Joseph Robinson of The Double Reed says of Elaine Douvas in this recording: Eschewing overt expression in favor of implication and subtlety she offers performances that are stylish and full of passion and conviction to be sure but which like all great art withstand and reward the most careful scrutiny...Expert phrasing and articulation by Elaine Douvas in this album demonstrate persuasively that the pieces she has chosen are sufficient to challenge the finest player's imagination discipline and instrumental skill. This album is a delight for any oboist and again contains a rich collection of music from many periods from Telemann to Hindemith. Includes a complete solo partprinted on high-quality ivory paper annotated with performance suggestions and a compact disc with complete versions (with soloist) followed by piano accompaniments to each piece minus the soloist. Performed by Elaine Douvas oboe Accompaniment: Erik Nielsen piano

Music through the Ages in 2 Volumes-Fifteen pieces of grades 4-6 standard for Oboe and Piano accompaniment. Includes work from Purcell to modern day.

This collection of etudes duets and exercises was written compiled and edited by Russian oboist and pedagogue Yuri Maizels to provide the most efficient means possible for young players to learn the basics of oboe playing. The composers Hinke (a German composer who taught and worked in St. Petersburg during the reign of the Tsars) Wiedemann Garnier and Debondue are among the finest of writers and pedagogues featured in this series. These studies begin very simply and gradually increase in difficulty becoming more challenging melodically and rhythmically with increasing comprehension of the instrument. Short phrases enable the student to learn to control both breathingand intonation. This collection of studies in three volumes can help a high school student or young professional to master technique breathing and intonation while developing the endurance that is vitally important for oboe players. Yuri Maizels was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) in the former Soviet Union. After the conclusion of the Second World War he was accepted at age 13 into the Naval Boarding Musical School in Leningrad (the school which had been organized in 1873 by Rimsky-Korsakov) to study the oboe. In 1964 he graduated from the College of Music with multiple degrees in oboe performance oboe teaching and conducting. During his career Yuri Maizels played in major orchestras working with such well-known conductors such as Yuri Temirkanov Mariss Jansons Yuri Simionov Valery Gergiev and others.

La méthode Hautbois, un texte standard pour les hautboïstes, assurera un confort de jeu pour faire avancer hautboïstes. Tout cela nouvellement gravé et édition révisée, éditée par Martin Schuring, corrige les erreurs et les incohérences trouvées dans la publication originale de Barret, et a été élargi pour inclure des sections de la publication originale de Barret étudié par hautboïstes aujourd'hui. / Hautbois

This atmospheric concert work for oboe and mixed ensemble was composed for leading oboist Sarah Francis who performed both the 1972 premiere of the work and on the later CD recording. This piano reduction is for rehearsal use only. The full score and instrumental parts are available on hire/rental from Oxford University Press.

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.

Great Oboists on Music and Musicianship. A practical book with advice for both oboists and their teachers, Great Oboists on Music and Musicianship offers insights into musical craft, performance techniques, learning strategies, pedagogy, and much more as collected from twenty-six of the world's most prominent oboists.

Both of these works for oboe and piano explore the emotions of grief and anger following loss or bereavement. Fierce Tears I and Fierce Tears II both use a melodic line taken from Berkeley's Oboe Concerto but it is developed in different ways in each work.

Northumberland Impressions (Op. 42a) is a suite for solo Oboe with Piano accompaniment. It was written by Alan Bush in 1953 and first performed in the same year by the oboist Joy Boughton with the composer accompanying on the Piano. It is scored in three movements: Prelude - Lament - Dance.Alan Bush (1900-1995) was a British composer and pianist. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music and the University of Berlin and also took private lessons in composition with John Ireland. He later taught at the Royal College of Music. His compositions include several operas four symphonies and a large volume of chambermusic.

A virtuosic elegy for solo oboe in which the solo line is fractured into two opposing elements - lyrical elegance and angular neuroticism - between which there is constant conflict.

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'.

15 Selections for Young Concert Band-This part for Oboe correlates with Book 2 of Essential Elements for Band.This book features arrangements by Michael Sweeney Paul Lavender John Higgins John Moss and James Curnow.Contents: 'African Sketches' 'Barrier Reef' 'Do You Hear What I Hear' 'Elves' Dance' 'Firebird' 'Gaelic Dances' 'Irish Legends' 'On Broadway' 'Regimental Honor' 'Spinning Wheel' 'The Streets of Madrid' 'Summon the Heroes' and 'You're a Grand Old Flag'.

This complete suite started life as a collaborative dance project with the acclaimed choreographer Henri Oguike and was first performed in its entirety as acommission from Serendipity UK as part of the Let’s Dance International Festival 2014. The single movement as featured on the 2019-20 ABRSM Grade 5 Oboe Syllabus is available separately - NOV166870 Duration: c. 20 minutes