Excerpt: Compositions for Bass Oboe
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.
Adès, Thomas (1971-): Asyla, op. 17, 1997
Publisher: Faber Music (057151863X)
Remarks: for large orchestra; commissioned by the John Feeney Charitable Trust for the CBSO; first performed on 1997/10/01 in the Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Simon Rattle
Duration: 22-25min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Adès, Thomas (1971-): Tevot, 2007
Publisher: Faber Music (ISBN 0571536743)
Remarks: symphony in one movement for large orchestra; commissioned by the Berlin Philharmonic and Carnegie Hall; premiere 2007/02/21 by the Berlin Philharmonic under Simon Rattle at the Berliner Philharmonie
Duration: 22min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available 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.
Aho, Kalevi (1949-): Symphony No. 11 for six percussionists and orchestra, 1997-1998
Publisher: Fennica Gehrman
Remarks: premiere on 10 March 2000, by the Kroumata ensemble and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä
Duration: 34min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
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
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available 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.
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.
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
Additional information can be found 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.
Andreyev, Samuel (1981-): Micrographia, 2006
Publisher: Trepex
Remarks: for bass oboe solo; revised 2010 for tenor saxophone
Duration: 6min
Tags: bass oboe; solo
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available 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.
Aulio, Maxime (1980-): Symphonie de l'espace, op. 20, 2004-2009
Publisher: Association Française pour l’Essor des Ensembles à Vent (AFEEV)
Remarks: for large wind orchestra and chorus; the score shows the instrumentation to include "Heckelphone (Bass Oboe)", but labels the part "Baritone Oboe"
Duration: 50min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Ricercare à 6 (arrangement by Jan Joris Nieuwenhuis)
Publisher: Edition Compusic, Amsterdam
Remarks: from "Musikalisches Opfer", BWV 1079, written in 1747; arrangement for oboe, oboe d'amore, cor anglais, baritone oboe and two bassoons
Duration: 8min
Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music, arrangement
Additional information can be found here.
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Prélude aus der Suite Nr. 2 d-Moll für Violoncello solo (BWV 1008, arrangement by Alex Klein)
Remarks: the original version for violoncello was written 1717-1723
Duration: 4min
Tags: bass oboe; solo, arrangement
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Baker, David (1959): Concerto Grosso [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Remarks: for bass oboe solo, 4 flutes, oboe, contrabassoon and harpsichord
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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.
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
Additional information can be found here.
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.
Bax, Arnold (1883-1953): Symphony No. 1, 1922
Publisher: Murdoch, London (1923); Warner Chappell Music
Remarks: the score lists "Heckelphone or Bass-Oboe"; dedicated to John Ireland; premiere on 4 December 1922 in London, by the London Symphony Orchestra under Albert Coates
Duration: 32min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Beilharz, Kristy (1971-): Red Ochre
Publisher: Australian Music Center (785.4413/BEI 1)
Remarks: for bass oboe, bass clarinet and double bass; commissioned by Henri Bok and Lawrence Cherney for 'Bass Instincts'
Duration: 12min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Birtwistle, Harrison (1934-): The Mask of Orpheus, 1986
Publisher: B&H
Remarks: premiere on 21 May 1986 at the Coliseum in London, UK
Duration: 210min
Tags: bass oboe; opera
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available 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.
Block, Julius: Tense Times (Trailer Music), 2016 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Manhattan Production Music
Remarks: from the album "Orchestral Insanity: Extreme Trailer Music"
Duration: 2min
Tags: bass oboe; popular music
A recording is available here.
Blood, John: Dark Scenes of Winter, 1981
Publisher: Gonzaga Music Publishers, GZ026 (2005)
Remarks: for bass oboe (or tenor saxophone) and piano; commissioned in 1981 by Richard Smith; premiere on 22 April 1982 at a British Music Society concert in Chelsea College, UK, by Richard Smith (bass oboe) and John Lindsay (piano)
Duration: 15min
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument
Additional information can be found here.
Bok, Henri: Bass Instincts [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Brewer, Spencer (1954-): The Piper's Rhythm (album), 1991
Publisher: Narada Productions
Remarks: a bass oboe part, played by Steve Tavaglione, can be heard prominently in "Quintessence"
Duration: 41min
Tags: bass oboe; popular music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Brian, Havergal (1876-1972): Symphony No. 1 in D minor ("The Gothic"), 1919-1927
Publisher: August Cranz, Leipzig (1932); United Music Publishers Limited (1976)
Remarks: originally No. 2 - re-numbering authorised by the composer 1967; dedicated to Richard Strauss; premiere 24 June 1961
Duration: 105min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Brian, Havergal (1876-1972): Symphony No. 4 ("Das Siegeslied")
Publisher: United Music Publishers Limited
Remarks: for soprano, double chorus & orchestra; premiere on 3 July 1967 on a BBC broadcast under Maurice Handford
Duration: 48min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available 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.
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.
Broughton, Tim G.: Suite for Low Oboes [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Remarks: for 3 bass oboes
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, multiple
Brown, Jacob: Musical Moment 3 (Composition #3) [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Remarks: for piano, cello and bass oboe
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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.
Bryars, Gavin (1943-): The East Coast, 1994
Remarks: for bass oboe solo with orchestra; commissioned by Lawrence Cherney, with additional funds made available by the Arts Council of England; premiere in January 1995 in Winnipeg, Canada, by Lawrence Cherney (bass oboe) and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra under Bramwell Tovey
Duration: 15min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra, solo
Additional information can be found here.
