Vogt composed many concertos and fantasies on opera arias for oboe and orchestra, many of which were also published with piano reductions. He also composed a chamber music for his instrument. One of the
Blades of Grass was inspired by the poem Grass by Carl Sandburg (1878-1967):
"Pile the bodies high at Austerliz and Waterloo, Shovel them under and let me work-I am the grass; I cover all.
The Duo for English horn and Alto Saxophone dates from 1938 during Heiden' s years in Detroit. The holograph does not bear any dedication, but it safe to assume that he wrote the two-movement work
Several of Grundman's chamber music compositions were never published during his lifetime. Among these is the Evening Song for Solo English Horn, published now for the first time. The holograph
The Fantaisie Op. 1, begins with the solo piano which leads to an introduction reminiscent of a bel canto aria, allowing for a great deal of expressive rubato. A brief cadenza leads to a theme and
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen was written in 1901 at Maiernigg, in the Austrian Lake District of Carinthia, where Mahler spent many summer vacations. He composed the work for voice and piano, later
Antonio Pasculli was one of the most important oboists during the 19th century; he lived in Palermo, Italy, and gave many concerts in Europe showing his incredible virtuosity; in fact he was also known as
"Music for Oboes was written for a double reed convention held in Los Angeles in 1974. It was composed for and premiered by Norman Benno (Oboe); Earle Dumler (English Horn), and John Ellis,
Prayer originated as an interlude for flute and piano in my choral setting of Psalm 19, Requiem, written in memory of Marie Mountain Clark. She was a friend and former principal
Dr. Hartley composed Reeds at Play in March 1998, setting it for the unusual combination of three oboes and English Horn. The work is written as one continuous movement with three sections
Blanc dedicated his Romance, Op. 43 (bis) "to His Friends Raoul Triebert and Garigue." The oboist Triebert (1845-1894) was a member of the Triebert dynasty, one of the most important families of
The Theme and Variations, Op. 23, is one of several solo works Verroust composed for the English Horn. An extensive Introduction in G minor leads to the sixteen-measure theme in G major.
Two More Pieces for English Horn and Piano (Lamento and Final) are actually the first and last of four pieces Grandval composed for her good friend Georges Gillet (1854-1920) and have never before
The Two Pieces for English Horn and Piano were published in 1886 and have been unavailable for almost one hundred years. The work consists of two "character pieces," a Prelude and