley, arr. Craxton & Richardson

Go from my Window, Go

First Book of Oboe Solos

Faber 0571503721

10.

Paxton, arr. Lawrance     

The Marvelous Toy*

Easy Winners

Brass Wind 0334

11.

Purcell, arr. Craxton & Richardson

Rigadoon or Song Tune

First Book of Oboe Solos

Faber 0571503721

12.

Rae

Sundown

In the Groove

Reedimensions RD034

13.

Richardson

A Melancholy Tale or March

First Book of Oboe Solos

Faber 0571503721

14.

Richens   

Caribbean Holiday or Rock to the Rhythm    

Oboe Rocks  

Con Moto CMT7704

15.

Trad. (arr.)

Mama Paquita

Grade by Grade: Oboe Grade 1

Boosey M060124822

16.

Trad., arr. Harris   

Jasmine Flowers, p25

Oboe Basics 

Faber 0571540732

17.

Trad., arr. Lawrance

The Mallow Fling*

Easy Winners

Brass Wind 0334

18.

Trad., arr. Lawrance

Wooden Heart*

Easy Winners

Brass Wind 0334

19.

Trad., arr. McKean

Give Me Joy in My Heart, no. 64 (duet)

Abracadabra Oboe

Collins 9780713670141

20.

Wedgwood

Crystal Spring or Hot Chilli

Really Easy Jazzin’ About for Oboe

Faber 057152124X

 

Group B: unaccompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book

Publisher

1.

Anon., arr. Wastall

Allemande

Learn As You Play Oboe

Boosey M060124686

2.

Fetzen  

Study no. 3   

80 Graded Studies for Oboe book 1

Faber 0571511759

3.

Gale

The Ending's Well (without accomp)

JAZZFX for Oboe

Brass Wind 1341CD

4.

Hinke    

Study no. 3, p3 or Study no. 7, p4 

Elementary Method for Oboe 

Peters EP2418

5.

Harris  

Study no. 4   

80 Graded Studies for Oboe book 1

Faber 0571511759

6.

Harris   

Hornpipe Study, p34

Oboe Basics 

Faber 0571540732

7.

Loane & Duckett

Sleigh Ride

Team Woodwind: Oboe

Faber 0571528112

8.

Lyons

Study no. 2

24 Melodic Studies

Useful U56

9.

Mower  

Sirens, no. 1 or Blue Truth, no. 3

The Good Tempered Oboe

Itchy Fingers IFP58

10.

Rae

Relay, no. 3

Track & Field for Oboe

Reedimensions RD063

11.

Salter

Gossip, p4

35 Melodic Studies for Oboe

Emerson E413

12.

Sparke

Ticker Tape Parade, no. 5

Skilful Studies for Oboe

Anglo AMP095-401

13.

Trad., arr. McKean

All Through the Night, no. 62 or Neath the Lilacs, no. 73  

Abracadabra Oboe

Collins 9780713670141

14.

Watts

Study in Green

Fresh Air

Mayhew 3611889

15.

Williams   

Waltzing, no. 2 or Shortly, no. 3

Thirty One Two Three

Forton FM225

 

Group A: accompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book

Publisher

1.

Agostini, arr. Szeszler

Canzonetta   

Oboe Music for Beginners 

EMB Z.6925

2.

Bacherach, arr. Lawrance  

Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head*

Winner Scores All

Brass Wind 0328

3.

Barratt

Hampton Swing

Bravo! Oboe

Boosey M060114601

4.

Brahms, arr. Verrall

The Sandman

Airobics

Simrock EE4008

5.

Butterworth

Razzle Dazzle

Easy Going

Brass Wind 1309

6.

Byrd, arr. Craxton & Richardson

John, Come Kiss Me Now

First Book of Oboe Solos

Faber 0571503721

7.

Doyle, arr. Lawrance

Hogwarts’ March*

Easy Winners

Brass Wind 0334

8.

Garnier  

Duetto (duet)

Learn As You Play Oboe

Boosey M060124686

9.

Gray

Green Fields or Stick Dance

Oboe Music to Enjoy

Boosey M060103582

10.

Gregson

Summer Evening Serenade

Up Front Album for Oboe

Brass Wind 0305

11.

Grieg, arr. Craxton & Richardson

The Gadfly and the Fly or Peasant Song    

First Book of Oboe Solos

Faber 0571503721

12.

Harris 

Down Memory Lane, p40

Oboe Basics 

Faber 0571540732

13.

Hinchliffe

Dance of the Scarecrows or Jovial Jig

The Really Easy Oboe Book

Faber 0571510337

14.

Humperdinck, arr. Gray

Prayer (from Hänsel & Gretel )  

Oboe Music to Enjoy 

Boosey M060103582

15.

Kelly

I Don’t Know Why! or Honky Tonk

Trasimeno Suite

Phylloscopus PP388

16.

