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A SURVEY OF 1�E LITERATURE
A Thesis
Presented to
In Partial Fulfillment
Master of Education
by
August 1959
SPECIAL
COLLECTION
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94175
APPROVED FOR THE GRADUATE FACULTY
_________________________________
A. Christianson, COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
_________________________________
Ralph Gustafson
_________________________________
Wayne S. Hertz
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. THE PROBLEM • • . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The Problem • 1
Method books . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Solos • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Ensembles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Phonograph records . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The Oboe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Oboe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
English Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Fingering Charts . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
v. GRADED SOLOS • . . . . . . . . . . . 24
CHAPTER PAGE
Duets . . . . . . 60
Two oboes • • . . . . 60
instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Trios • . . . . . . . 65
Three oboes . . . . . . . . . . . 65
CHAPTER PAGE
instruments • . . . . . . . . 83
Quartets . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Four oboes . . . . . . . . . 84
CHAPTER PAGE
bassoon or heckelphone . . . . . . . . . . 86
violin . . . . . . . . . . . 1 01
instruments • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
CHAPTER PAGE
Quintets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 04
bassoon • • . . . . . . . . . 122
horn . . . . . . . . . � . . . . . 1 22
CHAPTER PAGE
Sextets • • • • • . . . . 126
harpsichord • • . • • • . . . . . . . . . . 132
CHAPTER PAGE
and horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 33
bassoon • . • • . . . 1 34
instruments • . . . 1 35
Septets • • • . . . . . . . . 1 35
horns • . • • • • • • • . . . . . . . . . . 1 35
bassoons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 36
bassoons 1 36
and bells . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 38
ix
CHAPTER PAGE
bassoons . . . . . . . . . . . 1 38
and bassoon • . • • • • • . . . 1 39
piano • • • • • . . . . . . . 140
Octets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 40
two bassoons . . . . . 1 40
quartet . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
tympani • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Nonettes . . . . . . . . . . . 143
quintet • • • . . . . . . . . 145
Solos . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
CHAPTER PAGE
Ensembles . . . 153
Duets . . . . . . . . 153
oboe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Trios 153
CHAPTER PAGE
�uartets . • • • • • • • • • . 1 59
CHAPTER PAGE
CHAPTER PAGE
Quintets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
bassoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
bassoon • • • • • • • • • . . . . . . 167
clarinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 67
and cello • . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 67
harpsichord . . . . . . . 168
CHAPTER PAGE
bassoon . . . . . . 168
Sextets • • • . . . . . . . . . . 168
continue . . . . . . 169
bassoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Septets • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
CHAPTER PAGE
CHAPTER PAGE
BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
APPENDIX . . . . . . . . 191
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE PAGE
THE PROBLEM
I. THE PROBLEM
study (1) to list all available method books for oboe and
solos for the oboe and English horn; (3) to compile a graded
d irector who is unfam i l iar with the doub le-reeds but must
to the tea cher who knows l ittle about the doub le- reeds .
Many times a book meant for another ins trument is used ; con-
a book meant for h i s ins trument. Since music deal ers s tock
they may not know about the mus ic available for suc h . This
s tyle f rom hearing the comp o s i tion they are studying p layed
of the oboe and Engl ish horn than that usua l ly given in
I. THE OBOE
by pinch ing the end o f a soda s traw and blowing hard enough
reed which gives the oboe and other doub l e - reed s their d is
patra ' s barge trip down the Nile to meet Mark Antony , men
and court bands used shawms and trumpe t s , but their tone
7
(2 : 28 - 29 ) .
( 2 :35 ) .
outdoor service ( 2 : 38 ) .
had been when the oboe was brought to England from Franc e .
I t now had two o r three key s , but the f ingering was still
intere sted in sen s itivity and ref inement in tone , while the
German s tyle has s ince disa ppeared a lmos t entirely , and the
United States are mak ing oboes which offer a serious chal
now virtua lly impos sible , except in collec tions , to f ind any
and spel l ing of the word "angled , " which refers to the bent
c rook holding the reed , and tha t the word "horn" may have
come from the shape o f the oboe da caccia , the immed iate
ancestor of the Engl ish horn, wh ich was curved l ike the
speculation ( 2 : 9 3 ) .
s eems to have been neglected for the next twenty - f ive years .
o boe . The main difference s between the oboe and the Engl ish
more thoroughly .
may not agree with a l l grading. Some publ ishers grade the
solo and ensembl e music in their cata l ogue s . For such , the
Medium III & IV Senior high More More Any Infrequent Alternate
involved involved F above fingerings
high C, no
limit on
low range
......
