Excerpt: Chamber music for bass oboe (chronological)
by Peter Hurd; reorganized and amended by Holger Hoos, editor-in-chief since 2020
version 2 (1 February 2022)
This collection is based on the catalogue of musical works requiring heckelphone or bass oboe instrumentation assembled by Peter Hurd beginning in 1998. For this new edition, the original version of the repertoire list has been edited for accuracy, completeness and consistency, and it has been extended with a number of newly discovered pieces.
Some entries could not (yet) be rigorously verified for accuracy; these were included nonetheless, to provide leads for future investigation, but are marked clearly. Pieces were selected for inclusion based solely on the use of heckelphone, bass oboe or lupophone, without any attempt at assessing their artistic merit. Arrangements of pieces not originally intended for these instruments were included when there was clear evidence that they had found a significant audience.
We gratefully acknowledge contributions by Crawford Best, Ulrich Brokamp, Michael Finkelman, Francis Firth, Alain Girard, Thomas Hiniker, Robert Howe, Gunther Joppig, Georg Otto Klapproth, Mark Perchanok, Andrew Shreeves and Michael Sluman.
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918): Bruyères (arrangement by Percy Grainger), 1918
Publisher: Bardic Edition Music Publishers
Remarks: arrangement for flute, oboe, bass oboe (cor anglais), clarinets, alto clarinet (bass clarinet), bassoon, alto saxophone, French horn and harmonium; original version by Debussy for piano (1912-1913)
Duration: 3min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, arrangement
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Ingenhoven, Jan (1876-1951): Drei Sätze, 1920 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Nederlands Muziek Instituut Den Haag (ms)
Remarks: for nine wind instruments and piano; original 1908 version for string quartet
Duration: 20min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Grainger, Percy (1882-1961): Hill-Song No. 1, 1920-1923
Publisher: Universal Edition (No. 7443)
Remarks: for 23 (or 24) instruments; the original version (written in 1901-1902) was scored for 2 piccolo flutes, 6 oboes, 6 cors anglais, 6 bassoons and contrabassoon; premiere on 26 April 1925 in New York City (NY), USA, under Percy Grainger
Duration: 15min
Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Flemming, Martha (1872-1961): Quartet, 1928 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Publisher: ms
Remarks: for 2 oboes, cor anglais and bass oboe; only the 1st movement is original, movements II and III were completed by Ernst Arfken
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Koechlin, Charles (1867-1950): Hommage au canard, 1948
Publisher: ms
Remarks: quartet for oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglais and baritone oboe (or bassoon); incomplete manuscript, only the 2nd movement is complete
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto in C Major "con molti strumenti" ((arrangement by Leonard Bernstein)), op. RV 558, 1958
Publisher: Edizioni Ricordi
Remarks: for 11 solo instruments, strings and basso continuo; premiere on 21 March 1740; in his 1958 recording, Leonard Bernstein used a bass oboe for the salmoè (tenor chalumeau) part
Duration: 11min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, arrangement
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Lewin, Frank (1925-2008): The Nurses (TV series): Episode 68, 1961-1963 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Remarks: for 2 oboes, cor anglais, bass oboe, bass clarinette and percussion; aired first on 25 June 1964
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Lewin, Frank (1925-2008): The Nurses (TV series): Episode 94, "Kathleen Fionn", 1961-1963
Remarks: for flute, bass oboe, basset horn, harp and violoncello; aired first on 6 April 1965
Duration: 2min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
A recording is available here.
Stockhausen, Karlheinz (1928-2007): Solo, 1965-1966 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Universal Edition
Remarks: for 1 melody instrumentalist with with looping feedback system; dedicated to Alfred Schlee; commissioned by NHK; premiere in two versions on 25 April 1966 in Tokyo, Japan, by Yasusuke Hirata (trombone) and Ryū Noguchi (flute)
Duration: 15min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Amy, Gilbert (1936-): Chant, 1967-1968
Remarks: won a gold medal at the 1968 Donaueschingen Festival; revised 1969
Duration: 24min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
A recording is available here.
Eyser, Eberhard (1932-): Polymorphý 2, 1968
Publisher: STIM, Stockholm
Remarks: for 1-3 different oboes
Duration: 6min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Lanza, Alcides (1929-): Penetrations II, 1969 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Remarks: for wind, string, keyboard and percussion instruments, with voices, electronic sounds and electronic extensions
Duration: 12min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music
A recording is available here.
