In Greek mythology Niobe was the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion King of Thebes. She unwisely boasted to Leto about her many sons and daughters. Leto who only had two children Apollo and Artemis was angered. As punishment Apollo slew Niobe's sons and Artemis her daugters. Out of pity for Niobe's inconsolable grief the Gods changed her into a rock in which form she continued to weep.In this work for solo Oboe and tape the solo Oboe takes the part of Niobe bitterly lamenting her murdered children. The tape with the distant high voices and the slow tolling bells (and later gong) is intended to provide an evocative and descriptiveaccompaniment.Niobe was commissioned by the Park Lane Group. The first performance took place at the Park Lane Concerts in January 1988.

Samson an oratorio for soloists mixed chorus and orchestra by George Frideric Handel libretto by Newburgh Hamilton after Milton’s Samson Agonistes. Edited by Donald Burrows.These are the parts for Oboe 1 and 2.

Entertaining and vivid. Well suited for concerts festivals and auditions. 4 movements. Duration: 5 mins. 'It would make a fascinating addition to a more traditional programme without scaring a timid audience.' Music Teacher. Grade: 7 - 8

Selected and edited by Whitney Tustin. Fifteen pieces offer the player a variety of period and styles. Includes works by Bach Debussy Liszt and Rachmaninov. With piano accompaniment.

The classic scale and arpeggio studies of Gabriel Parès were adapted in the 1940s for like-instrument study by Rubank's Harvey Whistler and are now the standard for elementary scale instruction. Presenting all the majorkeys up to four flats/sharps (and the relative minors) each unit also includes long tone and embouchure studies. Supplemental material includes comprehensive chromatic scales fingering and speed studies lip slurs (brass) andexercises to strengthen the upper register (woodwinds).

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), Norway?s most famous composer, has written a lot of music which is definitely worth playing, and listening to! Play Grieg features a selection of well-known and lesser-known works or themes. Since most of these were originally written for instruments other than the one for which they are intended in this volume, things such as tempi have been carefully adapted from the original parts, or pieces have been shortened, to ensure playability.

Comprehensive band method-(Essential Elements for Band and Essential Elements Interactive are fully compatible with Essential Elements 2000)Essential Elements for Band offers beginning students sound pedagogy andengaging music all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features both familiar songs and specially designed exercises created and arranged for the classroom in a unison-learningenvironment as well as instrument-specific exercises to focus each student on the unique characteristics of their own instrument. EE provides both teachers and students with a wealth of materials to develop total musicianship even at the beginning stages.Books 1 and 2 also include access to Essential Elements Interactive (EEi) the ultimate online music education resource - anywhere anytime and on any device. Go to www.essentialelementsinteractive.com to learn more! Method features: ? Enhanced Learning System? Optimum Reinforced Learning? Theory History Cross-Curriculum

comprehensive band method-(Essential Elements for Band and Essential Elements Interactive are fully compatible with Essential Elements 2000)Essential Elements for Band offers beginning students sound pedagogy andengaging music all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features both familiar songs and specially designed exercises created and arranged for the classroom in a unison-learningenvironment as well as instrument-specific exercises to focus each student on the unique characteristics of their own instrument. EE provides both teachers and students with a wealth of materials to develop total musicianship even at the beginning stages.Books 1 and 2 also include access to Essential Elements Interactive (EEi) the ultimate online music education resource - anywhere anytime and on any device. Go to www.essentialelementsinteractive.com to learn more! Book 2 features: ? Book 1 review section? Daily Warm-ups? Rhythm Raps sight-reading and improvisation?Theory history and multicultural music? Creativity and assessment? Instrument-specific etudes? Rubank Studies and solo? 12 full band arrangements including a plannedconcert Book also includes My EE Library* (www.myeelibrary.com) - Instant Stream/Download/CD*...with Play-along mp3 tracks for ALL exercises*Internet access required for My EELibrary. Book includes instructions to order free optional CD.

Oboe And Piano-Quickie is a very short and fast-paced piece for oboe and piano composed by Victor Brightmore and is a great exercise for the advancing oboe student. The solo oboe part is also included on a separate insert.

'The genesis of Aubade is a piece for Piano which I wrote in the spring of 2015 and which I afterwards thought might go rather well on the Oboe. As I warmed to this idea and a piece for Oboe began to develop Irealised that I was constantly thinking about Oboist friends with whom I had had such pleasure when playing in various wind ensembles. Aubade is therefore in a way a celebration of those friends. There is nospecial significance in the title but it seems to me to be appropriate.' - Michael Walshe

The First Book of Oboe Solos has been complied with the true beginner in mind and it should be possible to use this book from the very first lesson. The stylistic range is as wide as is compatible with technical considerations and original pieces have been specially written in the absence of other suitable material.