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Woodwinds 4 Year Repertoires

Instructor: Victoria Hauk

Freshman Year

Semester I

Etudes/Technique Developing Methods

Composer/AuthorTitle
RubankAdvanced Method Vol. 1 or
CavallyMelodious and Progressive Studies, Book 1
Marcel MoyseTone Studies

Solos: To include works from the following

Composer/AuthorTitle
Cavally24 Short Concert Pieces
G. F. HandelSeven Sonatas
G.P. TelemannFour Sonatas
Donald PeckSolos for Flute

Semester II

Etudes/Technique Developing Methods

Composer/AuthorTitle
RubankAdvanced Flute Method Vol. 2 or
CavallyMelodious and Progressive Studies, Book 1 or 2
Marcel MoyseTone Studies

Solos: To include works from the following

Composer/AuthorTitle
J.B. LoeilletSonatas
MozartSix Sonatas
VivaldiSix Sonatas
J.S. BachSuite in b minor
FaureMorceau de Concours Continue from

Sophomore Year

Semester III

Etudes and Daily Studies

Composer/AuthorTitle/Study
Taffanel et GaubertDaily Exercises and/or
MaquerreDaily Exercises
Cavally 
Platanov30 Studies, or
Berbiguer18 Etudes, or
J . Andersonop. 33
G. Kummer24 Etudes Melodiques op. 110
E. KohlerBook 2 Twelve Medium Difficult Exercises

Solos: To include works from the following

Composer/AuthorTitle
DevienneSonatas
Louis Moyse, ed.Flute Music by French Composers
VariousContinue Selected Flute Studies No. 101
C.P.E. BachHamburger Sonata

Semester IV

Etudes and Daily Studies

Composer/AuthorTitle/Study
Taffanel et GaubertContinue Daily Exercises
MaquerreDaily Exercises
J. Andersonop. 33
G. Kummer24 Etudes Melodiques op. 110
E. KohlerBook 2 Twelve Medium Difficult Exercises

Solos

Composer/AuthorTitle
J. S. BachSonata in E Major and C Major
PoulencSonata in a minor (flute solo)
TelemannFantasies for solo flute
Excerpts from the orchestral literature 

Junior Year

Semester V

Etudes and Daily Studies

Composer/AuthorTitle/Study
Continue Taffanel & Gaubert and/or 
MaquerreDaily Exercises Continue from Semester IV

Semester VI

Etudes and Daily Studies

Continue studies from previous semesters.

Solos

Composer/AuthorTitle
J. S. BachSonata in E Major and C Major
PoulencSonata in a minor (flute solo)
TelemannFantasies for solo flute
Excerpts from the orchestral literature 

Senior Year

Semester VII

Etudes and Daily Exercises

Continue from previous semesters.

Composer/AuthorTitle/Study
G. Barrere 

Semester VIII

Etudes and Daily Exercises

Continue from previous semesters.

Instructor: Laura Reynolds

Freshman Year

Etudes/Studies

Assigned according to incoming level.

Composer/AuthorTitle
BarretArticulation Studies, 40 Progressive Melodies
Brod20 Studies
Ferling48 Etudes (1-12)
HiteMelodius and Progressive Studies
ParesScales for the oboe
SalvianiScale studies and other etudes
Sellner.Elementary Etudes

Sonatas and Other Oboe and Piano Pieces

2-4 of the following:

ComposerWork
Colin3rd Solo de Concert op. 40
DallierFantasie Caprice
DringItalian Dance
Handel3 sonatas
Head, MichaelThree Pieces
HindemithSonata
LefebvreAndante & Allegro, Op. 102
NielsonRomance and Humoresque, Op. 2
PaladilheSolo for oboe
SammartiniSonata in g minor
Telemanna minor,g minor, f minor
Vivaldic minor

Concerti

1-2 from the following:

ComposerWork
CimarosaConcerto in c minor
HandelConcerto in g minor
HaydnConcerto in C
MarcelloConcerto in d minor (or c minor version)
Telemannf minor, or e minor
Vivaldia minor or d minor

Oboe Alone

As time allows.