Lanza, Alcides (1929-): Ekrophonics III, 1969 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Remarks: for 1 wind instrument, 1 string instrument and 1 keyboard
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music
Smalley, Roger (1953-2015): Melody Study I, 1970 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Faber
Remarks: for 4 or more melodic instruments; premiere on 28 April 1970 in London, UK, under Roger Smalley
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music
Smalley, Roger (1953-2015): Melody Study II, 1970 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Faber
Remarks: for 4-12 melodic instruments; commissioned by the Nash Concert Society; premiere on 13 May 1970 in London, UK, by the Nash Ensemble
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music
Piazzolla, Astor (1921-1992): Oda para un hippie, 1971 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Duration: 6min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
A recording is available here.
Seyfrit, Michael (1947-): Spans and Changes, 1971
Remarks: for flute, cor anglais, bass oboe (or bassoon), clarinet, harp and double bass
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Keane, David (1943-2017): Carpophagous Canon No. 4, 1972 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Littlehall Music Publishers
Remarks: for 3 (or more) double reed instruments
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Broughton, Bruce (1945-): Music for Oboes, 1974
Publisher: Prairie Dawg Press (PDP 165)
Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais and baritone oboe (or bassoon); edited by Bruce Gbur; composed for and premiered by Norman Benno (Oboe); Earle Dumler (cor anglais) and John Ellis (heckelphone)
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Seyfrit, Michael (1947-): Refuge, 1974 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Publisher: ACA
Remarks: for cor anglais, clarinet, alto saxophone, trombone, piano, violinm violoncello, contrabass and echo consort (3 unspecified instruments
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Newton, Rodney Stephen (1945-): Elegy, 1977
Publisher: ms
Remarks: for 2 oboes, cor anglais and bass oboe (or heckelphone)
Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Fox, Christopher (1955-): Broadway Boogie, 1983-1984
Remarks: for bass oboe and tape (3 bass oboes); premiere on 20 July 1984 at the Internationale Ferienkurse Neue Musik in Darmstadt, by Nora Post
Duration: 8min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, multiple
Additional information can be found here.
Moran, Robert (1937-): Survivor from Darmstadt, 1984
Remarks: for nine amplified bass oboes; commissioned by Nora Post; the premiere of the piece, held 1984 in Darmstadt, caused considerable controversy (due to its title)
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, multiple
Additional information can be found here.
Takács, Jenö (1902-2005): Serenade nach Alt-Grazer Kontratänzen, op. 83, 1984
Remarks: arrangement for double reed ensemble, including 2 bass oboes and 2 heckelphones; written for and premiered at the IDRS congress in Graz on 15 August 1984; the original 1966 version is for orchestra; other versions also exist
Duration: 12min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music, arrangement
Additional information can be found here.
Amelsvoort, Jos van (1910-2003): Larghetto e Burlesco, 1985 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Verheijen Music
Remarks: for wind sextet
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Turnage, Marc-Anthony (1960-): On All Fours, 1985
Publisher: Schott Music
Remarks: for chamber ensemble; commissioned by the London Sinfonietta with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain; premiere on 4 February 1986, London, UK, by the London Sinfonietta, Diego Masson
Duration: 13min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Grella-Możejko, Piotr (1961-): OBOEnergy (MariusAZIONI), 1986
Remarks: for 1-12 oboes, cors d'anglais, oboes d'amore, bass oboes
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, multiple
Additional information can be found here.
