Faye-Ellen Silverman

OBOE-STHENICS
for Oboe

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INSTRUCTIONS
Accidentals apply throughout the measure.

L = ¼ tone sharp
l = ¾ tone sharp
j = ¼ tone flat

(M = Choose a multiphonic with the given note as the lowest pitch.)

All ¼ tone trills (except the opening and closing DL - Ej, which encompasses ½ step) are to the pitch ¼ tone
above. e.g. F # - Fl in measure 11.
MULTIPHONICS

LIP POSITIONS:
normal upper lower

LIP PRESSURES:
very relaxed slightly relaxed relaxed tense more tense very tense

FINGERINGS:
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● ● ● ● ● ● ●
● ● ● n ● n ● ● ○
○ A b ● Bn ● ○ ● Bn ○ Bn ●
— — —B —B — — —
○ ○ ● ● ● ● ●
● ● F-● ● ● ● ●
● ● ○ Eb ○ C○ ○ C #○
C
Lœ Lœ  œœ
L m œœ œ l œ
& L  œœ L m œœ mœ l œ j m œœ n L œœ
Lœ
1
● ● ● ● ○ ●
● n ● ○ n ● n ● n ●
● ● ● ○ ○ ● b
—B — —B —B —B —B
● ● ● ● ● ●
œ
● ● ● ● ● ●
œœ œœ
● C● ○ C○ C○ ●

œœ œ L œœœ
œœ œœ j œœ
& œœ œœ m j œ n L œœ
œ

The fingerings given below were originally taken from Lawrence Singer's book Metodo per oboe published by
Edizioni Suvini Zerboni in 1969. They only represent suggestions, and the player is advised to experiement
with different fingerings to produce the desired results, as is always the case with multiphonics.
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OBOE-STHENICS
by Faye-Ellen Silverman
●
●
○
—
○
●
●
q = 52
m œ Ÿ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ mœ œ œ Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E J (gliss.)
(lip) J (¼ tone trill)
7 j ‰ 43 . J œ œ
& 4 L  œœ .... R L w œ  œ 46 w œ . ‰ 45
œ
P F 5
P
1
● ●
● ● n
A b ● Bn ●
—B
œ œ
—
○ ●
œ
●
œ
F-●
j
●
L m ww œœ
4 Œ nœ
○
5 œ œ œ J 5
4
n
œ ‰
3 C

& 4 L m œœ œœ J œ 4 œ .  œ 4
 3 œ
m
F f F P
3
3

with jaw 
slow Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5 4 5 6
7 ad libitum

j‰
3

& 4 ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙˙˙˙˙˙ ˙ ˙ 4 œ œ mœ œ œ 4 4
3

œ mw œ
f F P p
Accel. poco a poco
~~~~~~~~~~
5 Œ Ÿ
K
j
(rapid vibrato)
6 4 5
10 M
‰ œ 4 w
M vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv

& 4 œ ˙. œ œ 4 mw œ ˙. 4
cresc. poco a poco

m œ. œ. œ. .
q = 72
. œ. . . Ÿ~~~~~~
Accel. L
. .  œ œ
6

5 .œ œ Mw ≈ œ  œ.  œ œ  œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ 44
14

&4 œ nœ œ œ œ
nœ œ. J œ ˙
n m
ƒ F f F
5
5

●
● n
○
—B
●
●
E b○
Tempo I (q = 52)
w œ Lw œ
Rit.

. .œ .  œ œ
& 44 ‰ œj œ œ  œ. Jœ 45 œ m œ œ m œ. œ n œ J ‰  œ . J J‰ w œ 44
17 (flutter tongue) 3
n
mw œ
P F f P F

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●
●
○ Bn
—
●
●
Lœ w
E b○

mœ œ. . .
ad lib.

4 œ œ Lœ m˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ 6 œ w
J 45 J ‰ J ‰ 4
21

&4 Œ 4 ‰ mœ w Œ 4
p P F J
● ●
f
● n ● n
● ○
—B —B
● ●
● ●
C○
œ mœ œ mœ œ
○
L ˙  ˙˙ œ œ  œ œ r
4 ˙ œ m œ. n œ.  œ. .  œ
4 ‰ J
5 3 4
24 5

& 4 l l ˙ j m ˙˙ ‰ J 4 œ œ 4
œ œ.
L˙ f 3 3

ƒ
3
P F
5
P
●
1
● ○ n
● ●
● ● —B
● n ●
●
,
● —
○ ● ● ○
—B ●
w œ œœ
● ● C● ad lib.
●
œ ˙ ..
—
●

54 ww œœ 4 œ
● ●

& 44 n L ww ‰ œ ˙
C# ○
27

œœ ˙˙ ..
J ww œœ 4 m œ
F œ
f F P
sub. ƒ
● ○
● n ●
○ ○ Bn
—B —
● ●
w
● ●
œœ
C○ C○

L www
5 ≈ . . œ. œ.  œ. j j œœœ
j
œ
4 5
31

& w w 4 mœ œ 4 4
F 6
ƒ F
●
●
œ. .  œ. n œ. œ. m œ.
● b
. œ
—B

. œ. .
●
● .
. œ.  œ œ n œ .. m œ 3
œ ≈ .
& 45 4 œ
●
œ . . . œ 
34 3

‰ ˙. œœœ œ mœ . R 4
œ n L ˙˙ .. 4 œ. œ  œ
m
(F) 7
sub. p

P F
6
7

Ÿ ~~~~~~~~
(lip) K (¼ tone trill) œ. l œ. m œ
j
& 43 5 6 3 J J J 5 w œ‰
37

m œ. ‰ Œ l œ. Œ 4 w œ‰ 4 œ‰w œ‰ 4 ‰ ‰‰ 4
3 M M M
n
J J J J
P F f F P f