Lennon & McCartney, arr. Parker

Yesterday

All Jazzed Up for Oboe

Brass Wind 1302

17.

Lewin

Day Dreams

Up Front Album for Oboe

Brass Wind 0305

18.

Lloyd Webber, arr. Lawrance

Love Changes Everything (from Aspects of Love )*

Winner Scores All

Brass Wind 0328

19.

Lyons

Bonjour or Calypso Facto

Compositions for Oboe vol. 1

Useful U126

20.

Mozart, arr. Lawrance     

The Birdcatcher’s Song*

Winner Scores All

Brass Wind 0328

21.

Norton  

The Minstrel  

Connections for Oboe book 1

80 Days

22.

Rae

As If!

In the Groove

Reedimensions RD034

23.

Richens  

Cha Cha Charming or Indian Fire Dance  

Oboe Rocks

Con Moto CMT7704

24.

Rousseau, arr. Gray

Rêverie

Oboe Music to Enjoy

Boosey M060103582

25.

Rutter, arr. Lawrance

A Clare Benediction*

Easy Winners

Brass Wind 0334

26.

Schubert, arr. Wastall

Waltz (from 12 German Dances , op. 9a)

Learn As You Play Oboe

Boosey M060124686

27.

Trad., arr. Craxton & Richardson

Polish Folk Tune  

First Book of Oboe Solos

Faber 0571503721

28.

Trad., arr. Ramsay

David of the White Rock

Twenty Two Traditional Tunes for Beginner Oboists

Fentone F485A

29.

Wedgwood

Cat Walk or Dragonfly or Easy Tiger

Really Easy Jazzin’ About for Oboe

Faber 057152124X

30.

Weill, arr. Parker

Mack the Knife

All Jazzed Up for Oboe

Brass Wind 1302

 

Group B: unaccompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book

Publisher

1.

J S Bach, arr. McKean

Minuet, no. 94

Abracadabra Oboe

Collins 9780713670141

2.

Beethoven, arr. Lawrance

La Marmotte

Easy Winners

Brass Wind 0334

3.

Diabelli, arr. Wastall

Ecossaise

Learn As You Play Oboe

Boosey M060124686

4.

Gale

Swinging Janos or Little Red Mug (without accomp)

JAZZFX for Oboe

Brass Wind 1341CD

5.

Harris  

Study no. 10   

80 Graded Studies for Oboe book 1

Faber 0571511759

6.

Harris  

The Cat, the Bird and the Duck, p41

Oboe Basics 

Faber 0571540732

7.

Hinke 

Study no. 6, p5 or Study no. 3, p6

Elementary Method for Oboe

Peters EP2418

8.

Lyons

Study no. 6

24 Melodic Studies

Useful U56

9.

Morley, arr. McKean

Now is the Month of Maying, no. 90

Abracadabra Oboe

Collins 9780713670141

10.

Mower 

Quirky Quails, no. 4 or Knock Knock, no. 6

The Good Tempered Oboe

Itchy Fingers IFP58

11.

Rae

Discus, no. 5

Track & Field for Oboe

Reedimensions RD063

12.

Salter

Blown Away or A Rainy Day, p3

35 Melodic Studies for Oboe

Emerson E413

13.

Trad., arr. Lawrance

English Country Garden

Winners Galore for Oboe

Brass Wind 0315

14.

Watts

Study in Blue

Fresh Air

Mayhew 3611889

15.

Williams  

Articulate, no. 8 or Dancing Three, no. 15

Thirty One Two Three 

Forton FM225

 

Group A: accompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book

Publisher

1.

Anon., arr. Craxton

Corranto in G

Three Elizabethan Pieces

Emerson E169

2.

Arlen, arr. Parker

Over the Rainbow

All Jazzed Up for Oboe

Brass Wind 1302

3.

Bart, arr. Lawrance

As Long as He Needs Me (from Oliver! )*

Great Winners for Oboe

Brass Wind 0327

4.

Bernstein (arr.)

Somewhere (from West Side Story )  

Grade by Grade: Oboe Grade 3 

Boosey M060128837

5.

Bullard

Circus Rock or Acrobats

Circus Skills

Spartan SP730

6.

Corelli, arr. Thackray

Prelude and Gavotta

Nine Short Pieces from Three Centuries

OUP 9780193590809

7.

Farnaby, arr. Craxton

Tower Hill

Three Elizabethan Pieces

Emerson E169

8.

Gorb

Saturday Stroll

Up Front Album for Oboe

Brass Wind 0305

9.

Gray      

Czech Dance: Polonéza or Steppe Dance

Oboe Music to Enjoy 

Boosey M060103582

10.

Gregson

Folk Song Echoes

Up Front Album for Oboe

Brass Wind 0305

11.

Hinchliffe

Ayre or Anticipation

Forging Ahead on the Oboe

Hinchliffe

12.

Joliffe   

A Tall Tale or Jack-in-the-Box

Aiming High  

Stainer H498

13.

