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CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FOR OBOE

The oboe’s expressive voice — lyrical, penetrating, and unmistakably human — has long inspired my writing. This page gathers my contemporary music for oboe across solo works, duos, chamber combinations, and stage pieces. Performers and teachers will find a range of repertoire that explores the instrument’s color, agility, and emotional depth.

Contemporary music for Oboe

Contemporary Music for Oboe

Modern oboe repertoire continues to expand as composers explore new colors, extended techniques, and expressive possibilities. My works for oboe reflect this evolution, offering pieces that range from intimate unaccompanied solos to vibrant chamber settings. Each piece approaches the instrument with a blend of lyricism and contemporary gesture.

Chamber Music for Oboe


Duets with Oboe
 

Fizzy
10'30" | oboe and piano

CHAMBER MUSIC WITH OBOE


Trios with Oboe
 

Jongleurs     
10' | reed trio | oboe, clarinet and bassoon 


Quartets and Quintets with Oboe
 

​Garden of  Lost Yearnings
8'30"| alto flute, English horn, bass clarinet and piano


Mysterious Pond
10' | flute, oboe and piano

 

Six Short Stories for Woodwind Quintet
12' | flute / piccolo, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon


Mixed Chamber Ensembles with Oboe
 

Flashes of Decay
for chamber ensemble
12' | flute / piccolo; English horn; clarinet / bass clarinet; horn; tuba; percussion (2); harp; piano


Tetris
for double wind quintet
18' | 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons


Three Episodes for Chamber Ensemble
for chamber ensemble
12' | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, percussion (1), piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass

STAGE MUSIC WITH OBOE


Stage Music with Oboe

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The Adventures of Pinocchio

for three actors and woodwind quintet / orchestra

61' | 3 actors (F,M,M), flute / piccolo, oboe / English horn, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano

OR:

3 actors (F,M,M), flute / piccolo, oboe / English-horn, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion (1), harp, piano, strings​

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About Contemporary Oboe Repertoire

The modern oboe repertoire has expanded significantly over the past century, with composers exploring new colors, extended techniques, and expressive possibilities. My works for oboe reflect this evolution, blending lyricism with contemporary gestures and offering performers a range of musical and technical challenges.

Key 20th–21st Century Oboe Repertoire

  • Britten, Benjamin – Temporal Variations – 1936 (oboe and piano)

  • Carter, Elliott – Oboe Concerto – 1987 (oboe and orchestra)

  • Carter, Elliott – Pastoral – 1940 (English horn and piano; arranged for various instruments)

  • Corigliano, John – Oboe Concerto – 1975 (oboe and orchestra)

  • Damase, Jean-Michel – Sonatine for Oboe and Piano – 1957 (oboe and piano)

  • Denisov, Edison – Oboe Concerto – 1986 (oboe and orchestra)

  • Doráti, Antal – Oboe Sonata – 1984 (oboe and piano)

  • Dring, Madeleine – Three Pieces for Oboe and Piano – 1968 (oboe and piano)

  • Dutilleux, Henri – Sonate pour hautbois et piano – 1947 (oboe and piano)

  • Frances-Hoad, Cheryl – A Refusal to Mourn – 2000 (oboe and string orchestra)

  • Francesconi, Luca – Da Capo – 1985–1986 (nine instruments including oboe)

  • Haas, Pavel – Suite for Oboe and Piano, Op. 17 – 1939 (oboe and piano)

  • Harbison, John – Oboe Concerto – 1991 (oboe and orchestra)

  • Higdon, Jennifer – Oboe Concerto – 2005 (oboe and orchestra)

  • Hindemith, Paul – Sonata for Oboe and Piano – 1938 (oboe and piano)

  • Holliger, Heinz – Studie über Mehrklänge – 1971 (solo oboe)

  • Howells, Herbert – Oboe Sonata – 1942 (oboe and piano)

  • Jacob, Gordon – Seven Bagatelles – 1969 (solo oboe)

  • Krenek, Ernst – Sonatina for Oboe Alone, Op. 156 – 1956 (solo oboe)

  • Lorentzen, Bent – Oboe Concerto – 1980 (oboe and orchestra)

  • MacMillan, James – Oboe Concerto – 2010 (oboe and orchestra)

  • Maderna, Bruno – Oboe Concerto No. 1 – 1962 (oboe and orchestra)

  • Maderna, Bruno – Solo for Oboe – 1971 (solo oboe)

  • Musgrave, Thea – Helios – 1994 (oboe and orchestra)

  • Musgrave, Thea – Impromptu for Oboe and Piano – 1967 (oboe and piano)

  • Neikrug, Marc – Oboe Concerto – 2017 (oboe and orchestra)

  • Nordheim, Arne – Boomerang – 1985 (oboe and chamber orchestra)

  • Poulenc, Francis – Sonata for Oboe and Piano, FP 185 – 1962 (oboe and piano)

  • Rosso, Silvia Corinna – Lamento – 2006 (solo oboe)

  • Roxburgh, Edwin – Aulodie – 1977 (solo oboe and chamber orchestra)

  • Salonen, Esa-Pekka – Mimo II – 1992 (oboe and orchestra)

  • Silvestrini, Gilles – Études pour hautbois – 1997 (solo oboe)

  • Siqueira, José – Three Etudes for Oboe with Piano Accompaniment – 1957 (oboe and piano)

  • Slavický, Klement – Suite for Oboe and Piano – 1959 (oboe and piano)

  • Strauss, Richard – Oboe Concerto in D major, TrV 292 – 1945 (oboe and orchestra)

  • Vaughan Williams, Ralph – Concerto for Oboe and Strings – 1944 (oboe and strings)

  • Weir, Judith – Oboe Concerto – 2018 (oboe and orchestra)

  • Yun, Isang – Piri – 1971 (solo oboe)

  • Zimmermann, Bernd Alois – Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra – 1952 (oboe and orchestra)

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