Dobrian, Christopher (1959-): Parable, 1987
Remarks: for bass flute, bass oboe and bass clarinet; premiere on 14 May 1987 at the Center for Music Experiment in La Jolla, California, by John Sebastian Winston, Susan Barrett and Robert Zelickman
Duration: 13min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Sulzer, Balduin (1932-2019): Capriccio pastorale, op. 121, 1990
Publisher: Arion Verlag (K 3202)
Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais and baritone oboe
Duration: 9min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Horz, Stefan (1965-): music, when soft voices die ..., 1991
Publisher: Edition Dohr (93060)
Remarks: for oboe trio (oboe, cor anglais and bassoon, alternatively bass oboe); after the poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley; premiere on 14 November 1991 in Cologne, Germany, by "Trio Agile"
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Rihs, Nicolas: Unique, 1991
Remarks: for solo cello, marimba, bass oboe, bass clarinet and bassoon
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Wagner, Andreas (1962-): Hyle, 1991
Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais, bass oboe and tape
Duration: 16min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Rabinski, Jacek (1956-): Meditation, 1992
Publisher: HZ Editions (HZ34)
Remarks: for oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglais, baritone oboe, 3 bassoons and contrabassoon
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Vidjeskog, Patrick (1964-): ...och tanken finner skugga, op. 25, 1992
Remarks: chamber cantata for baritone and chamber ensemble; text by Ågren Gösta; the composer no longer wishes this piece to be performed in public
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Agrell, Jeffrey (1948-): Blues for D.D., 1993
Publisher: Jeffrey Agrell (57518)
Remarks: version for oboe & bass oboe; originally for solo oboe; written for Diana Doherty; several other versions exist
Duration: 4min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Amelsvoort, Jos van (1910-2003): Fantasia 1941, 1994 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Verheijen Music
Remarks: for double-reed nonet
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Amelsvoort, Jos van (1910-2003): Quintetto I, 1994
Publisher: Donemus (08780)
Remarks: per due oboi, oboe d'amore, corno inglese e oboe barytone; commissioned by Kathy Halvorson
Duration: 10min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Amelsvoort, Jos van (1910-2003): Quintetto II, 1994
Remarks: for double-reed ensemble
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Applebaum, Louis (1918-2000): Souvenirs, 1994
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre (MI 5212 A648so, ms)
Remarks: for oboe (or bass oboe) and organ
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Amelsvoort, Jos van (1910-2003): Nocturne, 1995 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Verheijen Music
Remarks: for double-reed nonet
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Hofmann-Engl, Ludger (1964-): 5 Pieces for “Three Reeds”, 1995
Remarks: for 2 oboes and bass oboe; premiere 28 July 1998 in Purton, UK
Duration: 8min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Truax, Barry (1947-): Inside, 1995
Publisher: Cambridge Street Records (CSR 9601 / 1996)
Remarks: for bass oboe and stereo fixed medium; bass oboe played by Lawrence Cherney
Duration: 13min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Wolschina, Reinhard (1952-): Duodramma, 1995
Publisher: Keturi
Remarks: for oboe instruments and violoncello; in memoriam Witold Lutoslawski
Duration: 9min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Banasik, Christian (1963-): Der Zauberspiegel des M.C. Escher, 1996
Remarks: Version II for bass oboe and bass clarinet; original version 1988 for two bass clarinets
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Brophy, Gerard (1953-): Iza, 1996
Publisher: Australian Music Center
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Carr, Edwin (1926-2003): Waiheke Island (A Suite for Oboe Consort), 1996
Publisher: Amoris Editions AI EN 002
Remarks: quartet for oboe, oboe d’amore (or oboe II), cor anglais and bass oboe (or bassoon); dedication: for Jennifer Paull
Duration: 13min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Diethelm, Caspar (1926-1997): Plejaden (quartet for 3 oboes and bassoon), op. 342, 1996 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: ms
Remarks: III: 2 Ob, Hph, Fg – IV: Hph solo – V: 2 Ob.am, Hph, Fg – VI: Ob, CA, Bar.-Ob.
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music
Filas, Juraj (1955-): Liebe gute Freiheit, 1996
Publisher: Editions Bim (MCX21)
Remarks: quartet for oboe, cor anglais, tenor oboe and bassoon; adaptation of the 1992 trio for oboe, cor anglais and bassoon; commissioned by Henri Leuzinger; premiered at Castle Jindřichův Hradec
Duration: 28min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Hakenberg, Stefan (1960-): Days, 1996
Publisher: Tonos Music (TO.7336)
Remarks: ten short pieces for bass clarinet and bassoon (or bass oboe, or heckelphone, or a second bass clarinet); premiere 1998 at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, by Diane Heffner (bass clarinet) and Janet Underhill (bassoon)
Duration: 14min
Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Heucke, Stefan (1959-): Lamentatio, op. 27, 1996
Remarks: for bass oboe and bass clarinet
Duration: 8min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Keane, David (1943-2017): Twee Vlinders, 1996
Publisher: Canadian Music Center (MI 5126 K24tw2)