Kelly    

A Telling Off! or Calypso or Polonaise

Ballads and Bagatelles 

Spartan SP1276

14.

Kelly

South American Dance

Trasimeno Suite

Phylloscopus PP388

15.

Lawson

Arietta or Spiritual

Four Short Pieces

Emerson E141

16.

Locke, arr. Thackray

Saraband

Nine Short Pieces from Three Centuries

OUP 9780193590809

17.

Lyons

Soft Song or Dancing in the Rain

Compositions for Oboe vol. 1

Useful U126

18.

Mozart, arr. Lawrance   

Allelujah (from Exsultate, jubilate )*

Easy Winners

Brass Wind 0334

19.

Norton  

Sea Bird or The Driving Range  

Connections for Oboe book 1

80 Days

20.

Nott, arr. Lawrance

Wallace and Gromit*

Great Winners for Oboe

Brass Wind 0327

21.

Parker

Sunday Morning

All Jazzed Up for Oboe

Brass Wind 1302

22.

Purcell, arr. Craxton & Richardson

Rondeau

Second Book of Oboe Solos

Faber 0571503284

23.

Rae

In the Loop

In the Groove

Reedimensions RD034

24.

Richens      

I’ve Got It Under Control    

Oboe Rocks

Con Moto CMT7704

25.

Schönberg, arr. Lawrance

Castle on a Cloud*

Easy Winners

Brass Wind 0334

26.

Sherman & Sherman, arr. Lawrance    

Hushabye Mountain*

Easy Winners

Brass Wind 0334

27.

Tchaikovsky, arr. Lawrance

Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy*

Winner Scores All

Brass Wind 0328

28.

Thomas

Y Fwyalchen

Three Pieces for Oboe

Mansel Thomas Trust MT281

29.

Trad., arr. Szeszler

Two Russian Folksongs  

Oboe Music for Beginners

EMB Z.6925

30.

Whythorne, arr. Harrison

Lyke as the Birds that Swallowes Hight (duet)

Grade by Grade: Oboe Grade 3

Boosey M060128837

 

Group B: unaccompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book

Publisher

1.

Baermann

Study no. 12

80 Graded Studies for Oboe book 1

Faber 0571511759

2.

Davis   

No. 1 or no. 2   

Oboe Adventures 

Emerson LD49

3.

Gale

Blues for Sam or Down the Dale (without accomp)

JAZZFX for Oboe

Brass Wind 1341CD

4.

Harris 

Study no. 22 

80 Graded Studies for Oboe book 1

Faber 0571511759

5.

Hinke      

Study no. 11, p10 or Study no. 2, p19

Elementary Method for Oboe

Peters EP2418

6.

Klosé 

Study no. 19 

80 Graded Studies for Oboe book 1

Faber 0571511759

7.

Lyons

Study no. 8 or Study no. 10

24 Melodic Studies

Useful U56

8.

Mower 

Le petit chien or Jolly Hikers   

The Good Tempered Oboe

Itchy Fingers IFP58

9.

Rae

Triple Jump, no. 8

Track & Field for Oboe

Reedimensions RD063

10.

Salter    

Spring in the Air or Wrinkled Balloon   

35 Melodic Studies for Oboe

Emerson E413

11.

Sparke

Shalom!, no. 14

Skilful Studies for Oboe

Anglo AMP095-401

12.

Sullivan, arr. Hunt

Never Mind the Why and Wherefore

Melodies for Pleasure

Pan PEM38

13.

Trad. 

The College Hornpipe  

Grade by Grade: Oboe Grade 3 

Boosey M060128837

14.

Watts

Study in Pink

Fresh Air

Mayhew 3611889

15.

Williams  

Trip Up, no. 21 or Jig, no. 22

Thirty One Two Three

Forton FM225

 

Group A: accompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book

Publisher

1.

Bernstein (arr.)

Tonight (from West Side Story )

Grade by Grade: Oboe Grade 4 

Boosey M060128844

2.

Bizet, arr. Lawrance

Chanson bohème*

Great Winners for Oboe

Brass Wind 0327

3.

Bullard

Dancing Dolls or Tightrope Walker

Circus Skills

Spartan SP730

4.

Butterworth

Easy Going

Easy Going

Brass Wind 1309

5.

Darke

A Song Without Words

Six Miniatures

Schott ED11127

6.

De Fesch, arr. Francis & Grant

Largo and Gavotta    

Going Solo: Oboe

Faber 0571514944

7.

Delibes, arr. Lanning

Waltz (from Coppelia )

Classic Experience Collection 

Cramer 90571

8.

Desmond, arr. Lawrance 

Take Five (with repeat)*

Easy Winners

Brass Wind 0334

9.

Doyle, arr. Lawrance

Neville’s Waltz (from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire )*

Great Winners for Oboe

Brass Wind 0327

10.