Burgers, Simon (1958-): Pastiche! (arrangement by Bart Schneemann), 1992
Remarks: arrangement for bass oboe and tape; original, longer version 1992-1994 for bass clarinet solo and tape, published by Donemus (08617); written with financial support of the Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst for David Coppoolse
Duration: 4min
Tags: bass oboe; solo, arrangement
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Butterworth, Arthur (1923-2014): Sonata, op. 132, 2007
Publisher: ms
Remarks: for bass oboe and piano; commissioned by Elizabeth Kenwood and Richard Herriott; premiere in July 2009 at the Birmingham Conservatoire in Birmingham, UK, by Elizabeth Kenwood and Richard Herriott, as part of the International Double Reed Society's 2009 Convention
Duration: 15min
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument
Additional information can be found here.
Carlton, Marvin J. (1953-): Scherzo: Homage to Poulenc [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Remarks: for bass oboe and piano
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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.
Cavallaro, Lenny (1947-): Adagio for Bass Oboe (or English Horn) and Piano, 2016
Publisher: unpublished
Remarks: it is unclear whether this piece has been performed
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument
Additional information can be found here.
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
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available 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
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
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Choi, Kyong Mee: A Deep Light, 2021
Remarks: part 4 of the exquisite corpse composition "Resilience"; premiere on 13 March 2021 by Alex Klein via live stream at HotHouse Global
Duration: 1min
Tags: bass oboe; solo
A recording is available here.
Clark, Bill: Sonata for Bass Oboe and Piano, 2016 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Remarks: commissioned by Michael Sluman; premiere on 2 October 2016 in Sydney, Australia, by Michael Sluman (bass oboe) and Neal Peres Da Cost (piano)
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument
A recording is available here.
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
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Clyde, Doug (1978-): Classical & Scores Suite, 2008
Publisher: Albedo Music (SO.142533)
Remarks: a collection of four songs that were originally composed for various film projects; the bass oboe/heckelphone part is optional
Duration: 6min
Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; concert band
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
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
Additional information can be found here.
Coulomb, Laurent (1977-): Zhaï, 2015
Remarks: concerto for bass oboe (or heckelphone) and chamber orchestra
Duration: 15min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Crick, Benjamin (Ben) (1978-): A Dales Lament [?]this entry is only partially verified
Remarks: oboe quartet
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Dalton, Owen (1997-): Instance, 2015 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Remarks: for bass oboe solo
Tags: bass oboe; solo
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.
Dalton, Owen (1997-): Behind Closed Doors, 2017
Remarks: for orchestra
Duration: 8min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
A recording is available here.
Dalton, Owen (1997-): Rush, 2019
Remarks: for wind ensemble
Duration: 11min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
A recording is available here.
Dalton, Owen (1997-): Duet for Bass Oboe and Bassoon [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Davis, Carl (1936-): Intolerance (film), 1989
Remarks: new score for the 1916 film by D.W. Griffith
Duration: 75min
Tags: bass oboe; film music
A recording is available here.
Davis, Carl (1936-): A Circle of Stones, 1996
Remarks: four symphonic pictures for orchestra
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
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.
Delius, Frederick (1862-1934): Eine Messe des Lebens (A Mass of Life), 1904-1905
Publisher: Harmonie Verlag, Berlin
Remarks: dedicated to Fritz Cassirer; premiere on 7 June 1909 at Queen's Hall, London, under Thomas Beecham; part 2 was first performed on 4 June 1908 in Munich by the Hofkapelle München; according to Klapproth (2008), the bass oboe part in the score was originally intended for heckelphone
Duration: 135min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Delius, Frederick (1862-1934): Songs of Sunset, 1906-1907
Publisher: F.E.C. Leuckart, Leipzig
Remarks: for soprano, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra; dedicated to the Elberfelder Gesangverein (Elberfeld Choral Society)
Duration: 30min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Delius, Frederick (1862-1934): A Dance Rhapsody, 1908
Publisher: F.E.C. Leuckart, Leipzig
Remarks: dedicated to Hermann Suter; according to Klapproth (2008), the bass oboe part in the score was originally intended for heckelphone
Duration: 12min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Delius, Frederick (1862-1934): Fennimore and Gerda (Two episodes from the life of Niels Lyhne in eleven pictures), 1908-1910
Publisher: Universal Edition, Wien
Remarks: German-language opera with four interludes; dedicated to Sir Thomas Beecham; premiere on 21 October 1919 at the Opernhaus in Frankfurt, Germany, under Gustav Brecher; according to Klapproth (2008), it is likely that the bass oboe part in the score was originally intended for heckelphone
Duration: 80min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; opera
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Delius, Frederick (1862-1934): An Arabesque, 1911
Publisher: Universal Edition, Wien
Remarks: for baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra; dedicated to Halfdan Jebe; premiere on 28 May 1920 by the London Symphony Orchestra and the Welsh Musical Festival Choral Society under Albert Ernest Sims
Duration: 13min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Delius, Frederick (1862-1934): Requiem, 1913-1916
Publisher: Universal Edition, Wien
Remarks: dedicated to the memory of all young artists fallen in the war; premiere on 23 March 1922 at Queen's Hall, London, under Albert Coates
Duration: 30min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Dench, Chris (1953-): For Nora and Roger [?]this entry is only partially verified
Remarks: for bass oboe and bass clarinet; premiere on 20 July 1984 at the Internationale Ferienkurse Neue Musik in Darmstadt, by Nora Post
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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
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.
Doran, Matt Higgins (1921-2016): Quartet for the Oboe Family
Publisher: Editions Viento
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Dupont, Gabriel (1878-1914): Antar, 1912-1913
Publisher: Heugel (1921)
Remarks: heroic tale in four acts and five tableaux; premiere on 11 March 1921 at the Opéra Comique, Paris; in act 4, a backstage ensemble is requested including 2 bass oboes
Duration: 130min
Tags: bass oboe; opera, multiple
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
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
Additional information can be found 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.
