Handel’s sonatas for one solo instrument and basso continuo are some of the finest examples found in the genre. The three oboe sonatas found in Barenreiter's edition are prime examples of this.The Urtext of the Halle Handel Complete Edition forms the basis for the new publication. As a scholarly critical edition it is concerned with the authentic sonatas written by Handel and not those often found in other collections which are either transcriptions of works originally composed for other instruments (e. g. the F major sonata which is often found in G major) or spurious compositions. All editorial additions are clearly indicated and as such players have a solidbasis for rendering performances true to the composer's intentions. The publication includes an informative historical as well as performance practice introduction by the noted Handel scholar Terence Best. It contains a score and two oboe/basso continuo parts.All of this adds up to a sure winner for oboists.- Authoritative edition based on the reliable Urtext of the Halle Handel Edition- Performance practice tips (English/German)- Score with two oboe/basso continuo parts- Introduction (English/German)

Grade 3-Janet Way's Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical contemporary and educational repertoire highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff Dmitri Shostakovich Karl Jenkins Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall Vera Gray and others.This practical anthology of carefully selected pieces provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 3 Oboe player and creates the perfect package for teaching exam preparation and performance.Each volume contains:19 pieces & shortstudies each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip.Grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises.Brand new sight-reading activitiesNewly-commissioned aural awareness tasks.A Piano accompaniment booklet. This book for Grade 3 Oboe players includes the pieces Gavotte by Francois Couperin Beach Front by Christopher Norton the traditional English The Trees They Do Grow So High and more.Janet Way: Grade By Grade Oboe (Grade 3) comes complete with a CD of full performance demonstrations Piano backing tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.

With many studies for the Oboe in print Gillet's Exercises For Advanced Oboe Technique is set apart by the significant experience of the composer which informs the compilation. Gillet's studies in Exercises For Advanced Oboe Technique cover a wide range of techniques essential to progression on the Oboe. These include scales articulation chromaticism intervals flexibility range and variations in time and key signatures amongst other aspects. Comprising 80 pages of detailed Oboe exercises in French English German and Spanish Gillet's Exercises For AdvancedOboe Technique is essential to acquiring a high standard of technique.

Volume 2-French oboist Louis Bleuzet (1874-1941) studied at the Paris Conservatoire where he won first prize for Oboe. Being a virtuoso of the instrument himself his The Technique of the Oboe is very well-informed. Bleuzet's career saw him become soloist at the Paris Opera as well as a professor of the Oboe at the Paris Conservatoire. Published in 1937 The Technique of the Oboe was compiled by the composer toward the end of his life. The second volume gives focus to scales in thirds and fourths mechanical exercises whole tone scales and the chromatic scale. With detailed instruction in English French andGerman this Bleuzet study book is highly versatile and essential to the progression of all oboist's technique.

The magnificent interweaving of harmonies and dialogue-like Voices in Handel’s For Unto Us A Child Is Born make it a perfect addition to the festive choral repertoire. German-born British Baroque composer George Frideric Handel originally composed this piece in 1741 for the English-language oratorio Messiah which eventually became one of the best-known and most frequently performed choral works in Western music. As the last song of Scene 3 of Part I of the oratorio which addresses Isaiah's specific prophecy about the virgin birth of a Messiah For Unto Us A Child Is Born tells the news of Christmas thebirth of a son in Isaiah’s words as found in the Scripture (Isaiah 9:6). The delicate familiar theme is introduced by the Sopranos and taken up by their counter-voices the Tenors later the same dialog is given over to the Altos and Basses. The tutti culminates in 'Wonderful' 'Counselor' 'The Mighty God' 'The Everlasting Father' and 'The Prince of Peace'.

Cyril Scott was an English composer writer and poet. He was essentially a late romantic composer whose style was at the same time strongly influenced by impressionism. His harmony was notably exotic. Scott wrote around four hundred works which include two mature symphonies three operas three Piano concertos concertos for Violin Cello Oboe and Harpsichord several overtures four oratorios as well as a mass of chamber music.Scott composed his Concerto For Oboe & Orchestra in 1946. The three movements (Molto vigoroso Andante Pastorale:Tranquillo and Rondo giocoso: Allegronon troppo cadenza Con spirit) are published here with a Piano reduction of the orchestra accompaniment.Complete performance time of the entire piece is approximately 20 minutes.

Douze Études is a set of difficult studies for Oboe by Roland Lamorlette. All studies are as difficult and it is advised that the player should start playing them at a slow tempo to acquire the perfect technique first then try the tempo indicated. The volume also provides some indication on the staccato technique for the Oboe. The text in this volume (prefaces nuances advices and explanations) is written in English French and German. Roland Lamorlette (1894-1960) was the principal Oboe Soloist at the Paris Opéra-Comique.

Born in France Apollon Barret (1804-1879) is predominantly remembered as a notable Professor of Oboe at the Royal Academy of Music in London and for his popular collection Méthode Complète de Hautbois. The third volume in this series contains up-to-date technical studies and expansive exercises with focus given to expression style ornamentation and harmonics. Each exercise and study comprises detailed notes in English French German and Spanish making for a highly versatile book. Moreover since its publication Méthode Complète de Hautbois has been widely used by Oboe teachers all overthe world. For all serious and aspiring oboists Barret's Méthode Complète de Hautbois is essential to progression on the instrument.

27 Mélodies progressives No.16 - No.27; 3 Grandes Sonates; 14 Grandes Etudes (French and English text)

Premiers Exercices de Sonorité; La Gamme; Le Détaché; Les Arpèges; 28 Exercices sur les Articulations; 12 Petites Etudes; 27 Mélodies progressives No.1 - No.15 (French and English text)

Both of these works for two oboes and cor anglais which Beethoven composed in the 1790s belong to the lighter genre of serenades and divertimentos. He might have written them in response to a commission or have been inspired bythe prevailing popularity of this delicate combination of instruments.Likewise with the Variations WoO 28 on the famous theme 'La ci darem la mano' by Mozart he made a contribution of his own to the arrangements ofoperatic melodies for wind ensembles that were so popular at the time.This Urtext edition follows the recently published volume in the Beethoven Complete Edition and thus reflects the latest scholarly research onBeethoven.

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) remains one of the most influential composers ever to have lived. His Op. 87 Trio originally composed for two Oboes and Cor Anglais in 1795 is sublimely arranged for Brass instruments by Robert King. Beethoven's Trio was originally composed in C major and has since been arranged for a variety of instrumentations. King's arrangement is intended for Trumpet Horn or Trumpet and Baritone Trombone or Horn. The Trio is made up of four movements; 1) Allegro 2) Adagio Cantabile 3) Menuetto and 4) Finale. For all aspiring advanced Brass trios King's arrangement of Beethoven's popular Op. 87 Trio cannot be missed.