Fauré, arr. Lanning  

Pavane  

Classic Experience Collection 

Cramer 90571

11.

Franck 

Pièce V  

Pièce V  

Leduc AL16389

12.

German, arr. Wastall

Pastorale (from Pastorale and Bourrée )

First Repertoire Pieces for Oboe

Boosey M060124747

13.

Handel, arr. Craxton & Richardson

Aria, no. 12 (with repeats)

Second Book of Oboe Solos 

Faber 0571503284

14.

Handel, arr. Thackray

Siciliano

Nine Short Pieces from Three Centuries

OUP 9780193590809

15.

Haydn, arr. Francis & Grant

Andante Cantabile    

Going Solo: Oboe

Faber 0571514944

16.

Jacob

An 80th Birthday Card for Léon Goossens

An 80th Birthday Card for Léon Goossens

Emerson E124

17.

Kelly

Carol

Trasimeno Suite

Phylloscopus PP388

18.

Kelly

Italian Dance

Ballads and Bagatelles

Spartan SP1276

19.

Lyons

June in Paris or The Garden Tiger

Compositions for Oboe vol. 1

Useful U126

20.

Nicholas

Melody

Rhapsody and Melody

Chester CH01570

21.

Norton   

A Minor Incident or Big Band Swagger  

Connections for Oboe book 2

80 Days

22.

Pergolesi, arr. Szeszler

 Siciliano    

Oboe Music for Beginners

EMB Z.6925

23.

Pogson  

Down at the Drive In

Grade by Grade: Oboe Grade 4 

Boosey M060128844

24.

Rae

Mr Big

In the Groove

Reedimensions RD034

25.

Rameau, arr. Thackray

Rigaudon

Nine Short Pieces from Three Centuries

OUP 9780193590809

26.

Shostakovich (arr.)

Hurdy-Gurdy (from Dances of the Dolls )

Grade by Grade: Oboe Grade 4 

Boosey M060128844

27.

Swift & Smale

Drum Kitten or Fred Friendly and Oriental Lady

Neighbourhood Cats

Spartan SP196

28.

Tchaikovsky, arr. Lawrance  

Barcarolle*

Easy Winners

Brass Wind 0334

29.

Tchaikovsky, arr. Szeszler

Italian Song

Oboe Music for Beginners

EMB Z.6925

30.

Templeton

Siciliana

Siciliana

Emerson E329

 

Group B: unaccompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book

Publisher

1.

Borodin, arr. Hunt

Theme (from Polovtsian Dances )

Melodies for Pleasure

Pan PEM38

2.

Boyce, arr. Hunt

Symphony no. 2  

Melodies For Pleasure 

Pan PEM38

3.

Davis 

American Square Dance or The Lost Five Pound Note

Oboe Adventures 

Emerson LD49

4.

Gale

The Latin Eighth (without accomp)

JAZZFX for Oboe

Brass Wind 1341CD

5.

Harris

Study no. 22 or Study no. 29

80 Graded Studies for Oboe book 1

Faber 0571511759

6.

Hinke  

Study no. 15, p11 or Study no. 8, p21 

Elementary Method for Oboe 

Peters EP2418

7.

Lyons

Study no. 13 or Study no. 14

24 Melodic Studies

Useful U56

8.

Mower  

Drifting Off, no. 14 or Waltzlet, no. 10

The Good Tempered Oboe 

Itchy Fingers IFP58

9.

Rae

Hammer, no. 6

Track & Field for Oboe

Reedimensions RD063

10.

Salter  

A Scolding or Alpine Pastures or Skippy or Ties

35 Melodic Studies for Oboe 

Emerson E413

11.

Sparke

One-part Invention, no. 36

Skilful Studies for Oboe

Anglo AMP095-401

12.

Wilkinson  

Scuttlebug

8 Pieces of Eight

Wilkinson

 

Group A: accompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book

Publisher

1.

Arne, arr. Rothwell

Pastorale

Pastorale

Chester CH01597

2.

J S Bach, arr. Craxton & Richardson

Gerechter  Gott, ach, rechnest du?  

Second Book of Oboe Solos 

Faber 0571503284

3.

Bizet, arr. Harvey

Spanish Serenade

Spanish Serenade

Reedimensions RD042

4.

Boni

Alla Siciliana and Allegro (3rd and 4th movts from Sonata in G )

Sonata in G

Chester CH00441

5.

Brightmore

Quickie

Quickie

Emerson E350

6.

Bullard

Sentimental Serenade and Russian Galop

Circus Skills

Spartan SP730

7.

Butterworth

Wagtail or Full Circle

Easy Going

Brass Wind 1309

8.

Darke

Waltz

Six Miniatures

Schott ED11127

9.

Gounod, arr. Salter

Serenade   

Serenade   

Emerson E616

10.

Graves

The Pretty Girls of Ballyroan or Double-Reed Rag

Threesome

Emerson E435

11.