Remarks: for bass oboe and bass clarinet; dedicated to Lawrence Cherney and Henry Bok
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Mabry, Drake (1950-): Aria, 1996
Remarks: for solo bass oboe and oboe band; premiere on 8 September 1996 in St. Philibert de Grandlieu, France, by Bernard Delcambre (bass oboe) and the Oboe Band of Nantes under Christophe Duchêne
Duration: 8min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Mather, Bruce (1939-): Duo Basso, 1996
Remarks: for bass flute and bass oboe; premiere on 5 February 1997 in Ottawa, Canada; a version for bass flute and bass clarinet also exists
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Parker, Michael (1948-2017): Six Lowly Variations on the Flying Dutchman, op. 54, 1996
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre (MI 5126 P242six)
Remarks: for bass oboe and bass clarinet
Duration: 13min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Rihs, Nicolas: C4,B4,A4, 1996
Publisher: ms
Remarks: for cor anglais, bass oboe, heckelphone and bassoon
Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Rimmer, John (1939-): At the Base of the Whirlpool, 1996
Publisher: Catena Press
Remarks: for bass oboe and bass clarinet; versions for 2 bass clarinets / bass clarinet and cello also exist
Duration: 10min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Salzedo, Leonard (1921-2000): Bailables, op. 127, 1996
Publisher: Amoris International (AI EN 001)
Remarks: for oboe (with optional musette), oboe d’amore, cor anglais and bass oboe; dedicated to Jennifer Paull
Duration: 11min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Salzedo, Leonard (1921-2000): Canto de la Sibila, op. 135, 1996
Publisher: Amoris International (AI EN 003)
Remarks: for oboe d'amore (or bassoon or bass oboe) and string quartet; dedicated to Jennifer Paull
Duration: 14min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Blezard, William (1921-2003): Scherzo furioso, 1997
Publisher: Amoris International, AI SI 017
Remarks: for double reed instrument and piano; for Derek Bell
Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Cherney, Brian (1942-): In the Great Museums of our Memory, 1996-1997
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
Remarks: for bass oboe and bass clarinet; earlier version (1994) for bass oboe solo
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, solo
Michael, Frank (1943-): Die Stimme der Kultur (Stele für Manfred Schradi), op. 79/1, 1997
Publisher: Musikverlag Zimmermann (ZM 33220)
Remarks: for flute/bass flute, oboe/bass oboe and piano; dedicated to Manfred Schradi
Duration: 6min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Ross, Walter (1936-): Variations on "Auprès de ma blonde", 1997
Publisher: Amoris International (AI EN 004)
Remarks: for oboe, oboe d’amore (or cor anglais) and bass oboe (or bassoon); dedicated to Jennifer Paull
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Schiffman, Harold (1928-): Divertimento for Oboe Quartet, 1997
Publisher: ms
Remarks: for oboe, oboe d'amore, cor anglais and bass oboe; dedicated to Jennifer Paull
Duration: 7min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Hippler, Dietmar (1956-): Bass Instincts, 1998
Remarks: for bass oboe and bass clarinet; commissioned by the duo "Bass instincts"
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Robinson, Carol and Milliken, Cathy (1956-): Cross-currents (an unending aleatoric mix), 1998
Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais, baritone oboe, Eb clarinet, Bb clarinet, bass clarinet and demi-clarinet; MAX software design by Tom Mays; DVD ROM version 2012
Duration: 4min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Sugaya, Shigeru: Due Pezzi, 1998 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Remarks: for bass oboe and bass clarinet
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Nieuwenhuis, Jan Joris: Dances for Peace, 1999 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Publisher: Verheijen Music
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Ross, Walter (1936-): Old Joe Clark's Musical Offering, 1971-1999
Publisher: Amoris international (AI CM 006)
Remarks: for two upper (oboe, oboe d'amore) and one lower (cor anglais, bass oboe, bassoon) double reed instruments; parody on the famous Musical Offering by J.S. Bach; dedicated to Jennifer Paull
Duration: 6min
Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music
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Stöß, Thomas (1969-): Fries der Lauschenden, 1999
Publisher: Ries & Erler Musikverlag (RE43015)
Remarks: for oboe instruments, violoncello and piano; after the group of sculptures by Ernst Barlach
Duration: 64min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Rodriguez, Ana Maria (1963-): Level I, 2000
Remarks: sound installation for bass oboe, computer and loudspeaker system; premiere on 17 February 2000 in Cologne, Germany, with Gudrun Reschke (bass oboe); a version for trumpet also exists
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Schneider, Stephan Marc (1970-): Regards, 1999-2000
Remarks: five movements for clarinet or oboe (bass oboe ad lib.), violoncello and piano; premiere on 31 March 2000 in Weimar, Germany, by Axel Schmidt (oboe), Maria Luise Ewald (violoncello) and Reinhard Wolschina (piano)
Duration: 8min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Silvestrini, Gilles (1961-): Tiento, 2000
Publisher: Delatour (DLT0342)
Remarks: for oboe ensemble (four oboes, 2 oboes d'amour, 2 cors anglais and 2 bass oboes; dedicated to René Guillamot
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, multiple
Additional information can be found here.