ComposerWork
BrittenSix Metamorphoses (selected mvts)
TelemannPartitas (originally for solo flute)

Chamber Music For 2 to 4 Players

ComposerWork
BeethovenTrios ( 2oboes and EH)
BozzaShepherds of Provence for Oboe and English Horn
Ferling, Sellner,TelemannOboe duets, Canonic Sonatas

Sophomore Year

Etudes/Studies

Composer/AuthorTitle
Barret40 Progressive Melodies
Brod20 Studies
Ferling48 Etudes
PrestiniSelections of Studies for oboe
(Ricardi)SalvianiScale studies and other etudes

Sonatas and Other Oboe and Piano Pieces

2-4 of the following. See list for Freshman year for choices, plus the following:

ComposerWork
Bach, CPESonata in g minor
BarlowWinter's Passed
BartokThree folk songs
Saint-SaensSonata
JacobSonatina
KrenekSonatina
PistonSuite
PoulencSonata

Concerti

1-2. See Freshman year for choices, plus the following:

ComposerWork
GuilhaudConcertino
KalliwodaConcertino
MozartConcerto in C
Vaughn WilliamsConcerto

Oboe Alone

As time allows. See Freshman year suggestions, plus the following:

ComposerWork
PersichettiParable
MaraisLes Folies d'Espagne (originally for solo flute)

Chamber Music For 2 to 4 Players

Freshman year list still applies, plus the following:

ComposerWork
DringTrio for flute, oboe and piano
ReinkeTrio for oboe horn and piano
HerzogenbergTrio for oboe, horn and piano

Junior Year

Etudes/Studies

Assigned according to what was completed in earlier years.

Composer/AuthorTitle
Barret40 Progressive Melodies
Brod20 Studies
CaillieretQuinze Etudes
Ferling48 Etudes
PrestiniSelections of Studies for oboe {Ricardi)

Sonatas and Other Oboe and Piano Pieces

2-4 of the following. See list for earlier years for choices, plus the following:

ComposerWork
LutaslowskiEpitaph
RavelPiece en forme de Habanera
SchumannThree Romances

Concerti

1-2. See earlier years for choices, plus the following:

ComposerWork
FrancaixFlower Clock
EwazenConcerto: Down the River of Time

Oboe Alone

As time allows. See earlier years for choices, plus the following:

ComposerWork
RosemanPartita for solo oboe

Chamber Music For 2 to 4 Players

Earlier year lists still applies, plus the following:

ComposerWork
GinasteraDuo for flute and oboe, Op. 13
LoefflerTwo Rhapsodies for oboe, viola, and piano

Senior Year

Etudes/Studies

Assigned according to what was completed in earlier years.

Composer/AuthorTitle
GilletEtudes pour l'enseignement superieur du hautbois
Pasculli15 Capricci
CaillieretQuinze
Barret15 Grand Studies

Sonatas and Other Oboe and Piano Pieces

2-4 of the following. See list for earlier years for choices, plus the following:

ComposerWork
Bach, J.S.Sonata in g minor BWV 1020
BrittenTemporal Variations
DutilleuxSonata

Concerti

1-2. See earlier years for choices, plus the following:

ComposerWork
GoosensConcerto
MartinuConcerto
MozartConcerto in C (required if not studied and performed earlier)
PasculliConcerto sopra motivi dell'opera La favorita di Donizetti
StraussConcerto

Oboe Alone

As time allows. See earlier years for choices, plus the following:

ComposerWork
BerioSequenza VII
ShinoharaObsession
SilvestriniSix Etudes pour Hautbois

Chamber Music For 2 to 4 Players

Earlier year lists still applies, plus the following:

ComposerWork
BrittenPhantasy Quartet, Opus 2
MozartOboe Quartet
MusgraveDuo for flute and oboe
PoulencTrio for oboe, bassoon and piano
Vaughn Williams 10 Blake Songs for Oboe and Tenor 

Recommended Orchestral Excerpts

1st Oboe

ComposerWork
BeethovenSymphony No. 3, 5, 6, 7, 9
BrahmsViolin Concerto, Symphony No. 1, 2, 3
DebussyLa Mer, Afternoon of the Faun
MahlerSymphony #3 mvt 2
RavelTombeau de Couperin
Rimsky-KorsakovSherherazade
RossiniScala di Seta
SchubertSymphony No. 9 (The Great)
StravinskyPulcinella Gavotte and Serenata
TchaikovskySymphony No. 4; Capriccio Italienne

2nd Oboe

ComposerWork
BartokConcerto for Orchestra mvt 2
BerliozDamnation of Faust
BrahmsHaydn Variations Chorale
DvorakSymphony 7
HaydnSymphony No. 92
MendelssohnSymphony No. 3
MussorgskyPictures - Chicks Prokofiev: Classical Symphony
SibeliusSymphony No. 5
WagnerMeistersinger Overt.

English Horn Excerpts

ComposerWork
BerliozRoman Carnival
DebussyLa Mer, Nocturnes
DvorakNew World
FallaThree cornered hat
FranckSymphony in d minor
RavelMother Goose Suite, Rapsodie Espagnole and Piano Concertos
RespighiPines of Rome
RodrigoGuitar concerto
RossiniWilliam Tell Overture
ShostakovichSymphony. 8
StraussAlso Sprach, Ein Heldenleben
StravinskyRite of Spring
WagnerTristan offstage solo

Instructor: Roy Zajac

Freshman Year

Selections from but not limited to:

Composer/AuthorTitle
Jean JeanLe Vade- Mecum
RubankAdvanced Method Vol. 1
DebussyGirl with the Flaxen Hair
FinziFive Bagatelles
Stamitz, J.Concerto in B-flat
TartiniConcertino
RubankSolos from the Concert and Contest Collection

Sophomore Year

Selections from but not limited to:

Composer/AuthorTitle
HamelinGammes & Arpeggios
KellStaccato Studies
Hite, ed.Melodious and Progressive Studies, Book 1
RubankAdvanced Method Vol. 2
HindemithSonata
OsborneRhapsody
RabaudSolo de Concours
Saint SaensSonata
SchumannFantasie Pieces

Junior Year

Selections from but not limited to:

Composer/AuthorTitle
BaermanComplete Method, Bk. 3
ArnoldSonatina
BrahmsSonata Op. 120 #1 and #2
PoulencSonata
WeberConertino
WeberConcerto #1

Senior Year

Composer/AuthorTitle
Cavallini30 Caprices
Kroepsch416 Progressive Etudes
Rose32 Etudes and 40 Studies
StarkArpeggio Studies
BernsteinSonata
CoplandConcerto
DebussyPremiere Rhapsodie
LutoslawskiFive Dance Preludes
MozartConcerto
RossiniIntroduction, Theme, and Variations
StravinskyThree Pieces

Instructor: Jeff Robinson

SSU Undergraduate Repertoire for Bassoon

First and Second Year

First and second year students study from the repertoire listed below:

Study/MethodComposer/Author
Beginning and Advanced StudiesJ. Weissenborn
25 Studies in Scales and ChordsMilde
Concert Studies vol. 1 & 2Milde
26 Melodic StudiesJancourt
20 Melodic StudiesOrefici

Third and Fourth Year

Third and fourth year students study from the repertoire listed below:

Study/MethodComposer/Author
25 Studies in Scales and ChordsMilde
Concert Studies vol. 1 & 2Milde
16 Daily StudiesGiampieri
24 Daily StudiesKovar
Bravura StudiesOrefici
Etudes in ScalesPiard
Etudes in ArpeggiosPiard
New Technique for BassoonDherin/Pierne
12 Studies for BassoonDubois
Etudes JournaliersBozza