Grieg, arr. Blake

No. 1 or no. 3 or no. 4   

Four Pieces 

Chester CH00471

12.

Handel  

Andante (1st movt from Sonata in Bb , HWV 357) 

Sonata in Bb, HWV 357

Schott ED10403

13.

Handel

Rondo

Air and Rondo

Chester CH01572

14.

Harris  

Ophelia  

Six Shakespeare Pieces  

Queen's Temple QT180

15.

Hart   

The Lark’s Landscape 

Star Pieces vol. 1

Forton FM166

16.

Kershaw

Ragamuffin Rag or Tango for Two

Have Oboe, Will Travel

Phylloscopus PP475

17.

Marais

L’agréable

Three Old French Dances

Chester CH01614

18.

Marcello 

Allegretto    

Largo and Allegretto 

Chester CH01564

19.

McDowall

Prairie Song

Unbeaten Tracks: Oboe

Faber 0571523749

20.

Mozart, arr. Craxton & Richardson

Theme and Variations (from Divertimento no. 13 )      

Second Book of Oboe Solos 

Faber 0571503284

21.

Mozart, arr. Birtel

Ave Verum, KV 618

Classical Highlights

Schott ED21877

22.

Norton  

Jane’s Song or Upside   

Connections for Oboe book 2

80 Days

23.

Parker

Fashion Parade

Jazzed Up Too for Oboe

Brass Wind 1305

24.

Rae

Movin’ and Groovin’

In the Groove

Reedimensions RD034

25.

Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Lanning 

3rd movement (from Scheherazade )

Classic Experience Collection 

Cramer 90571

26.

Rowley

Pavan (from Pavan and Dance )

First Repertoire Pieces for Oboe

Boosey M060124747

27.

Schönberg, arr. Lawrance

On My Own (from Les Misérables )* (with repeat) 

Great Winners for Oboe

Brass Wind 0327

28.

Thomas  

Minuet  

Three Pieces for Oboe

Mansel Thomas Trust MT281

29.

Warren

Quiet Hills

Quiet Hills

Emerson E418

30.

Wilson

Tango in D

Tango in D

Camden CM065

 

Group B: unaccompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book

Publisher

1.

J S Bach, arr. Hunt

Air (from Suite no. 3 )

Melodies for Pleasure

Pan PEM38

2.

Beekum

Study no. 51 and Study no. 99

Piu Mosso: 107 Short Technical Studies

Harmonia HU3106

3.

Davis 

Cobalt Blues or Brainstorm  

Oboe Overture 

Emerson LD47

4.

Gale

Waltz for Woody (without accomp)

JAZZFX for Oboe

Brass Wind 1341CD

5.

Harris

Study no. 40

80 Graded Studies for Oboe book 1

Faber 0571511759

6.

Hinke 

Study no. 13, p31 or Study no. 15, p32

Elementary Method for Oboe 

Peters EP2418

7.

Lyons

Study no. 11 or Study no. 18 or Study no. 19

24 Melodic Studies

Useful U56

8.

Mower   

A March of Two Halves, no. 16 or Dm Swing, no. 23

The Good Tempered Oboe 

Itchy Fingers IFP58

9.

Rae

Hurdles, no. 11

Track & Field for Oboe

Reedimensions RD063

10.

Salter  

It’s Only in C Major!  or The Blows of Fate or The Maypole

35 Melodic Studies for Oboe

Emerson E413          

11.

Telemann      

Allegro (2nd movt from Fantasia no. 1 in A , TWV 40:2)

12 Fantasias for Flute, TWV 40:2-13 

Bärenreiter BA2971

12.

Wilkinson  

Catch     

8 Pieces of Eight

Wilkinson

 

Group A: accompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book

Publisher

1.

Albinoni   

Allegro (1st movt from Concerto in C , op. 7 no. 12)

Concerto in C, op. 7 no. 12

Kunzelmann GM350

2.

J S Bach

Sinfonia (from Cantata no. 156 )

The Most Beautiful Oboe Solos from the Church Cantatas

Bärenreiter BA8153

3.

Barthe

Couvre feu (Curfew)

Couvre feu (Curfew)

Emerson E32

4.

Binge

The Watermill

The Watermill

Weinberger M570051236

5.

Boni

Preludio - Largo (1st movt from Sonata in G )

Sonata in G

Chester CH00441

6.

Dring

Polka

Polka

Weinberger M570054329

7.

Dring

Danza Gaya

Danza Gaya

Emerson ME01

8.

Field, arr. Rothwell

Nocturne    

The Chester Oboe Anthology  

Chester CH86537

9.

Gabriel-Marie, arr. Fairhead

La Cinquaintine

La Cinquaintine

Cascade CM59

10.

Gardel, arr. Birtel    

Par una Cabeza

Par una Cabeza

Dohr 17612

11.