"'
13
type i s that of not being able to list all mus ic ava i lable
to letters asking for cata logue s , and some have gone out o f
One pub l isher and importer responded with the general s ta te
ment that mos t o f the mus ic a sked about was o f the Med ium or
me thod book s . Much of the mus ic , f rom fore ign pub l i sher s ,
1
i s d i ff icult to obtain.
1
six months at l ea s t should be a l lowed to rece ive
music from fore ign publ i sher s . Oc c a s iona l ly i t will arrive
s ooner f rom Eng l i s h pub li sher s , but French and German pub l i
c a t ions usually take four t o s i x month s . Thi s app l ie s only
to mus ic not kep t in s tock by American importers .
CHAP TER IV
I. OBOE
I I. ENGL I SH HORN
I I I. F INGERING CHARTS
GRADED SOLOS
Easy.
Buchtel My Buddy Kj o s
Buchtel Serenade Kj os
Buchtel Tango Kj o s
C l er i s s e Fanta i s ie S o Mus Co
Ilyinsky Lullaby Kj o s
Med ium.
.
44
Difficul t .
i::a sy .
No Listings
Medium .
D i f f icul t .
Easy.
No Lis tings
Med ium .
Difficu l t .
No Lis tings
Easy.
No Lis tings
Medium .
No Listings
Dif ficul t .
Easy.
Album No . 9 Cundy
53
Recreations Cundy
Medium .
Album No . 9 Cundy
Recreations Cundy
Diff icul t .
Easy .
No Lis tings
Med ium .
D i f f icul t .
No Listings .
Easy.
Medium .
Po rs ch Nocturno B e lwin
D i f f icult .
Easy.
No Lis tings
Med ium .
D i f f icult .
GRADED ENSEMBLES
I. DUETS
Two Obo e s
Easy.
�1edium.
Difficul t .
Easy.
No Lis tings
Medium .
Difficult .
Easy.
No L i s t ings
Medii.nn .
D iff icult .
Easy.
Medium.
D if f icult .
Easy.
Med ium .
No L i s t ings
Diff icul t .
No L i stings
II. TRIOS
Three Oboes
Easy.
Med ium .
D i f f icul t .
No Lis tings
No Lis tings
66
Med ium .
D iff icu l t .
Easy.
Medium.
D ifficul t .
Easy.
No Lis tings
Med ium .
D i f f i cul t .
Easy.
Medium.
No Lis tings
D i f f icul t .
No Lis tings
Easy.
Med ium .
D i f ficul t .
Easy.
No Lis tings
Med ium .
No Listings
Diff icul t .
Easy.
Medium .
Dif ficul t .
Easy.
Med ium .
Difficult .
Easy.
Medium .
D ifficul t .
Easy .
Medium .
D i f f icul t .
Easy.
Med ium .
D ifficult .
Eas y.
No Lis tings
79
Med ium .
D i f f icult .
No Lis tings
Easy.
No Lis tings
Medium .
D i f f icul t .
N o Lis tings
No Lis t ings
Medium .
D i f f icul t .
No Listings
Easy.
No Listings
Med ium .
D i f f icul t .
No Listings
Easy.
b
Mozart German Dance in B Peters
Med ium .
No L i s t ings
D i f f icul t .
Easy.
b
Mozart German Dance in B Peters
Medium.
D i f f icul t .
N o Listings
Easy.
b
Mozart German Dance in B Peters
Med ium .
No Listings
D i f f icul t .
No L i stings
Easy.
No Listings
82
Med ium .
No Lis tings
D i f f icult .
Easy.
No L i s t ings
Medium.
D i fficul t .
No Listings
Easy.
No Lis t ings
Medium.
D i f ficult .
No Listings
Easy.
No Lis tings
Med ium.
D i f f icul t .
No Lis t ings
Oboe and Any Two Band Q!: Orches tra Ins truments
Easy.
Med ium .
III. QUARTETS
Four Oboes
Easy.
Medium.
D i f f icult .
No Lis tings
85
Easy.
No Listings
Medium.