Bartók, Béla (1881-1945): Drei Stücke aus dem Mikrokosmos (arrangement by Reinhard Wolschina), 2001
Remarks: arrangement for flute (alto flute, piccolo flute), oboe (cor anglais, baritone oboe) and piano; original version 1926-1939
Duration: 7min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, arrangement
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Emmert, František Gregor (1940-2015): Motetto Salmo 22, 2001
Remarks: for baritone oboe, cello and piano; premiere 2002 in Weimar, Germany, by Trio pianOVo Weimar
Duration: 19min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Stout, Alastair (1975-): The Darkling Heave, 2001
Remarks: for 10 players; commissioned and first performed by the Continuum Ensemble in London, UK
Duration: 14min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Filas, Juraj (1955-): Klavierquintett, 2003
Publisher: Editions Bim (MCX33)
Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais, tenor oboe (or 2nd cor anglais), bassoon and piano; dedicated to Henri und Carla Leuzinger; commissioned by Henri Leuzinger; premiered on 8 April 2004 at Český Krumlov Castle; the tenor oboe played by Miriam Moser of the Aulos Quartet in the 2009 recording is a variant of the bass oboe
Duration: 26min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Schneider, Urs Peter (1939-): 19 Existenzen, 2003
Publisher: aart verlag (ISMN M 50196-087-3)
Remarks: Four-part profane dances for seven instruments in low register: bass oboe, viola, horn, hammond organ, bassoon, violoncello and tuba
Duration: 10min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Slezák, Pavel (1941-): Lust zu Hopsen, op. 82, 2003 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Remarks: for bass oboe, violoncello and piano
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Hovhannisyan, Aram (1984-): à trois, 2004
Remarks: for flute (+ alto flute), oboe (+ bass oboe) and clarinet (+ bass clarinet)
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Newton, Bret (1982-): Romance for Bass Oboe and Strings, 2004
Publisher: SMP Press
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Politi, Adrien (1957-): Tango-Fantasía 1, 2004
Publisher: Éditions Delatour (DLT0178)
Remarks: for oboe, oboe d'amore, cor anglais, bass oboe and two bassoons; dedicated to Claude Villevielle and "La Bande des Hautbois"
Duration: 7min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Allaz, François (1957-): Les Cartographes "Par un terrier de girafe", 2005
Publisher: François Allaz
Remarks: CD tiré à 200 exemplaire numérotés et signés par les musiciens; entre jazz et musique contemporaine; les compositions de François Allaz sont interprétées par Isabelle Hornung (violon), Sara Oswald (violoncelle), Jocelyne Rudasigwa (contrebasse), Bernard Trinchan (trombone, euphonium, trompette basse, saqueboute), Béatrice Zawodnik (hautbois, cor anglais, hautbois baryton) et François Allaz (guitare)
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, jazz
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Hovannisyan, Aram (1984-): IRAE (Cahier de tristesse No.2), 2004-2005
Remarks: for piccolo (+ flute), bass oboe, piano and accordion
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Schuler, Denis (1970-): Ecarts, 2005
Publisher: ms
Remarks: for bass oboe and bass clarinet
Duration: 10min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Harris, Ian Keith (1935-): Divertissement, 2005-2006
Publisher: Amoris International Editions (AI EN 006)
Remarks: for oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglais and bass oboe; dedicated to Jennifer Paull
Duration: 23min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Harris, Ian Keith (1935-): Divertissement in Seven Movements, 2005-2006
Publisher: Amoris International (AI EN 006)
Remarks: for oboe, oboe d'amore, cor anglais and bass oboe; dedicated to Jennifer Paull
Duration: 23min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Menoud, John (1976-): Les rites de Sappho, 2006
Remarks: for violin, bass oboe, percussion and magnetic tape; premiere on 30 March 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland, by Ensemble Vortex
Duration: 22min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Newton, Brett (1982-): Symphony No. 1 for Double Reeds, 2006
Duration: 24min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Kühnl, Claus (1957-): Threehundredandeightyfive, 2007
Publisher: Kühnl Verlag
Remarks: for bass flute, bass oboe (or heckelphone) and contrabass clarinet
Duration: 5min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music
Manasyan, Armen: Quartet, 2007 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Remarks: for woodwind quartet: bass flute, heckelphone or bass oboe, bass clarinet and contrabassoon
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music
Pelzel, Michael (1978-): ... sentiers tortueux ..., 2007
Remarks: for ensemble
Duration: 22min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Harris, Ian Keith (1935-): A Consort of Carols, 2008
Publisher: Amoris International (AI EN 008)
Remarks: oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglais, bass oboe; dedicated to Jennifer Paull
Duration: 36min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Hovannisyan, Aram (1984-): Vénus, 2008
Remarks: for soprano, oboe (+ bass oboe), cello and piano; after a poem by F.G. Lorca
Duration: 9min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
A recording is available here.