Instructor: Andrew Harrison

Freshman: Level 1-3
Sophomore: Level 2-4
Junior: Level 3-5
Senior: Level 4-5

Level 1

Composer/AuthorTitle
Benson, WarrenCantilena
Bozza, EugeneAria
Clerisse, RobertPrelude and Entertainment (Tenor)
Dubois, PierreTen Figures a Danser
Eccles/RascherSonata
Gates, EverettIncantation & Ritual
Handel/LondeixSonata No. 1 (Tenor)
Hartley, WalterPoem (Tenor)
Lantier, PierreSicilliane
Milhaud, DariusDance
Quate, AmyLight of Sothis
Reed, AlfredBallade
Ruff, JeanineSong and Passepied
Still, William Grant RomanceTelemann/Voxman Sonata in C Minor (Tenor)
 Vivaldi/Rascher Sonata in G Minor (Tenor)

Level 2

Composer/AuthorTitle
Bonneau, PaulSuite
Bozza, EugeneImpromptu and Dance
Couf, HerbertIntroduction, Dance, and Furioso
Demersseman, JulesFantasize sir un theme original
Dubois, Pierre MaxCharacteristic Pieces
Heiden, BernardSolo
Hindemith, PaulSonata
Marcelo, BenedettoConcerto in C Minor (Tenor)
Ravel/MulePiece en forme de Habanera
Singelee, Jean BaptisteSolo de Concert (Tenor)
Solomon, MelvinSonatina (Tenor)
Tcherepnine, AlexandreSonatine Sportive
Tomasi, HenriBallade
Wilder, AlecSonata
Worley, JohnSix Dances (Tenor)

Level 3

Composer/AuthorTitle
Bauzin, PierrePoem
Beware, DenisFantasy (Soprano/Tenor)
Chambers, EvanDeep Flowers (Soprano/Tenor)
Demersseman, JulesPastoral Fantasy (Tenor)
Erickson, FrankConcerto
Glazunov, AlexanderConcerto
Hartley, WalterDuet
Heiden, BernardSonata
Heiden, BernardDiversions
Lacor, GuyConcertante Piece (Tenor)
Lunde, LawsonSonata
Martin, FrankBallade (Tenor)
Maurice, PauldeTableaux de Provence
Milhaud, DariusScaramouche
Villalobos, HeitorFantasia (Soprano/Tenor)
Worley, JohnSonata (Tenor)

Level 4

Composer/AuthorTitle
Bonneau, PaulCaprice en forme de valse
Creston, PaulSonata
Demersseman, JulesCarnival of Venice
Harbison, JohnSan Antonio Sonata
Hartley, WalterSonata (Tenor)
Ibert, JacquesConcertino da Camera
Lunde, LawsonSonata Alpine (Soprano/Tenor)
Markowski, Michael3 Flirtations
Muczynski, RobertSonata
Noda, RyoMai
Schmitt, FlorentLegende
Smith, ClaudeFantasia
Ward, RobertConcerto (Tenor)

Level 5

Composer/AuthorTitle
Babbit, LeslieMusic for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Creston, PaulConcerto
Dahl, IngolfConcerto
Desenclos, AlfredPrelude, Cadence, and Finale
Dubois, Pierre MaxConcerto
Garrop, StacyFragmented Spirit
Husa, KarelConcerto
Lauba, ChristianHard (Tenor)
Mihalovici, MarcelChant Premier (Soprano/Tenor)
Morocco, VictorBlue Caprice
Muczynski, RobertConcerto
Noda, RyoPhoenix
Peck, RussellThe Upward Stream (Tenor)
Rogers, RodneyLessons of the Sky (Soprano/Tenor)
Tower, JoanWings
Yoshimatsu, TakashiFuzzy Bird Sonata