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.
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
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
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
Additional information can be found 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
Forster, Walter von (1915-2002): Kantate "Es ist Zeit, daß der Herr handelt", op. VIII/88, 1988
Publisher: ms
Remarks: for solo baritone, mixed chorus and ensemble; the heckelphone (or bass oboe) part is rather prominent
Duration: 5min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra
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.
Gardner, James E. (1962-): Charge, 1999
Publisher: Amoris International AI SI 008
Remarks: for a member of the oboe family of instruments; dedicated to Jennifer Paull; premiere in 2000 at the IDRS Conference in Buenos Aires, by Jorge Postel Pavisic; original version 1997 for clarinet
Duration: 2min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe, lupophone; solo
Additional information can be found 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.
Glanert, Detlev (1960-): Der Spiegel des großen Kaisers, op. 24, 1989-1993
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Remarks: opera in two acts; libretto by Detlev Glanert and Ulfert Becker, based on the novel by Arnold Zweig; premiere on 23 November 1995 at the Nationaltheater Mannheim, under Peter Theiler (director) and Jun Märkl (conductor)
Duration: 110min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; opera
Additional information can be found here.
Goebbels, Heiner (1952-): Suite for Sampler and Orchestra (from "Surrogate Cities"), 1993-1994
Publisher: Ricordi, Berlin (Sy. 3296)
Remarks: for sampler and large orchestra; premiere on 31 August 1994 in Frankfurt/Main; alternate version for sampler and ensemble
Duration: 30min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Goebbels, Heiner (1952-): Drei Horatier-Songs (from "Surrogate Cities"), 1993-1994
Publisher: Ricordi, Berlin (Sy. 3297)
Remarks: for mezzo-soprano and orchestra; based upon texts by Heiner Mueller; premiere on 31 August 1994 in Frankfurt/Main; alternate version for mezzo-soprano and ensemble
Duration: 15min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Gold, Ernest (né Ernst Sigmund Goldner) (1921-1999): The Screaming Skull (film), 1958 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: American International Pictures, Madera Productions
Duration: 104min
Tags: bass oboe; film music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Goldenthal, Elliot (1954-): Othello, 1997
Remarks: ballet in three acts, based on the play by William Shakespeare; commissioned by the American Ballet Theatre and the San Francisco Ballet; premiere in 1997 at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, by the American Ballet Theatre
Duration: 69min
Tags: bass oboe; ballet
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Goldsmith, Jerry (1929-2004): Star Trek - The Next Generation (television series) [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Tags: bass oboe; film music
Grainger, Percy (1882-1961): The Warriors (Music to an imaginary ballet), 1913-1916
Publisher: B. Schott's Söhne, Mainz (B.S.S.31023b)
Remarks: for orchestra & 3 pianos; dedicated to Frederick Delius; premiere on 7 June 1917 in Norfolk (Virginia), USA, under Percy Grainger
Duration: 18min
Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Grainger, Percy (1882-1961): Children's March (Over the hills and far away), 1916-1918
Publisher: G. Schirmer, New York
Remarks: for concert band; premiere 1917 at Columbia University, by the Goldman Band; original version for 2 pianos
Duration: 7min
Tags: bass oboe; concert band
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
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.
Grégoire, Sébastian (1986-): Mélodie, 2005
Duration: 1min
Tags: bass oboe; solo
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
Hana, Ester (1949-): Piece for oboe, 2021
Remarks: part 2 of the exquisite corpse composition "Resilience"; premiere on 13 March 2021 by Alex Klein via live stream at HotHouse Global
Duration: 2min
Tags: bass oboe; solo
A recording is available here.
Harman, Chris Paul (1970-): Poem, 1987-1994
Remarks: for bass oboe and piano
Duration: 5min
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument
A recording is available here.
Harris Baiocchi, Regina (1956-): Ancestral Refrain, 2021
Remarks: part 5 of the exquisite corpse composition "Resilience"; premiere on 13 March 2021 by Alex Klein via live stream at HotHouse Global; dedicated to Alex Klein
Duration: 3min
Tags: bass oboe; solo
A recording is available here.
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
Additional information can be found here.
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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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
Additional information can be found here.
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
Additional information can be found here.
Heller, Barbara (1936-): Solo-Album für Holzblasinstrumente (Englischhorn Solo-Album), 1998
Publisher: Furore-Edition (FUE 3250)
Remarks: for cor anglais, flute, recorder, clarinet, oboe, oboe d'amore or heckelphone; dedicated to Julian Singer; premiere 2002 in Bern, Switzerland
Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; solo
Herriott, Richard (1963): South Paw Chorale [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Remarks: for bass oboe and piano
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument
Herrmann, Bernard (1911-1975): Suspense (Theme to radio program “Suspense”), 1942
Duration: 1min
Tags: bass oboe; popular music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Herrmann, Bernard (1911-1975): Anna and the King of Siam, 1946 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Twentieth Century Fox
Duration: 128min
Tags: bass oboe; film music
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Heucke, Stefan (1959-): Lamentatio, op. 27, 1996
Remarks: for bass oboe and bass clarinet
Duration: 8min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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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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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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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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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
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Holst, Gustav (1874-1934): The Planets, op. 32, 1914-1916
Publisher: Goodwin & Tabb, London, 1921
Remarks: for female chorus and orchestra; premiere on 29 September 1918 in London, UK, by the Queen's Hall Orchestra under Adrian Boult; dedicated to Imogen Holst; bass oboe can be heard prominently in "Saturn", "Mars", "Uranus" and "Mercury"
Duration: 47min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
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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
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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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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.
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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Hoyt, Brad (1971-): Steam Saunter
Remarks: duet for violin and bass oboe; inspired by the painting "Die Dampfstreife" by Vadim Voitekhovitch
Duration: 1min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
A recording is available here.