Moore, Chris Trebue (1976-): Strange Attractors, 2009
Publisher: edition gravis (eg1819LM, rental)
Remarks: or oboe (bass oboe), clarinet (bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet), bassoon (contrabassoon), percussion and electronics; commissioned by the Südwestrundfunk (SWR); premiere on 17 October 2009 in Donauschingen, Germany, by Ensemble musikFabrik
Duration: 13min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Chieregato, Manuel (1978-): Sundays - I want my bells to scream! (No. 5, Version A), 2010
Remarks: musical tribute to René Magritte; for tubular bells and 6 mixed instruments
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Fine, Elaine (1959-): Duo, 2010
Publisher: Amoris International (AI EN 014)
Remarks: for oboe d'amore (or oboe) and bass oboe (or bassoon); dedicated to John Dee and Timothy McGovern; earlier 2007 version for oboe and bassoon
Duration: 7min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Haas, Georg Friedrich (1953-): AUS.WEG, 2010
Publisher: Universal Edition
Remarks: for 8 instruments; commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Freunde des Ensemble Recherche e.V.; premiere on 24 April 2010 in Witten, Germany, by Ensemble Rechere
Duration: 19min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Lewandowski, Louis (1821-1894): Kol Nidrei (arrangement by Elaine Fine), op. 6, 2010
Publisher: Amoris International (AI EN 011)
Remarks: for oboe d'amore (oboe) and bass oboe (bassoon)
Duration: 3min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Stock, David (1939-2015): Oborama, 2010
Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing
Remarks: for oboe (doubling musette, oboe d'amore, cor anglais, bass oboe) with strings, harp and percussion; premiered at FEMUSC Brazil by Alex Klein (oboe)
Duration: 18min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Tipp, Devon Osamu (Devon Yasamune Toyotomi) (1991-): Reedy Pipe Dreams, 2010 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Remarks: for double reed choir
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music
Coates, Eric (1886-1957): Dambusters' March (arrangement by Malcolm Messiter), 2011
Remarks: arrangement for woodwind ensemble, double bass and cembalo; the original version for orchestra was used as the theme to the 1955 British film "The Dam Busters"
Duration: 4min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, arrangement
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Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809): String quartet in D minor ("Quintenquartett"; arrangement by Malcolm Messiter), op. 76/2, 2011
Remarks: arrangement for oboe, cor anglais, bass oboe and basson; the original version for string quartet was completed in 1797
Duration: 20min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, arrangement
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Queen of the Night (arrangement by Malcolm Messiter), 2011
Remarks: arrangement for two oboes, cor anglais, bass oboe and bassoon; the original version for soprano and orchestra, the aria "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen", is part of the 1791 opera "Die Zauberflöte", K. 620
Duration: 2min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, arrangement
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Sánchez-Verdú, José María (1968-): De processione mundi (9ª escena de ATLAS - Islas de utopía), 2010-2011
Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel
Remarks: for oboe soloist (cor anglais & baritone oboe) and ensemble (bass flute, tenor saxophone, contrabass clarinet, violin, violoncello, double bass); commissioned by Gare du Nord Basel; premiere 2012/01/23 by Pilar Fontalba (oboe) and Ensemble Phoenix Basel under Jürg Henneberger at Gare du Nord in Basel, Switzerland
Duration: 12min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, solo
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Visotsky, D.M. and Zawodnik, Béatrice (1955-): Pictures of New York (album), 2011
Publisher: NEOS 11111
Remarks: dedicated to Elliott; bass oboe can be heard prominently in "Let the Show Begin", "Blue City", "Guggenheim High', "The Suspended Pond in Central Park", "Little India", "Birth of a Butterfly", "Phoenix" and "In a Hurry"
Duration: 60min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, solo
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Gushchyan, Arman (1981-): Four No Questions, 2012
Remarks: live sound installation for bass flute, bass oboe (lupophone), bass clarinet and electronic alarm clocks; premiere on 10 March 2012 in Bern, Switzerland, by ensemble proton bern
Duration: 9min
Tags: bass oboe, lupophone; chamber music
A recording is available here.
