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A number of concertos and concertante works have been written for cor anglais (English horn) and string, wind, chamber, or full orchestra.. English horn concertos appeared about a century later than oboe solo pieces, mostly because until halfway through the 18th century different instruments (the taille de hautbois, vox humana and the oboe da caccia) had the role of the tenor or alto ...
The beginning of the concerto. The Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor (HWV 287) was composed by George Frideric Handel for oboe, orchestra and basso continuo, possibly in 1704-1705, [1] when he was still in Hamburg. It was first published in Leipzig in 1863 (from unknown sources) in which it was described as a work from 1703. No other source for ...
A number of concertos (as well as non-concerto works) have been written for the oboe, both as a solo instrument as well as in conjunction with other solo instrument(s), and accompanied by string orchestra, chamber orchestra, full orchestra, concert band, or similar large ensemble. These include concertos by the following composers:
David Reichenberg (13 July 1950 – 10 June 1987) was an American oboist and a highly respected specialist on the baroque oboe.He was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa and learnt the flute, violin, and piano as a child.
The taille, also called the taille de hautbois or the alto oboe, was a Baroque tenor oboe pitched in F. It had a straight body, an open bell, and two keys. It had a straight body, an open bell, and two keys.
The third concerto in G major is again in three movements (the opening Largo is too brief to be counted as a movement). There is little doubt that this concerto was compiled by Walsh from a number of pieces by Handel. The concerto is scored for one oboe (can also be replaced by a transverse flute), one bassoon, strings, and continuo. [3]
3 acts; original version libretto by Franco Zeffirelli using the text of the play by William Shakespeare; revised 1975 version libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti: Ballet: 1946: Serpent Heart: for dancers & ensemble: piccolo, flute, oboe, english horn, bassoon, clarinet, horn, piano, string quartet, double bass
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