Hunfeld, Xander (1949-): Metriek I, 1982
Publisher: Broekmans & Van Poppel (BP1807)
Remarks: for baritone oboe or oboe; revised 1984, 1990; commissioned by Anne Faber; premiere 1991 by Anne Faber in the Bachzaal in Amsterdam; alternate versions for clarinet or bass clarinet
Duration: 6min
Tags: bass oboe; solo
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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
Isham, Mark (1951-): Next (film), 2007
Publisher: Paramount Studios
Remarks: the bass oboe part in the film is played by Chris Bleth
Duration: 96min
Tags: bass oboe; film music
Additional information can be found here.
Isham, Mark (1951-): Once Upon a Time (TV series), 2011-2018
Remarks: the bass oboe part in the series is played by Chris Bleth
Tags: bass oboe; film music
Additional information can be found here.
Isoir, André (1935-2016): Tango (arrangement by Marc Badin)
Publisher: Delatour
Remarks: arrangement for double reed quartet; several other versions exist
Duration: 3min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, arrangement
Additional information can be found here.
James, Joseph: Requiem after J.S. Bach, 1997 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Remarks: based on music by Johann Sebastian Bach; premiere in October 1997 in London, UK; "Joseph James" is the pseudonym for the collaboration between US composers and arrangers Stanley Joseph Seeger and Francis James Brown
Duration: 36min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
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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
Jones, Rob (1993-): , 2019
Remarks: for bass oboe solo, written for Mikey Sluman
Tags: bass oboe; solo
Additional information can be found here.
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
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.
Keeley, Rob (1960-): Two Dances, 2018
Remarks: for bass oboe and piano; premiere 2018/09/01 by Michael Sluman (bass oboe) and Jordi Torrent (piano) at the 47th Annual IDRS Conference in Granada, Spain
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument
Additional information can be found here.
Kendall, Elliott (1993-): Pastel on Call, 2016
Remarks: for bass oboe and piano; commissioned by Michael Sluman; premiere on 1 October 2016 in Sydney, Australia, by Michael Sluman (bass oboe) and Christopher Pelly (piano)
Duration: 7min
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument
A recording is available here.
Kendall, Elliott (1993-): ** [?]this entry is only partially verified
Remarks: for bass oboe, heckelphone and bassoon
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Kennedy, Nigel (1956-): Melody in the Wind, 1998
Remarks: arrangement by Nigel Kennedy, John Lenahan and Malcolm Messiter; recorded in June 1998 in London, UK, with the English Chamber Orchestra under Paul Barritt and released on EMI Classics; bass oboe played by Janice Knight
Duration: 6min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
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Koechlin, Charles (1867-1950): Suite, op. 185, 1942
Publisher: Editions Max Eschig (ME 8618)
Remarks: for cor anglais, oboe d’amore or bass oboe
Duration: 19min
Tags: bass oboe; solo
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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
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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
Additional information can be found here.
Kram, Richard (1953-): Easy Miniatures for Heckelphone (or Bass Oboe), 2014
Remarks: for heckelphone (or bass oboe) and piano
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; keyboard instrument
Additional information can be found here.
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
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
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
Additional information can be found here.
Larson, Jonathan (1960-1996): Rent (musical) [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Publisher: 1996
Tags: bass oboe; musical
Lavelle Golding, Miles (2000-): Prison, 2018
Remarks: for bass oboe and piano; premiere 2018/09/01 by Michael Sluman (bass oboe) and Jordi Torrent (piano) at the 47th Annual IDRS Conference in Granada, Spain
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument
Additional information can be found here.
Lehfuss, Augustin (1963-): Jazzy Ideas, 2009 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Remarks: for 8 oboe instruments and jazz trio; commissioned by Gregor Witt; premiere in 2011 in Markneukirchen, Germany
Duration: 7min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; jazz
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Lehfuss, Augustin (1963-): Ballad for Double Reeds, 2009 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Remarks: for 8 oboe instruments and jazz trio; commissioned by Gregor Witt; premiere in 2011 in Markneukirchen, Germany
Duration: 4min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; jazz
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Lehfuss, Augustin (1963-): Double Reed Blues, 2009 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Remarks: for 8 oboe instruments and jazz trio; commissioned by Gregor Witt; premiere in 2011 in Markneukirchen, Germany
Duration: 4min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; jazz
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Lehfuss, Augustin (1963-): Rostock's Fun Fare, 2009 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Remarks: for 8 oboe instruments and jazz trio; commissioned by Gregor Witt; premiere in 2011 in Markneukirchen, Germany
Duration: 3min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; jazz
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
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
Additional information can be found 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.
Mabry, Drake (1950-): Lament for Astralabe, 1980 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Rugginenti Editore, Milan
Remarks: for solo oboe or bass oboe
Duration: 12min
Tags: bass oboe; solo
Additional information can be found here.
Mabry, Drake (1950-): Ceremony I, 1992 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Remarks: for soprano saxophone; an oboe or bass oboe version might also exist; commissioned by Claude Delangle; premiere in autumn 1992 in the USA by Claude Delangle
Duration: 13min
Tags: bass oboe; solo
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.
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
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.
Matthews, Colin (1946-): Pluto the Renewer, 2000
Publisher: Faber Music (0-571-52074-X)
Remarks: commissioned by the Hallé Concerts Society for performance with Holst’s "The Planets"; premiere on 11 May 2000 in Manchester, England, by the Hallé Orchestra under Kent Nagano
Duration: 6min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; 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
Additional information can be found here.