Hirsch, Cornelius (1954-): Notturno ferroviaro, 2012
Remarks: nocturnes for 3 oboes, 2 cors anglais, bass oboe, bassoon and contrabassoon
Duration: 15min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Hirsch, Cornelius (1954-): Nachtfalters Klagpsalter, 2012
Remarks: for 2 oboes, 2 cors anglais, 2 bass oboes and 2 bassoons
Duration: 10min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, multiple
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Hirsch, Cornelius (1954-): Frühlingsopferwalzer, 2012
Remarks: for 3 oboes, 2 cors anglais, bass oboe, bassoon and contrabassoon
Duration: 5min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Lara, Augustin (1897-1970): “Granada” in the style of The Three Tenors (arrangement by Malcom Messiter), 2012
Remarks: arrangement for bass oboe and lupophone, flute (or violin), double bass and/or contra bassoon, and harpsichord or two guitars; also performed at least once by lupophone, bass oboe, musette, cor anglais, flute, piano and double bass
Tags: lupophone, bass oboe; chamber music, arrangement
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Warren, Harry (1893-1981): Chattanooga Choo Choo (arrangement by Malcolm Messiter), 2012
Remarks: arrangement for wind octett, flute, bass oboe, violoncello, double bass and piano; an earlier version of this arrangement, also by Malcolm Messiter, used an additional horn instead of bass oboe; the original version of the song was written in 1941 by Harry Warren with lyrics by Mack Gorden and first heard, in a big band version, in the 1941 film "Sun Valley Serenade", played by Glen Miller and his orchestra
Duration: 4min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, arrangement
Heucke, Stefan (1959-): Quintett, op. 73, 2014
Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais, bass oboe, bassoon and piano; commissioned by Staatsoper Berlin for the Faboi double reed quartet (Faboi Doppelrohrquartett)
Duration: 25min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Kram, Richard (1953-): Irish Dances for Double Reed Quartet, 2014 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais, bass oboe and bassoon
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Stenov, Michael (1962-): Memorare, op. 26, 2014
Publisher: IMSLP (IMS 41)
Remarks: for mixed chorus (SATB), colla parte-instruments ad lib. (oboe, cor anglais, bass oboe, bassoon); premiere on 12 October 2014 in Linz, Austria
Duration: 4min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Bruckman, Kyle (1971-): Technological Music Vol. 2, 2015
Remarks: a series of calculated disasters wherein compositional intent is exercised to varying degrees before and/or after the moment of performance; [...] tools include oboe, cor anglais, heckelphone, baritone oboe, microphones and analogue synthesis
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music
A recording is available here.
Coulomb, Laurent (1977-): Zhaï, 2015
Remarks: concerto for bass oboe (or heckelphone) and chamber orchestra
Duration: 15min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music
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Segen, Jacob: Musical Moment #3, 2015
Remarks: improvisation for piano, cello and bass oboe
Duration: 9min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
A recording is available here.
Dalton, Owen (1997-): Vie et Mort, 2016
Remarks: duet for bass oboe and bassoon; inspired by Holst's Planets Suite
Duration: 4min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
A recording is available here.
Gregory, Max (1994-): Reef, 2016
Remarks: quartet for bass oboe, violin, viola and cello; commissioned by Michael Sluman
Duration: 6min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
A recording is available here.
Mullan, Kevin: Short Piece, 2016 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Remarks: for bass oboe, violin, viola and violincello
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Staffel, Andreas F. (1965-): Treibgut II, 2016
Publisher: Musikstudio Ohrpheo, Berlin, Germany
Remarks: for bass oboe and accordion; premiere 2016/07/01 by Antje Thierbach (bass oboe) and Susanne Stock (accordion) at Musikstudio Ohrpheo, Berlin, Germany; alternate versions for baroque oboe and accordion, for oboe and guitar, and for oboe and piano (2019)
Duration: 8min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Staffel, Andreas F. (1965-): In hohem Holz ... und weiter, 2016
Publisher: Edition Anthemion (710181)
Remarks: for oboe solo, oboe d'amore, cor anglais and baritone oboe ... individually or in arbitrary combinations, with arbitrary changes between instruments, with and without interplay; dedicated to Antje Thierbach; premiere on 19 October 2017 in Berlin, Germany, by Antje Thierbach
Duration: 12min
Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone, lupophone; chamber music, solo
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Newton, Brett (1982-): Symphony No. 2 (The Forest of Dreams), 2017
Remarks: for large wind ensemble
Duration: 50min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Regt, Hendrik de (1950-): 9 Variations on Psalm 5, 2017
Publisher: Digital Music Print Belgium (DMP 117131)
Remarks: for oboe, oboe d'amore, cor anglais and baritone oboe (or bassoon); on a theme from the Souterliedekens of Clemens non Papa
Duration: 11min
Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music
A recording is available here.
