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Heckelphone / Bass Oboe Repertoire Excerpt: Compositions for Bass Oboe Heckelphone / Bass Oboe Repertoire Excerpt: Compositions for Bass Oboe by Peter Hurd; reorganized and amended by Holger Hoos, editor-in-chief since 2020 version 1.2 (21 March 2021) This collection is based on the catalogue of musical works requiring heckelphone or bass oboe instrumen- tation assembled by Peter Hurd beginning in 1998. For this new edition, the original version of the repertoire list has been edited for accuracy, completeness and consistency, and it has been extended with a number of newly discovered pieces. Some entries could not (yet) be rigorously verified for accuracy; these were included nonetheless, to provide leads for future investigation, but are marked clearly. Pieces were selected for inclusion based solely on the use of heckelphone, bass oboe or lupophone, without any attempt at assessing their artistic merit. Arrangements of pieces not originally intended for these instruments were included when there was clear evidence that they had found a significant audience. The authors gratefully acknowledge contributions by Michael Finkelman, Alain Girard, Thomas Hiniker, Robert Howe, Gunther Joppig, Georg Otto Klapproth, Mark Perchanok, Andrew Shreeves and Michael Sluman. A · B · C · D · E · F · G · H · I · J · K · L · M · N · O · P · Q · R · S · T · U · V · W · X · Y · Z To suggest additions or corrections to the repertoire list, please contact the authors at [email protected]. All rights reserved by Peter Hurd and Holger H. Hoos, 2021. A Adès, Thomas (born 1971, UK): Asyla, op. 17, 1997 Duration: 22-25min Publisher: Faber Music (057151863X) Remarks: for large orchestra; commissioned by the John Feeney Charitable Trust for the CBSO; first performed on 1997/10/01 in the Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Simon Rattle Tags: bass oboe; orchestra For a link to additional information about the piece, the composer and to a recording, please see the on-line version of this document at http://repertoire.heckelphone.org. Adès, Thomas (born 1971, UK): Tevot, 2007 Duration: 22min Publisher: Faber Music (ISBN 0571536743) Remarks: symphony in one movement for large orchestra; commissioned by the Berlin Philharmonic and Carnegie Hall; premiere 2007/02/21 by the Berlin Philharmonic under Simon Rattle at the Berliner Philharmonie Tags: bass oboe; orchestra For a link to additional information about the piece, the composer and to a recording, please see the on-line version of this document at http://repertoire.heckelphone.org. Agrell, Jeffrey (born 1948, US): Blues for D.D., 1993 Duration: 4min Publisher: Jeffrey Agrell (57518) Remarks: version for oboe & bass oboe; originally for solo oboe; written for Diana Doherty; several other versions exist Tags: bass oboe; chamber music For a link to additional information about the piece and the composer, please see the on-line version of this document at http://repertoire.heckelphone.org. Aho, Kalevi (born 1949, FI): Symphony No. 11 for six percussionists and orchestra, 1997–1998 Duration: 34min Publisher: Fennica Gehrman Remarks: premiere on 10 March 2000, by the Kroumata ensemble and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra For a link to additional information about the piece, the composer and to a recording, please see the on-line version of this document at http://repertoire.heckelphone.org. Allaz, François (born 1957, CH): Les Cartographes "Par un terrier de girafe", 2005 Publisher: François Allaz Remarks: CD tiré à 200 exemplaire numérotés et signés par les musiciens; entre jazz et musique contemporaine; les compositions de François Allaz sont interprétées par Isabelle Hornung (violon), Sara Oswald (violoncelle), Jocelyne Rudasigwa (contrebasse), Bernard Trinchan (trombone, euphonium, trompette basse, saqueboute), Béatrice Zawodnik (hautbois, cor anglais, hautbois baryton) et François Allaz (guitare) Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, jazz For a link to additional information about the piece, the composer and to a recording, please see the on-line version of this document at http://repertoire.heckelphone.org. Amelsvoort, Jos van (1910–2003, NL): Fantasia 1941, 1994 (∗) Publisher: Verheijen Music 1 Remarks: for double-reed nonet Tags: bass oboe; chamber music For a link to additional information about the piece and the composer, please see the on-line version of this document at http://repertoire.heckelphone.org. (∗) Note: This entry could only be partially verified and may contain inaccuracies. Amelsvoort, Jos van (1910–2003, NL): Larghetto e Burlesco, 1985 (∗) Publisher: Verheijen Music Remarks: for wind sextet Tags: bass oboe; chamber music For a link to additional information about the piece and the composer, please see the on-line version of this document at http://repertoire.heckelphone.org. (∗) Note: This entry could only be partially verified and may contain inaccuracies. Amelsvoort, Jos van (1910–2003, NL): Nocturne, 1995 (∗) Publisher: Verheijen Music Remarks: for double-reed nonet Tags: bass oboe; chamber music For a link to additional information about the piece and the composer, please see the on-line version of this document at http://repertoire.heckelphone.org. (∗) Note: This entry could only be partially verified and may contain inaccuracies. Amelsvoort, Jos van (1910–2003, NL): Quintetto I, 1994 Duration: 10min Publisher: Donemus (08780) Remarks: per due oboi, oboe d’amore, corno inglese e oboe barytone; commissioned by Kathy Halvorson Tags: bass oboe; chamber music For a link to additional information about the piece and the composer, please see the on-line version of this document at http://repertoire.heckelphone.org. Amelsvoort, Jos van (1910–2003, NL): Quintetto II, 1994 Remarks: for double-reed ensemble Tags: bass oboe; chamber music For a link to additional information about the piece and the composer, please see the on-line version of this document at http://repertoire.heckelphone.org. Amy, Gilbert (born 1936, FR): Chant, 1967–1968 Duration: 24min Remarks: won a gold medal at the 1968 Donaueschingen Festival; revised 1969 Tags: bass oboe; chamber music For a link to the composer and to a recording, please see the on-line version of this document at http://repertoire.heckelphone.org. Andreyev, Samuel (born 1981, CA): Micrographia, 2006 Duration: 6min Publisher: Trepex Remarks: for bass oboe solo; revised 2010 for tenor saxophone Tags: bass oboe; solo For a link to additional information about the piece, the composer and to a recording, please see the on-line version of this document at http://repertoire.heckelphone.org. Applebaum, Louis (1918–2000, CA): Souvenirs, 1994 Publisher: Canadian Music Centre (MI 5212 A648so, ms) 2 Remarks: for oboe (or bass oboe) and organ Tags: bass oboe; chamber music For a link to additional information about the piece and the composer, please see the on-line version of this document at http://repertoire.heckelphone.org. Aulio, Maxime (born 1980, FR): Symphonie de l’espace, op. 20, 2004–2009 Duration: 50min Publisher: Association Française pour l’Essor des Ensembles à Vent (AFEEV) Remarks: for large wind orchestra and chorus; the score shows the instrumentation to include "Heck- elphone (Bass Oboe)", but labels the part "Baritone Oboe" Tags: heckelphone, bass oboe; orchestra For a link to additional information about the piece, the composer and to a recording, please see the on-line version of this document at http://repertoire.heckelphone.org. B Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750, DE): Ricercare à 6 (arrangement by Jan Joris Nieuwenhuis) Duration: 8min Publisher: Edition Compusic, Amsterdam Remarks: from "Musikalisches Opfer", BWV 1079, written in 1747; arrangement for oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglais, baritone oboe and two bassoons Tags: bass oboe, heckelphone; chamber music, arrangement For a link to additional information about the piece and the composer, please see the on-line version of this document at http://repertoire.heckelphone.org. Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750, DE): Prélude aus der Suite Nr. 2 d-Moll für Violoncello solo (BWV 1008, arrangement by Alex Klein) Duration: 4min Remarks: the original version for violoncello was written 1717-1723 Tags: bass oboe; solo, arrangement For a link to additional information about the piece, the composer and to a recording, please see the on-line version of this document at http://repertoire.heckelphone.org. Baker, David (1959, UK): Concerto Grosso (∗) Remarks: for bass oboe solo, 4 flutes, oboe, contrabassoon and harpsichord Tags: bass oboe; chamber music For a link to the composer, please see the on-line version of this document at http://repertoire.heckelphone.org. (∗) Note: This entry could not yet be verified and may contain inaccurate or erroneous information. Banasik, Christian (born 1963, PL): Der Zauberspiegel des M.C. Escher, 1996 Remarks: Version II for bass oboe and bass clarinet; original version 1988 for two bass clarinets Tags: bass oboe; chamber music For a link to additional information about the piece and the composer, please see the on-line version of this document at http://repertoire.heckelphone.org. Bartók, Béla (1881–1945, HU): Drei Stücke aus dem Mikrokosmos (arrangement by Reinhard Wolschina), 2001 Duration: 7min Remarks: arrangement for flute (alto flute, piccolo flute), oboe (cor anglais, baritone oboe) and piano; original version 1926-1939 Tags: bass oboe; chamber music, arrangement 3 For a link to additional information about the piece and the composer, please see the on-line version of this document at http://repertoire.heckelphone.org. Basford, Daniel (born
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