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
McCabe, John (1939-2015): Symphony on a Pavane (Np. 6), 2006
Publisher: Novello & Co. Ltd. (rental)
Remarks: commissioned by and dedicated to the London Philharmonic Orchestra; premiere on 10 January 2007 in London, England, by the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Steven Sloane
Duration: 21min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
McConaughey, David (1973-): Sept petits humoresques, 2018 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
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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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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Meyouhas, Yoram (1967-): Sonata for Baritone Oboe and Piano, 2021
Remarks: dedicated to Jaime Gonzalez; premier perfomance (recording) on 28 November 2021 by Jaime Gonzales (bass oboe) and Pietro Ceresini (piano) in Freiburg, Germany
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument
Meyouhas, Yoram (1967-): Resonances, 2021
Remarks: trio in four movements, for flute, baritone oboe and bass clarinet
Duration: 11min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
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.
Miereanu, Costin (1943-): Solo V, 1995
Publisher: Editions Salabert (EAS 19362)
Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais or bass oboe; dedicated to Stéphane Part and Laurence Cherney
Tags: bass oboe; solo
Additional information can be found here.
Misurell-Mitchell, Janice (1946-): Resilience, 2021
Remarks: part 3 of the exquisite corpse composition "Resilience"; premiere on 13 March 2021 by Alex Klein via live stream at HotHouse Global
Duration: 2min
Tags: bass oboe; solo
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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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.
Morehead, Patricia (1940-): Design One, 1984
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre (MI 5112 M838de)
Remarks: for solo bass oboe; original version for solo oboe (or tuba); dedicated to Dr. Samuel Dolin
Duration: 5min
Tags: bass oboe; solo
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Morehead, Patricia (1940-): Angry, 2021
Remarks: part 1 of the exquisite corpse composition "Resilience"; premiere on 13 March 2021 by Alex Klein via live stream
Duration: 3min
Tags: bass oboe; solo
A recording is available here.
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
Additional information can be found here.
Mozetich, Marjan (1948-): Postcards from the Sky II (Earthly Descent, At the Tomb of Maurice, Ascension), 1996
Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais, bass oboe and string orchestra
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra, concertante
Additional information can be found 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
Neidlinger, Buell (1951-): This Way is West (album), 1981
Publisher: K2B2 Records (K2B2 3369)
Remarks: album by Krystall Klear and the Buells; a bass oboe part, played by Gene Cipriano, can be heard prominently heard in "Pete's Boogie"
Duration: 73min
Tags: bass oboe; jazz
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Neidlinger, Buell (1936-2018): Our Night Together, 1981 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: K2B2 Records (K2B2 2169)
Remarks: album by Krystall Klear and the Buells; bass oboe played by Gene Cipriano
Tags: bass oboe; jazz
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Newman, Alfred (1900-1970): Love is a Many-Splendored Thing (film), 1955
Publisher: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Remarks: bass oboe played by Vincent Schipilliti
Duration: 102min
Tags: bass oboe; film music
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Newton, Bret (1982-): Romance for Bass Oboe and Strings, 2004
Publisher: SMP Press
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Newton, Brett (1982-): Black Mass, 2006
Remarks: for large wind ensemble and handbell choir
Duration: 12min
Tags: bass oboe; wind ensemble
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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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Newton, Brett (1982-): Symphony No. 2 (The Forest of Dreams), 2017
Remarks: for large wind ensemble
Duration: 50min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
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
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Newton, Brett (1982-): Five Miniatures for Oboes, 2021
Remarks: the fifth movement is for bass oboe or heckelphone
Duration: 1min
Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; solo
A recording is available here.
Newton, Brett (1982-): The Dark Planet
Remarks: for large wind ensemble, piano and wordless chorus
Duration: 10min
Tags: bass oboe; wind ensemble
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Newton, Brett (1982-): Symphony No. 3 (Chisos Dawn)
Duration: 68min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
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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.
Nickel, Christopher Tyler (1978-): Concerto for Bass Oboe, 2016
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre (MI 1622 N641con)
Duration: 21min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Nickel, Christopher Tyler (1978-): The Gospel According to Mark [?]this entry is only partially verified
Duration: seven-hour oratorio
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Nieuwenhuis, Jan Joris: Dances for Peace, 1999 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Publisher: Verheijen Music
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
North, Alex (1910-1991): Cleopatra (film), 1963
Publisher: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Remarks: orchestrations by Alex North, Edward Powell and Henry Brant
Duration: 151min
Tags: bass oboe; film music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
North, Alex (1910-1991): Dragonslayer (film), 1981 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Paramount Pictures
Remarks: orchestrations by Henry Brant
Duration: 73min
Tags: bass oboe; film music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Oehring, Helmut (1961-): Philipp, 2003
Remarks: for bass oboe solo; original 1997 version for trombone solo; versions for several other instruments exist
Duration: 12min
Tags: bass oboe; solo
Additional information can be found here.
Oehring, Helmut (1961-): Wozzeck kehrt zurück, 2003-2004
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Remarks: sound-scriptural SNAPSHOT in three proofs (12 contacts); premiere on 26 June 2004 in Aachen, Germany, by the Orchestra and Choir of Theater Aachen under Jeremy Hulin
Duration: 90min
Tags: bass oboe; opera
Additional information can be found here.
Oehring, Helmut (1961-): Melencolia I, 2019
Remarks: for bass oboe/voice and modified piano; original 2010 version for flute/voice and piano; several other versions also exist
Duration: 20min
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument
Additional information can be found here.
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
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Ortiz, Edgar A.: The Sombre Suite [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Publisher: Edgar A. Ortiz
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music
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
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Pearson, John Valmore (1925-2011): Heather, 1973
Publisher: A&M
Remarks: from the album "Now & Then" by The Carpenters; featuring Earle Dumler on bass oboe
Duration: 3min
Tags: bass oboe; popular music
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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.