Geminiani

Either 1st and 2nd movts or 3rd and 4th movts (from Sonata in E minor )

Sonata in E minor

Bärenreiter HM178

12.

Green 

Elegy, no. 3 and Humoreske, no. 4 (cor anglais)

Four Miniatures for Cor Anglais and Piano

Phylloscopus PP859

13.

Handel

Adagio and Allegro (1st and 2nd movts from Concerto no. 1 in Bb )

Concerto no. 1 in Bb

Boosey M060031786

14.

Harris       

Jaques   

Six Shakespeare Pieces 

Queen's Temple QT180

15.

Harris

Ophelia and Puck (cor anglais)

Two Shakespeare Pieces

Queen’s Temple QT7

16.

Hart  

Annie Laurie  

Star Pieces vol. 1

Forton FM166

17.

Jacob

Allegro giocoso (2nd movt from Sonatina )

Sonatina

OUP 9780193850866

18.

Loeillet de Gant

1st movt and 2nd movt (from Sonata in E minor , op. 5 no. 1)

Sonata in E minor, op. 5 no. 1

Breitkopf MR1053

19.

Massenet, arr. Rainford  

Méditation from Thaïs (cor anglais)

Solos for Cor Anglais book 1

Forton FM106

20.

Morricone

Gabriel's Oboe (from The Mission )

Gabriel's Oboe (from The Mission )

Hal Leonard HLE90004684

21.

Mozart

Adagio, K 280 or Andante, K 545

Mozart & Haydn for Oboe

Emerson E85

22.

Nicholas

Rhapsody

Rhapsody and Melody

Chester CH01570

23.

Nielsen

Romance

Two Fantasy Pieces, op. 2

Hansen WH30736

24.

Parker     

Banjolele     

Hoofers   

Brass Wind 4304

25.

Pergolesi, transc. Barbirolli    

1st and 2nd movts (from Concerto for Oboe )

Concerto for Oboe

Goodmusic GM076

26.

Pierné   

Pièce in G minor

Pièce in G minor

Leduc AL7532

27.

Rachmaninov, arr. Birtel   

Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14

Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14

Dohr 16445

28.

Ravel, arr. Gonzáles Arias   

Minuet

Le Tombeau de Couperin 

Kunzelmann GM1901

29.

Sammartini

1st movt and 2nd movt (from Sonata in G )

Sonata in G

Chester CH01575

30.

Templeton    

Scherzo Caprice (with repeat)

Scherzo Caprice

Shawnee SP16900

 

Group B: unaccompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book

Publisher

1.

J S Bach, ed. Rothwell

No. 27, p15 or no. 57, p32

J S Bach Difficult Passages

Boosey M060010651

2.

Beekum

Scala Polka, p14

Ornamental Oboes

Harmonia HU3795

3.

Blatt

Study no. 52

80 Graded Studies for Oboe book 2

Faber 0571511767

4.

Ferling   

Study no. 11 in D minor or Study no. 23 in F sharp minor   

48 Studies, op. 31

Universal UE17514

5.

Hinke     

Study no. 16, p32 or Study no. 27, p16

Elementary Method for Oboe

Peters EP2418

6.

Jacob  

Limerick or March

Seven Bagatelles

OUP 9780193573666

7.

Lyons

Study no. 24

24 Melodic Studies

Useful U56

8.

Mower   

Mango Tango, no. 25 or Tectonic Groove, no. 27

The Good Tempered Oboe

Itchy Fingers IFP58

9.

Pietzch

Study no. 56

80 Graded Studies for Oboe book 2

Faber 0571511767

10.

Reade

Bird Movements

Aspects of a Landscape

Nova NM237

11.

Telemann   

Dolce (1st movt from Fantasia no. 6 in D minor , TWV 40: 7)

12 Fantasias for Flute, TWV 40:2-13 

Bärenreiter BA2971

12.

Woolfenden

Can I Get There by Candlelight?

Reflections for Oboe

Brass Wind 2302

 

Group A: accompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book

Publisher

1.

Albinoni  

Allegro and Adagio (1st and 2nd movts from Concerto in D , op. 7 no. 6)

Concerto in D, op. 7 no. 6

Kunzelmann GM344

2.

C P E Bach

Allegro (2nd movt from Sonata in G minor )

Sonata in G minor

Ricordi SY506

3.

Barret

Cantilena (cor anglais)

Cantilena

Phylloscopus PP561

4.

Britten  

The Grasshopper or The Wasp  

Two Insect Pieces 

Faber 0571505929

5.

Cimarosa, arr. Benjamin

Introduzione and Allegro giusto (1st and 4th movts from Concerto for Oboe )

Concerto for Oboe

Boosey M060016080

6.

Dring

Italian Dance

Italian Dance

Weinberger M570054299

7.

Eichner

Allegro tempo giusto (1st movt from Concerto for Oboe )

Concerto for Oboe

OUP 9780193631281

8.

Fiocco

Arioso

Arioso

Schott ED10536

9.

