Artiste: Yuri Maizels_Yuri Maizels. This collection of etudes, duets, and exercises was written, compiled and edited by Russian oboist and pedagogue Yuri Maizels to provide the most efficient means possible for young players to learn the basics of oboe playing. The composers, Hinke (a German composer who taught and worked in St. Petersburg during the reign of the Tsars), Wiedemann, Garnier and Deb…

Heinz Holliger more than any other oboist has been a unique driving force in the development of 20th-century oboe playing. This early sonata for oboe is nevertheless more than just a tour de force and a showpiece for competitions or recitals: the ?Capriccio? is a polished example of the art of counterpoint and the 'Aria' is soulful and deeply moving.

Although I never had any 'official' lessons with him, Heinz Holliger has become and will always remain a lifelong teacher to me. And we have developed a friendship that started 10 years ago, in Davos, where he heard me playing Robert Schumann's Fantasiestücke Op. 73 for the first time. Since then, we have performed together countless times, stood on (and behind) the stage, discussed, philosophized…

105 Orchesterstudien aus den Werken Johann Sebastian Bachs-Excerpts from Bach's cantatas masses concertos and more all selected and edited by Evelyn Rothwell for the accomplished Oboe soloist. These difficult passages are for Oboe Oboe D'amore and Oboe Da Caccia and will help to develop your technical control while playing lyrical pieces from Bach's many famous works.

Repertoire Classics for Oboe is a comprehensive and progressively graded collection of 30 classic solos for Oboe with Piano accompaniment.The book contains a fine mix of transcriptions of familiar classics along with solos written specifically for the Oboe The collection is graded in difficulty from moderate to advanced and is ideal material for concerts and recitals. There is a wide variety of mu…

Music Minus One Oboe-These oboe sonatas by Pepusch and Telemann are great Baroque pieces for any oboist and are perfect training ground for the instrumentalist looking to learn ensemble playing. Classic trio sonatas of their age they utilized a background of flute and basso continuo - a semi-improvised accompaniment commonly carried out by both a harpsichord and a viola da gamba the two instrume…

The play-along book ?Playing with the Orchestra VOL. I? has been designed for flute, Bb clarinet, oboe, Bb trumpet, F horn, violin and cello. The original symphony orchestra part for each instrument is printed in its own edition. The orchestral recordings were performed by an 80-strong professional orchestra, the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Hernando Rico. The series includes …

Par TAYLOR SUE. Blow the Oboe and Blow the Bassoon are comprehensive tutors, each published in two volumes, with separate piano accompaniment books for the teacher. They combine to give students the greatest possible pleasure from the development of their musical potential. Starting off with the very basics, Sue Taylor gradually introduces more difficult material. Each volume includes studies, pla…

'The genesis of Aubade is a piece for Piano which I wrote in the spring of 2015 and which I afterwards thought might go rather well on the Oboe. As I warmed to this idea and a piece for Oboe began to develop Irealised that I was constantly thinking about Oboist friends with whom I had had such pleasure when playing in various wind ensembles. Aubade is therefore in a way a celebration of those fri…

Philip Sparkeâ??s Skilful Solos is the second volume of a progressive series of solo books that takes the young wind player from beginner to accomplished musician. Following on from the first book in the series Starter Solos this collection generally contains longer pieces suitable for the developing young musician. Specifically tailored for each instrument Skilful Solos introduces the concept of…

Oboe and Piano-'The Sapphire' is dedicated to Heath's daughter Naima Sapphire. On the day she was born in 2000 Heath was walking over the meadows in Edinburgh to see her and could hear bagpipes playing in the distance. That inspired him to write this piece.The melody and over-all style are influenced by Scottish traditional music however the harmonies come from modern jazz.

Curnow Music Press proudly presents a way to enrich your quality of playing material whilst helping you administer your library efficiently and save money! THE YOUNG BAND COLLECTION is a compilation of some of our best pieces for youth band published as individual part books. You?ll find pieces by James Curnow James Hosay Mike Hannickel Brian Connery Paul Curnow and Douglas Court. These works…

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