Peracha, Omar (1993-): Ground Zero II, 2016
Remarks: for bass oboe and electronics; commissioned by Michael Sluman
Duration: 9min
Tags: bass oboe; solo
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Perks, Stephen (1956-): The Daughters of Zelophehad (Fantasia for bass oboe and small orchestra), 2016
Duration: 17min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
A recording is available here.
Phillips, Anthony (1951-): The Geese & the Ghost, 1977
Publisher: Hit & Run Music
Duration: 16min
Tags: bass oboe; popular music
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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.
Piazzolla, Astor (1921-1992): Café 1930 (from “Histoire du Tango”; arrangement by Duo Escobar-Gonzalez)
Remarks: arrangement for baritone oboe and guitar
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, arrangement
Additional information can be found here.
Pizzi, Ray (1943-): What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Remarks: for solo bass oboe
Tags: bass oboe; solo
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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Porter, Cole (1891-1964): Anything Goes, 1934
Remarks: musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter; premiere on 21 November 1934 in New York City, USA
Tags: bass oboe; musical
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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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Powley, James: Eventide Shadows, 2017
Remarks: for solo tenor and large orchestra, based on the Moors murders
Duration: 11min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
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Rabinowitz, Michael (1955-): For Jean-Luc [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: 2009
Duration: 6min
Tags: bass oboe; jazz
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.
Raksin, David (1912-2004): The Redeemer (film), 1965 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Empire Pictures
Remarks: Re-edited American version of the 1959 Spanish film "Los Mysterios Del Rosario"; orchestrations by Hugo Friedhofer
Duration: 85min
Tags: bass oboe; film music
Additional information can be found here.
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.
Richards, Peter (1959-): The Lost Penguin, 2008
Publisher: editiondb 0701002
Remarks: for solo bass oboe or heckelphone; a version for solo cor anglais also exists
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; solo
Additional information can be found here.
Rihm, Wolfgang (1952-): Deus Passus (Passions-Stücke nach Lukas), 1999-2000
Publisher: Universal Edition
Remarks: oratorio; commissioned by Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart; premiere in August 2000 in Stuttgart, Germany
Duration: 100min
Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; orchestra
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Rihs, Nicolas: Unique, 1991
Remarks: for solo cello, marimba, bass oboe, bass clarinet and bassoon
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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.
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
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Rodgers, Richard (1902-1979): On Your Toes, 1936
Remarks: musical comedy in 2 acts and 14 scenes with lyrics by Lorenz Hart; premiere on 11 April 1936 in New York (NY), USA; adapted into a film in 1939
Duration: 90min
Tags: bass oboe; musical
Additional information can be found here.
Rodgers, Richard (1902-1979): Oklahoma [Original Orchestration], 1943
Remarks: lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play "Green Grow the Lilacs"; premiere on 31 March 1943 in New York (NY), USA
Tags: bass oboe; musical
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Rodgers, Richard (1902-1979): The King and I, 1951 [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Remarks: lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; based on Margaret Landon's novel "Anna and the King of Siam"; premiere on 29 March 1951 in New York (NY), USA
Tags: bass oboe; musical
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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
Additional information can be found here.
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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Rønnes, Robert (1959-): Three Nocturnes (Hommage à Frederick Delius), 1982-2000
Publisher: TrevCo Music Publishing (68651)
Remarks: for bass oboe or heckelphone and piano; dedicate to A. Schmidt and R. Wolschina; premiere on 17 May 2000 in Lodz, Poland, by Axel Schmidt (bass oboe) and and Reinhard Wolschina (piano); the composer changed the original version to heckelphone in 2000 and also produced a version for bassoon and piano
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; keyboard instrument
Additional information can be found here.
Rosenman, Leonard (1924-2008): Rebel Without a Cause (film), 1955 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Warner Brothers Pictures
Duration: 111min
Tags: bass oboe; film music
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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.
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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Ross, Walter (1936-): Scherzino, 1999
Remarks: for bass oboe (or bassoon) and piano; dedicated to Jennifer Paull
Duration: 4min
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument
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Ross, Walter (1936-): Portraits from La Commedia dell'Arte, 1999
Publisher: Amoris International (AI SI 016)
Remarks: for bass oboe (or bassoon) and piano; dedicated to Jennifer Paull
Duration: 17min
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument
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Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921): Bassoon Sonata in G major (arrangement by Scott Hostetler), op. 168, 2021
Publisher: Editions Durand & Cie, Paris
Remarks: arrangements for bass oboe and piano; original 1921 version for bassoon and piano; dedicated to Clément-Léon Letellier
Duration: 13min
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument, arrangement
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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.
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
Additional information can be found here.
Sargon, Simon (1938-): Symphony No. 1 (Holocaust), 1985
Publisher: available from the composer (rental)
Remarks: for male chorus, baritone, orchestra; dedicated to Eduardo Mata; premiere in 1991 by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra under Eduardo Mata
Duration: 22min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Savory, Jason: Camielien [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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.
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
Additional information can be found here.
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
Additional information can be found here.
Schneider, Urs Peter (1939-): Kar I und II, 2003-2004
Publisher: aart verlag (ISMN M 50196-088-0)
Remarks: sacred music for oboe / bass oboe or clarinet / bass clarinet
Duration: variable
Tags: bass oboe; solo
Additional information can be found here.
Schuler, Denis (1970-): Ecarts, 2005
Publisher: ms
Remarks: for bass oboe and bass clarinet
Duration: 10min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
Schuller, Gunther (1925-2015): Encounters, 2003
Publisher: Wise Music (rental)
Remarks: for large orchestra and jass ensemble
Duration: 24min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra
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Schwartz, Stephen (1948-): Wicked (musical), 2003
Remarks: premiere on 28 May 2003 in San Francisco (CA), USA
Duration: 120min
Tags: bass oboe; musical
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Searle, Humphrey (1915-1982): Symphony No. 3, op. 36, 1959-1960
Publisher: Schott
Remarks: dedicated to Yolande Sonnabend; premiere in 1960 in Edinburgh, UK, under John Pritchard
Duration: 18min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
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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.