D i f f icul t .
No Listings
Easy.
Medium.
Difficu l t .
No L i s t ings
86
Heckelphone
Easy.
No Lis tings
Medium.
No Lis tings
Difficul t .
Easy.
No Listings
Medium .
Diff icul t .
Easy.
Medium .
D if ficul t .
No Listings
Med ium .
Difficult .
Easy,
Med ium .
Diff icul t .
Easy.
No Listings
Med ium .
No Listings
D ifficult .
No Listings
Med ium .
Difficul t .
No Lis tings
97
b b
Oboe and Three C larinets ( Three B C larinets ; Two B Clari
b
nets and Bass Clarinet ; Q!: B C larinet , Alto Clarine t , and
Bass C larinet )
Easy.
No Listings
Medium .
Difficul t .
No Listings
Easy.
Medium .
D i f f icul t .
No Listings
Easy.
No Listings
Med ium.
No Lis tings
D i ff icult .
Easy.
No Listings
Med ium .
No Listings
D ifficul t .
No Listings
Medium .
D iff icul t .
Easy.
No Lis tings
Medium .
No L i s t ings
D iff icul t .
Easy.
No Lis tings
Hedium .
No Listings
Dif ficul t .
Easy.
No L i s t ings
101
Med ium.
No Listings
Difficult: .
Easy.
No Listings
Med ium .
D if f icul t .
No Listings
Easy.
No Listings
Med ium .
D ifficult ,
No Listings
Easy.
No Listings
Med ium .
No Lis tings
Diff icul t .
Easy.
Medium .
Difficu l t .
No Listings
Easy.
No Lis tings
Med ium .
Difficu l t .
No Lis t ings
1 04
IV . QUINTETS
Med ium .
Yoder Relax Kj os
Difficult.
Easy.
Mediµrn.
D if f icu l t .
Easy.
No Listings
Medium .
No L i s t ings
120
Difficult .
b
Beethoven Quintet in E , Op . 1 6 ( R ) AMP
Internat ional
Ka lmus
Peters
Easy.
No Lis tings
Medium .
Difficul t .
b b
Flute , Oboe , Two Clarinets (� B Clarinets , .Q!: One B
Easy.
Med ium .
D iff icul t .
Easy.
No Listings
Medium .
No Listings
D ifficul t .
Easy.
No L i s t ings
123
Medium .
No Lis tings
D if ficul t .
Easy.
No Listings
Med ium .
Difficul t .
No Lis tings
Easy.
No Lis tings
Medium .
Difficul t .
No Lis tings
124
Easy.
No Listings
Medium.
No Listings
Diff icul t .
No L i s t ings
Medium .
Difficul t .
No Listings
No L i s t ings
125
Medium .
Diff icult .
No Lis tings
Easy.
No Listings
Medium .
No Listings
D if f icul t .
Easy.
No L i s t ings
Med ium .
No Listings
D if ficult .
Easy.
No Listings
Medium.
No Lis t ings
D if f icul t .
b
Haydn- Sitt Sinfonie Concertante in B , AMP
Op . 84 International
V. SEXTETS
Easy.
No Listings
Med ium .
Difficult .
b
Bach Concerto No . 1 in B Peters
No Listings
Medium .
D i f f icul t .
No Lis tings
No Listings
Medium .
No Listings
D i f f icul t .
Easy.
No Listings
128
Medium.
No Listings
Difficul t .
Medium .
Diff icul t .
Easy.
No Lis tings
Med ium.
No Listings
D if f icul t .
Easy.
No Listings
Medium .
Yoder Relax Kj os
130
Difficult .
No Lis tings
Easy.
No Listings
Medium .
Difficul t .
Easy.
No Listings
131
Medium.
No Lis tings
Dif ficul t .
Easy.
No Lis t ings
Med ium .
D i f f icult .
No Lis tings
Easy.
No Lis tings
Medium .
Difficu l t .
No Lis tings
Easy.
Medium .
No Listings
Difficul t .
No Listings
Easy.
No Listings
Medium .
No L i s t ings
Difficul t .
Easy.
No L i s t ings
Medium .
No Listings
D ifficu l t .
Bassoon
Easy.
No Lis tings
Medium .
No Listings
D iff icult .
Easy .
No L i s t ings
134
Medium .
No Listings
Difficul t .
Easy.