Handel

Adagio and Allegro (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata no. 3 in F , op. 1 no. 5)

The Three Authentic Sonatas

Nova NM100

10.

Harris    

Ariel and Titania   

Six Shakespeare Pieces 

Queen's Temple QT180

11.

Harris

Andante molto epressivo (2nd movt from Sonatina for Cor Anglais & Piano ) (cor anglais)

Sonatina for Cor Anglais & Piano

Queen’s Temple QT8

12.

Harty

Chansonette

Three Miniatures

Stainer H330

13.

Head

Presto or Elegiac Dance

Presto or Elegiac Dance

Boosey M060032578 or M060032295

14.

Huber   

Romanze (cor anglais)

Romanze

Kunzelmann GM142

15.

Nielsen

Humoresque

Two Fantasy Pieces, op. 2

Hansen WH30736

16.

Nishizawa  

Moderato flessibile (1st movt from Sonata for Oboe and Piano , op. 94) 

Sonata for Oboe and Piano, op. 94

Hofmeister FH3085

17.

Parker   

Hoofers, no. 4

Hoofers 

Brass Wind 4304

18.

Ravel, arr. Gillet

Pièce en forme de Habenera  

Pièce en forme de Habenera  

Leduc AL24861

19.

Richardson

Roundelay

Roundelay

Emerson E44

20.

Ridout

Romance

Romance

Emerson E198

21.

Rubbra 

Duo, op. 156 (cor anglais)

Duo, op. 156

Lengnick AL1141

22.

Saint-Saëns

Andantino (1st movt from Sonata , op. 166)

Sonata, op. 166

Peters EP9196

23.

Sammartini

3rd movt and 4th movt (from Sonata in G )

Sonata in G

Chester CH01575

24.

Schumann

No. 1 or no. 3

Three Romances, op. 94

Peters EP2387

25.

Telemann

Either 1st and 2nd movts or 3rd and 4th movts (from Sonata in A minor , TWV 41:a3)

Sonatas and Pieces from 'Der getreue Musikmeister'

Bärenreiter HM7

26.

Telemann

Andante and Allegro (3rd and 4th movts from Sonata in G minor )

Sonata in G minor

Schott ED10195

27.

Verroust

Capriccio

Capriccio

Emerson E458

28.

Vinter

Friday Street

Friday Street

Studio M050032847

29.

Vivaldi  

Largo and Allegro (2nd and 3rd movts from Concerto in D , RV 453)

Concerto in D, RV 453

Ricordi NR131416

30.

Wilson

Either Improvisation and Rondo (1st and 3rd movts) or Romanza and Rondo (2nd and 3rd movts) (from Silver Sonatina )

Silver Sonatina

Saxtet 550

 

Group B: unaccompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book

Publisher

1.

J S Bach, ed. Rothwell

No. 49, p28 or no. 70, p42

J S Bach Difficult Passages

Boosey M060010651

2.

Beekum

Miniature, p8 or Mini Concert, p20

Ornamental Oboes

Harmonia HU3795

3.

Berkeley

No. 2

Three Moods

OUP 9780193554887

4.

Bourgeois

No. 4

Fantasy Pieces for Oboe

Brass Wind 3302

5.

Britten

Pan or Bacchus

Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, op. 49

Boosey M060015274

6.

Exton    

Prelude, no. 1

Three Pieces for Solo Oboe

Chester CH00468

7.

Ferling    

Study no. 20 or Study no. 21  

48 Studies, op. 31

Universal UE17514

8.

Ferling

Study no. 62

80 Graded Studies for Oboe book 2

Faber 0571511767

9.

Hinke

Study no. 14, p24 and Study no. 18, p33

Elementary Method for Oboe

Peters EP2418

10.

Mower   

Pentamental Journey, no. 29 or Best Mates, no. 37

The Good Tempered Oboe

Itchy Fingers IFP58

11.

Telemann   

Vivace (2nd movt from Fantasia no. 2 in A minor , TWV 40:3)

12 Fantasias for Flute, TWV 40:2-13 

Bärenreiter BA2971

12.

Woolfenden

Harlequin and Columbine

Reflections for Oboe

Brass Wind 2302

 

Group A: accompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book

Publisher

1.

Arnold

Leggiero and Andante con moto (1st and 2nd movts from Sonatina )

Sonatina

Lengnick AL1136

2.

J S Bach

Allegro (1st movt from Sonata in G minor , BWV 1020)

Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020

Bärenreiter BA8170

3.

Bellini

Larghetto cantabile (2nd movt from Concerto in Eb )

Concerto in Eb

Ricordi NR131679

4.

Berkeley

Either 1st movt or 2nd and 3rd movts (from Sonatina )

Sonatina

Chester CH01619

5.

Bowen 

Allegretto grazioso (1st movt from Sonata for Oboe and Piano )

Sonata for Oboe and Piano

Chester CH01560

6.