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
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.
Sharma, Liz (Elizabeth) (1951-): Suite for Three Reeds
Remarks: for 2 oboes and cor anglais or bass oboe; other versions also exist
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Sherr, David (1941-): Gregorian Chant [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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.
Sköld, Erik Valdemar (1991-): Isolation, 2020
Remarks: for solo bass oboe
Duration: 1min
Tags: bass oboe; solo
Additional information can be found here; 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
Additional information can be found here.
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
Sloss, Katie: Daughters of Egypt [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Sluman, Michael: Leshy, 2017
Remarks: for bass oboe and electronics
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
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
Solomons, David Warin (1953-): Hora Ha Kulmus (Dance of the Quill)
Publisher: SMP Press (S0.602157)
Remarks: for double wind trio; other versions also exist
Duration: 3min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji (1892-1988): Piano Concerto No. 2, op. 10, 1917
Publisher: Sorabji Archive (KK14); Paul Sacher Foundation, Basel (ms)
Remarks: no orchestral manuscript is known to survive, but a reference to one is documented in Sorabji’s June 1917 letter to Philip Heseltine, which also mentions the use of bass oboe; the extant manuscript is a reduction for two pianos
Duration: 25min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji (1892-1988): Concerto pour Piano et Grand Orchestre (Piano Concerto No. 4), 1918
Publisher: Sorabji Archive (KKS18)
Duration: 25min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji (1892-1988): Symphony for Piano, Large Orchestra, Chorus and Organ (Symphony No. 1), 1921-1922
Publisher: Sorabji Archive (KSS30)
Remarks: dedicated to Madelaine Mathilde Sorabji
Duration: 100min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji (1892-1988): Concerto V for Piano and Large Orchestra (Piano Concerto No. 8), 1927-1928
Publisher: Sorabji Archive (KSS45)
Remarks: dedicated to Aldo Solito de Solis
Duration: 100min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji (1892-1988): Symphony "Jāmī" for Large Orchestra, Wordless Chorus and Baritone Solo (Symphony No. 3), 1942-1951
Publisher: Sorabji Archive (KSS72)
Remarks: dedicated to Mervyn Vicars
Duration: 280min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji (1892-1988): Opus Clavisymphonicum (Concerto for Piano & Large Orchestra), 1957-1959
Publisher: Sorabji Archive (KSS80)
Remarks: dedicated to John Ireland; scored for two bass oboes
Duration: 100min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra, multiple
Additional information can be found here.
Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji (1892-1988): Messa Alta Sinfonica, 1955-1961
Publisher: Sorabji Archive (KSS84)
Remarks: dedicated to Reginald Best
Duration: 320min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji (1892-1988): Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra
Publisher: Sorabji Archive (KKS78); Paul Sacher Foundation, Basel (ms)
Remarks: adaptation of the first volume of the piano solo work of the same name
Duration: 200min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here.
Stachelhaus, Felix (1991-): au courant
Remarks: for baritone oboe, percussion and live-electronis
Duration: 9min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Additional information can be found here.
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
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
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
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
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
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Stephenson, James M. (1969-): Duels & Dances, 2011
Remarks: for solo oboe and wind ensemble; uses 5 different oboes (oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglains, oboe and musette); other versions also exist; commissioned by the Minnesota Commissioning Club; dedicated to and premiered by Alex Klein (oboe) and The “President’s Own” United States Marine Band under Jason K. Fettig
Duration: 13min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
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
Additional information can be found here; 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.
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
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
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
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Strutt, Clive (1942-): Introduction and Protiazhnahyah with Variations, 1993
Publisher: Amoris International (AI SI 013)
Remarks: for bass oboe (bassoon) and piano; dedicated to Derek Bell
Duration: 5min
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument
Additional information can be found here.
Strutt, Clive (1942-): Variations on a Bosnian Folk Song, 1995
Publisher: Amoris International (AI SI 014)
Remarks: for bass oboe (or bassoon); commissioned by and dedicated to Derek Bell
Tags: bass oboe; solo
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Strutt, Clive (1942-): Suite of English Folk Songs
Publisher: Amoris International (AI EN 005)
Remarks: for oboe consort: oboe (doubling 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; 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
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.
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.
Talbot, Joby (1971-): Worlds, Stars, Systems, Infinity, 2012
Publisher: Chester Music Ltd
Remarks: for orchestra and chorus; commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra as part of the interactive installation "Universe of Sound"; premiere 2012/07/08 by the Philharmonia Orchestra under Esa-Pekka Salonen at the Royal Festival Hall, London, UK
Duration: 7min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
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
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Tcherepnin, Ivan (1943-1998): Concerto for Oboe and Wind Symphony Orchestra, 1981 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Edition Peters
Remarks: for solo oboe, winds and percussion; premiere in June 1981 in Pittsburgh (PA), USA, by The American Wind Symphony Orchestra under Robert Boudreau
Duration: 16min
Tags: bass oboe; wind ensemble
Additional information can be found here.
Thompson-Bell, Jacob: Omlette Simple [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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
Tipp, Devon Osamu (Devon Yasamune Toyotomi) (1991-): Lithium Daphnae, 2011-2013
Remarks: for heckelphone (or bass oboe or lupophone), viola and piano; premiere on 7 October 2013 in Rostock, Germany, by Sabine Kaselow (bass oboe), Christoph Stark (viola) and Jenns Hoffmann (piano)
Duration: 6min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe, lupophone; keyboard instrument
Additional information can be found here; a recording is available here.
