Oboe
The Oboe is an instrument belonging to the woodwind family. The Oboe is commonly heard tuning the orchestra as it is known to have a clear, secure, and bright sound. Popular Oboists include Albrecht Mayer, Nicholas Daniel, Francois Leleux, Marcel Tabuteau, and Heinz Holliger. Notable composers of Oboe music include Tomaso Albinoni, Camille Saint-Saëns, W. A. Mozart, G. F. Handel, Benjamin Britten, and J. S. Bach.
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ABRSM Woodwind Syllabus from 2026 - Out Now!
6th Jun 2025
The new syllabus, for Practical and Performance Grades, is out now.
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Highlighting Unaccompanied Woodwind
9th Apr 2020
Welcome to the second instalment of our series of articles highlighting unaccompanied instrumental repertoire, exploring some of the most popular and well-known solo pieces. In this article we look at unaccompanied woodwind publications.
Popular Composers: Oboe
- Albinoni, Tomaso (1671–1751)
- Armitage, Dennis
- Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750)
- Barclay, Ted
- Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770–1827)
- Carlin, Alexandre
- Chopin, Frédéric François (1810–49)
- Ferling, Franz Wilhelm
- Gershwin, George (1898–1937)
- Handel, George Frideric (1685–1759)
- Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732–1809)
- Hinchliffe, Robert
- Holliger, Heinz (b.1939)
- Kadlec, Jirka
- Marcello, Benedetto (1686–1739)
- Mendelssohn, Felix (1809–47)
- Michel, Jean-François
- Moren, Bertrand
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–91)
- Naulais, Jerome (b.1951)
- Noris, Günter
- Reift, Marc
- Schubert, Franz Peter (1797–1828)
- Schumann, Robert (1810–56)
- Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich (1840–93)
- Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681–1767)
- Vivaldi, Antonio (1678–1741)
- Wedgwood, Pamela
- Willener, René
- Worek, Michal
Popular Artists & Groups: Oboe
- Armstrong, Louis
- Beatles, The
- Bee Gees, The
- Ben, Jorge
- Brown, James
- Cyrus, Miley
- Eilish, Billie
- Gibb, Maurice
- Harrison, George
- Hector, Wayne
- Imagine Dragons
- Jarrett, Keith
- Jonas Brothers
- Jonas, Joe
- Jonas, Nick
- Lady GaGa
- Lennon, John
- Mars, Bruno
- McCartney, Paul
- Mendes, Sergio
- Menzel, Idina
- Miller, Glenn
- Perry, Katy
- Perry, Steve
- Petty, Tom
- Pink
- Queen
- Ronson, Mark
- Sheeran, Ed
- Simon, Paul
- Swift, Taylor
- Waller, Thomas 'Fats'
Recent Best Sellers: Oboe
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Bach, JS: Most Beautiful Oboe Solos from The Church CantatasSheet Music: $24.75
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Oboe BasicsSheet Music,/Online Audio: $21.00
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Britten: 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid (Oboe)Sheet Music: $22.50
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Edmund Rubbra: Sonata in C Opus 100Sheet Music: $24.00
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Mozart, WA: Concerto for Oboe in C (K.314) (K.285d) (Urtext)Sheet Music: $36.00
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Telemann, G: Fantasias (12) (TWV 40: 1-12) (Urtext)Sheet Music: $22.50
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Gipps, Ruth: Oboe Concerto Op. 20Sheet Music: $31.50
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Gipps, Ruth: Sonata No.2 Op.66Sheet Music: $19.50
