Syllabus for Undergraduate Applied Oboe
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Dr. Stephen Caplan
General Repertoire Requirement: Over the four year course of study the following repertoire must be performed:
Britten Six Metamorphoses for Oboe
Hindemith Sonate for Oboe and Piano
Marcello Concerto for Oboe
Mozart Oboe Quartet, Oboe Concerto
Poulenc Sonata for Oboe and Piano
Schumann Three Romances
MUSA 123
Scales: All major scales
Studies: Barret--Articulation studies, 40 Progressive Melodies
Solos selected from*:
Telemann Sonata in a-minor
Cimarosa Concerto in C
Haydn Concerto in C
Required Texts: Schuring Oboe Art and Method
Caplan Oboemotions: What Every Oboe Player Need to Know about the Body
MUSA 124
Scales: All major scales in thirds Studies: Barrett continued
Solos selected from:
Telemann Partitas
Handel Sonatas or Concertos
Nielsen Fantasy Pieces (Romance and Humoresque)
Wayne Barlow The Winter's Passed
Required text: www.makingoboereeds.com
Jury should be played on student's reed
MUSA 223
Scales: All minor scales, natural, harmonic and melodic forms
Studies: Barrett: 15 Grand Studies
Solos selected from:
Hindemith Sonate
Mozart Oboe Quartet
William Grant Still Incantation and Dance
Telemann Concerto in f-minor
Required Text: Ferillo Orchestral Excerpts
MUSA 224
Scales: Vade Mecum--Arpeggio Studies in all keys (pages 3-4)
Studies: Barrett--Grand Studies continued
Solos selected from:
Marcello Concerto
Michael Head Elegaic Dance
Schumann Three Romances
Required Text: Orchestral Musicians CD-Rom Library
MUSA 323
Scales: Double-tongued
Studies: Ferling--48 Famous Studies
Solos selected from:
Albinoni Concerti
Donizetti English Horn
Concertino
Walter Piston Suite
Saint-Saens Sonata
Required Text: Zen and the Art of Archery
MUSA 324
Studies: Ferling continued, Telemann--12 Fantasias
Solos selected from:
C. P. E. Bach Sonata in g-minor
Hotteterre Suites
Poulenc Sonata
Ward-Steinman Summer Suite
Required Text: more Orchestral Musicians CD-Rom Library
MUSA 423
Studies: Gillet Etudes, Telemann 12 Fantasias
Solos selected from:
Mozart Concerto in C
Britten Six Metamorphoses after Ovid
Hindemith Sonate for English Horn
Krenek Vier Stucke
Mark Phillips Sonic Landscapes
Vivaldi Concerto in C
Required Text: Eloise Ristad A Soprano on Her Head
MUSA 424
Studies: Gillet and Telemann continued
Solos: Preparation for Senior Recital
Solos selected from:
J. S. Bach Sonata in g-minor
Richard Strauss Concerto
Vaughan-Williams Concerto
Required Text: Carl Sawicki The Oboe Revealed
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*Listed solos are merely suggestions. Comparable solos, chosen by the student, may be substituted.
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