Tippett, Michael (1905-1998): Triple Concerto, 1978-1979
Publisher: Schott Music
Remarks: for violin, viola, cello and orchestra; commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra with assistance from the Ralph Vaughan Williams Trust; premiere on 22 August 1980 in London, UK, by György Pauk (violin), Nobuko Imai (viola), Ralph Kirshbaum (cello) and the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Colin Davis
Duration: 32min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
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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
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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
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Tyler, Brian (1972-): Fast & Furious (film), 2009
Publisher: Universal Pictures
Remarks: bass oboe played by Chris Bleth
Duration: 107min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
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Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958): A London Symphony, 1913-1914
Publisher: Stainer & Bell, London
Remarks: dedicated to George Butterworth; premier on 27 March 1914 in London, UK, under Geoffrey Toye; several versions exist of which the last, from 1934, was intended by the composer to supersede all earlier versions; the 1934 version no longer uses bass oboe
Duration: 45min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra
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Vidjeskog, Patrick (1964-): Två tämligen höga visor, op. 24, 1990-1992
Publisher: Music Finland (MF12400)
Remarks: for baritone and orchestra; text by Ole Torvalds
Duration: 14min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra
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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
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Vidjeskog, Patrick (1964-): Divertimento da camera, op. 23
Publisher: 1990-1991
Remarks: for bass oboe, accordion, harp and percussion; premiere on 7 November 1991 in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Päivi Kärkäs (bass oboe), Marjut Tynkkynen (accordeon), Reija Bister (harp) and Juho Vartiainen, percussion; revised version 1993
Duration: 10min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Vincent, Carl (1966-): Let Not the Poet's Soul Be Frozen, 2016
Publisher: Kirklees Music
Remarks: for bass oboe and piano; commissioned by Michael Sluman; premiere at the Australian Double Reed Society in 2016
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument
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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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
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Wagner, Andreas (1962-): Hyle, 1991
Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais, bass oboe and tape
Duration: 16min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Walker, James: Trio
Publisher: Brooklands Press
Remarks: for oboe, cor anglais and bassoon (or bass oboe)
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
Ward, David (1941-): Cupid and Psyche, 2012
Publisher: Vanderbeek & Imrie Ltd.
Remarks: opera in 3 scenes, for 6 singers and 23 instrumentalists (plus dancers ad lib.); libretto by Kevin Ireland; dedicated to Em and Brian
Duration: 90min
Tags: bass oboe; opera
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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
Waxman, Franz (1906-1967): Objective Burma! (film), 1945
Publisher: Warner Brothers
Remarks: the original score (with arrangements by Leonid Raab) used heckelphone, while the 2005 Naxos re-recording (arranged by John Morgen) used bass oboe instead
Duration: 142min
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; film music
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Whittaker, William Gillies (1876-1944): Swedish Impressions, 1939
Publisher: University of Glasgow Special Collections (ms, MSWhittaker 81/1-7)
Remarks: sextet for piano, violin, flute, horn, bass oboe and bass clarinet
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument
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Whittaker, William Gillies (1876-1944): Suite for Bass Oboe & Pianoforte, 1941
Publisher: University of Glasgow Special Collections (ms, MS Whittaker 72)
Remarks: dedicated to Bernard Hague
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument
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Wilson, Dall: Bluegrass Symphony, 2009 [?]this entry is only partially verified
Publisher: Dall Wilson Music
Remarks: for orchestra, saxophone, bass oboe and bass clarinet
Duration: 17min
Tags: bass oboe; orchestra, concertante
A recording is available here.
Windels, Ed (1967-): Cheek, op. 33, 2019
Publisher: Gyre and Gimble, NY
Remarks: for bass oboe and piano; commissioned by Michael Sluman
Duration: 10min
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument
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Wolschina, Reinhard (1952-): Duodramma, 1995
Publisher: Keturi
Remarks: for oboe instruments and violoncello; in memoriam Witold Lutoslawski
Duration: 9min
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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Woodson, Bear (1954-): Quartet for Oboe & Strings [??]this entry has not (yet) been verified
Remarks: alternate versions for oboe/oboe d’amore/cor anglais/bass oboe/heckelphone
Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; chamber music
Zaleski, Simon: Sonata for Bass Oboe & Piano [?]this entry is only partially verified
Tags: bass oboe; keyboard instrument
Zappa, Frank (1940-1993): The Grand Wazoo, 1972
Publisher: Bizarre Records
Remarks: featuring Earle Dumler on bass oboe
Duration: 37min
Tags: bass oboe; jazz
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Zappa, Frank (1940-1993): The Duke of Prunes, 1975
Publisher: DiscReet Records
Remarks: from the album "Orchestral Favorites", recorded in 1975 and released in 1979; featuring Earle Dumler on bass oboe; featuring Catherine Milliken, a member of Ensemble Modern, on bass oboe
Duration: 4min
Tags: bass oboe; popular music
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Zappa, Frank (1940-1993): Civilization Phase III, 1991
Publisher: Zappa Records
Remarks: opera-phantomine in 2 acts; featuring Catherine Milliken, a member of Ensemble Modern, on bass oboe
Duration: 114min
Tags: bass oboe; popular music
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Zappa, Frank (1940-1993): Be-Bop Tango, 1992
Publisher: Barking Pumpkin
Remarks: from the album "The Yellow Shark", recorded in 1992 and released in 1993
Duration: 4min
Tags: bass oboe; popular music
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Zegowitz, Luke (2008-): Duet for Bass Oboe and Piano, 2020
Tags: bass oboe; chamber music
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