Dring

Showpiece

Three Piece Suite

Emerson E434

7.

Dubois  

Pastorale (1st movt from Sonatine ) (cor anglais)

Sonatine

Leduc AL23507

8.

Elgar

Soliloquy

Soliloquy

Novello NOV120812

9.

Godard

Légende pastorale

Nineteenth Century Collection vol. 1

EMA 135

10.

Grovlez

Sarabande & Allegro

Sarabande & Allegro

Leduc AL21162

11.

Handel

1st movt and 2nd movt (from Sonata in G minor , HWV 364a)

2 Oboe Sonatas

Peters EP3035

12.

Hart  

Bye Bye Manuel   

Star Pieces vol. 1

Forton FM166

13.

Haydn

Allegro spiritoso (1st movt from Concerto in C , Hob VIIg:C1)

Concerto in C, Hob VIIg:C1

Breitkopf EB5349

14.

Heath 

The Sapphire

The Sapphire

Camden CM265

15.

Hindemith   

Munter (1st movt from Sonata )

Sonata

Schott ED3676

16.

Jacob

Either 1st and 2nd movts or 3rd and 4th movts (from Sonatina )

Sonatina

OUP 9780193850866

17.

Kalliwoda   

Adagio and Vivace (3rd and 4th movts from Divertissement , op. 58)

 Divertissement, op. 58

Universal UE34221

18.

Marcello

Any two contrasting movts (from Sonata ) (cor anglais)

Solos for the English Horn Player

Schirmer GS33308

19.

Marcello

Either 1st and 2nd movts or 2nd and 3rd movts (from Concerto in C minor )

Concerto in C minor

Forberg F16002

20.

Martinů 

Moderato (1st movt from Oboe Concerto )

Oboe Concerto

Eschig DF15843

21.

Mozart

Allegro (1st movt from Oboe Quartet in F , K 370)

Oboe Quartet in F, K 370

Peters EP7077

22.

Nishizawa 

Andante moderato - Allegro vivace (3rd movt from Sonata for Oboe and Piano , op. 94)

Sonata for Oboe and Piano, op. 94

Hofmeister FH3085

23.

Parker     

The Flying Scotsman

Hoofers

Brass Wind 4304

24.

Poulenc

Elégie (1st movt from Sonata )

Sonata

Chester CH62711

25.

Reicha  

Rondo (bar 41) (cor anglais)

Recitative and Rondo (Scène pour le cor anglais)

McGinnis & Marx MGM7410

26.

Reizenstein   

Humoresque     

Three Concert Pieces

Boosey M060834370

27.

Rubbra

Con moto (1st movt from Sonata in C , op. 100)

Sonata in C, op. 100

Lengnick AL1140

28.

Saint-Saëns

2nd movt or 3rd movt (from Sonata , op. 166)

Sonata, op. 166

Peters EP9196

29.

Telemann  

Adagio and Vivace (1st and 4th movts from Sonata in Bb )

Sonata in Bb

Schott OBB21

30.

Vivaldi

Either Adagio and Allegro (1st and 4th movts) or Andante and Allegro (3rd and 4th movts) (from Sonata in C minor , RV 53)

Sonata in C minor, RV 53

Schott ANT133

 

Group B: unaccompanied pieces

No.

Composer

Piece

Book

Publisher

1.

J S Bach, ed. Rothwell

No. 28, p16 or no. 62, p36 or no. 66, p39

J S Bach Difficult Passages

Boosey M060010651

2.

Bourgeois

No. 2

Fantasy Pieces for Oboe

Brass Wind 3302

3.

Britten

Either Niobe and Narcissus or Niobe and Arethusa

Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, op. 49

Boosey M060015274

4.

Chandler

Any two movts (from Summer’s Lease )

Summer’s Lease

Phylloscopus PP65

5.

Facer 

The Silkworms   

The Praying Mantis & The Silkworms

Emerson E707

6.

Ferling   

Either nos. 5 and 6 or nos. 17 and 18 

48 Studies, op. 31

Universal UE17514

7.

Harris

Study no. 74

80 Graded Studies for Oboe book 2

Faber 0571511767

8.

Luft

Study no. 77

80 Graded Studies for Oboe book 2

Faber 0571511767

9.

Mower  

Dop Dop Doobah, no. 44 and Berg, no. 39

The Good Tempered Oboe

Itchy Fingers IFP58

10.

Reade

Celebration

Aspects of a Landscape

Nova NM237

11.

Telemann 

Largo-Vivace-Largo-Vivace (1st movt from Fantasia no. 3 in B minor , TWV 40:4) or Fantasia no. 7 in D, TWV 40:8 (complete)

12 Fantasias for Flute, TWV 40:2-13 

Bärenreiter BA2971

12.

Tomasi  

Péruvienne, no. 1 or Nigérienne, no. 2

Évocations

Leduc AL24084

 

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