No Lis tings
Med ium .
No Listings
D if f icu l t .
Easy.
No Listings
Medium .
Easy.
No Listings
Medium .
Difficul t .
No Listings
VI. SEPTETS
Easy.
No Listings
Med ium .
No List ings
D ifficu l t .
Easy.
No Listings
Med ium.
No Listings
D i f f icul t .
Easy.
No Listings
Med ium .
No Listings
D i f f icult .
Easy.
Med ium .
No Listings
Diff icult .
No Lis tings
Bassoon
Easy.
No Listings
Medium .
Easy.
No Listings
Med ium.
Difficult .
No Listings
1 38
Easy.
No Lis t ings
Medium .
Difficul t .
No Listings
Easy.
No Lis tings
Medium.
No Lis tings
Diff icul t .
Easy.
No Lis tings
139
Medium .
No Listings
D ifficult .
Easy.
No Listings
Med ium.
No L i s tings
Diff icul t .
Easy.
No Listings
Medium .
No Listings
Difficul t .
Easy.
No Listings
Medium .
No Listings
Dif ficul t .
Easy.
No Listings
Medium .
Diff icul t .
No Lis tings
VII. OCTETS
Two Oboe s , Two Clarine t s , Two Horns , and Two Bas soons
Easy.
No Lis tings
141
Medium .
D if ficul t .
b
Beethoven Rondino in E Maj or ( R) International
Mercury
Easy.
No Listings
Medium .
Difficul t .
No Listings
C larinet
No Lis tings
142
Medium .
No Listings
Difficul t .
Easy.
No L i s t ings
Medium .
Difficul t .
No Listings
Easy.
No L i s t ings
Medium .
No Lis tings
143
Difficul t .
Easy.
No Lis tings
Medium .
No Listings
Difficul t .
VIII . NONETTES
Bass C larinet
Easy.
No Listings
Medium .
No Lis tings
Dif ficul t .
b
Beethoven Rendino in E Mercury
144
Flute , .:!kQ. Oboes , .:!liQ. C larinets , .:!kQ. Horns , and Two Bas soons
Easy.
No Listings
Medium .
No Listings
Diff icul t .
Easy.
No L i stings
Med ium .
No Listings
Difficul t .
and Bass
Easy.
No L i stings
145
Medium.
No Listings
Diff icul t .
Easy.
No Lis tings
Medium .
No Lis tings
Diff icul t .
Easy.
No Listings
Med ium .
No Lis tings
146
Difficul t .
Easy.
No Listings
Medium .
D ifficul t .
I. SOLOS
De La Berceuse So Mus Co
Cas iniere
II. ENSEMBLES
Duets
Two Oboes .
Trios
d ; Op . 2 , No . 5 in e ; Op . 4 ,
No . 6 in g
Timpani .
Quartets
Shield Quartet in F , Op . 3 , No . 2
b
S tamitz-von Quartet in E Maj or Baron
Dame ck
Continuo.
Quintets
Woodwind Quintet .
Sextets
Septets
and Trumpet .
P iano.
Trumpet .
Bassoons .
Oc tets
Two Oboes , Two Clarinets , Two Horns , and Two Bas soon s .
b
Beethoven Oc tet in E , Op . 103 AMP
Bas soons .
and Piano.
Bassoon s .
and Trombone .
b
Beethoven : Octet in E for Wind s , Op . 1 03
b
Beethoven : Quintet in E for P iano and Wind s , Op . 16
Franck : Piece
b
Haydn : D ivertimento No . 1 in B
Haydn : Oc tet in F
Klughard t : Quintet , Op . 7 9
b
Mozart : Cas saz ione-Quartet in E
500 1 6
New Art Wind Quinte t ; Cla s s ic 2 0 1 0
b
Mozart : Divert imento for Wind s in B , K 1 9 6 f
b
Mozart : Quintet in E for Piano and Wind s , K 452
Schumann : Romances
Spohr : Nonet in F
S tamitz : Quartet in A , Op . 14
CONCLUS IONS
For the oboe and Eng lish horn much music is being
Only a few of the pub l i shers ' and importers ' cata
mus ic , 6 3 Med ium grade , and 7 1 Diff icul t . From the many
p rove helpful to the teache r , s inc e not all method books have
method books have f ingering charts too eas ily detached from
music could not be inc luded . For the same reason , the