Slater, Angela Elizabeth (1989-): Fractal Light, 2017
Remarks: for oboe, oboe d'amore, cor anglais and bass oboe; written for the London Oboe Quartet
Duration: 10min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Sluman, Michael: Leshy, 2017
Remarks: for bass oboe and electronics
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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McConaughey, David (1973-): Sept petits humoresques, 2018 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Posadas, Alberto (1967-): Nebmaat, 2018
Remarks: for bass oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and violoncello; dedication "a Egipto"; premiere 2004/03 at the Festival Ars Musica in Brussels, Belgium
Duration: 16min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Roman, Elliot (1999-): Sol 489, 2018
Remarks: for bass oboe, viola and vibraphone; premiere on 8 December 2018 in Brooklyn (NY), USA, by Jacob Slattery (bass oboe), Jay Julio (viola) and Jon Clancy (vibraphone)
Duration: 10min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Chen, Yuang (1997-): Earth Spirit, 2019
Publisher: Seycara Orchestral
Remarks: for solo bass oboe, 2 horns, 1 trumpet and strings
Duration: 4min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Clarke, Desmond (1989-): Meadowland, 2019
Remarks: for bass oboe, heckelphone and bassoon; written for the Roseau Trio; premiere in October 2019 in Leeds, UK, by the Roseau Trio
Duration: 6min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music
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Dalton, Owen (1997-): Rush, 2019
Remarks: for wind ensemble
Duration: 11min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
A recording is available here.
Gaunt, Ben (1984-): Rustic Spellsphere, 2019
Remarks: for bass oboe, heckelphone and bassoon; premiere on 9 October 2019 at the Leeds International Concert Season, Leeds College of Music, UK, by the Roseau Trio
Duration: 4min
Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music
A recording is available here.
Jones, Lara: Suicide Station, 2019 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Remarks: for bass oboe, tape and visuals; commissioned by Michael Sluman; premiere in July 2019 by Michael Sluman
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Meneghin, Claudi (1967-): Fugue on the Lick, 2019
Remarks: short fugue on the Jazz cliché "The Lick", in 75-equal division of the octave, for recorder, oboe, bass oboe, bassoon and cello
Duration: 2min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Newton, Brett (1982-): The Death of Myrddin (Tone Poem for Woodwind Trio), 2019
Remarks: for bass oboe, heckelphone and bassoon; written for Mikey Sluman in February 2019 and premiered in October of 2019 in Leeds, UK, by Michael Sluman (bass oboe), John McDougall (heckelphone), and David Baker (bassoon)
Duration: 6min
Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music
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Olyver, Matthew (1993-): Suffolk Song, 2019
Remarks: for bass oboe and accordion; musical portrait of Stoke-by-Clare; commissioned by Michael Sluman; premiere on 3 July 2019 in London, UK, by Michael Sluman (bass oboe) and Iñigo Mikeleiz Berrade (accordion)
Duration: 3min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Basford, Daniel (1983-): The Moon is Distant from the Sea, 2020
Remarks: for solo bass oboe, harp and strings
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
A recording is available here.
Maunders, Florence Anna (1979-): Looking for More, 2020
Remarks: concerto for bass oboe and strings; commissioned by Mikey Sluman
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Zegowitz, Luke (2008-): Duet for Bass Oboe and Piano, 2020
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Maunders, Florence Anna (1979-): Whitworth Street West, 2021 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Remarks: oboe quartet; premiere on 18 August 2021 in Whitby, UK, by the Asyla Oboe Quartet, with Micheal Sluman playing bass oboe
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Meyouhas, Yoram (1967-): Resonances, 2021
Remarks: trio in four movements, for flute, baritone oboe and bass clarinet
Duration: 11min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Talbot-Howard, Althea (1966-): Rievaulx (A Study in Memory, in Arch Form), 2021
Remarks: for reed quartet with bells; originally written for oboe quartet; premiere on 18 August 2021 in Whitby, UK, by the Asyla Oboe Quartet, with Micheal Sluman playing bass oboe
Duration: 6min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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