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Orchestral Audition / Excerpt Lists
This page is intended to be a resource for oboists and English hornists who are seeking sample audition or orchestral excerpt lists for study and preparation. It is organized into categories by how frequently they are requested on audition lists for both oboe (usually includes the significant oboe I, II, III, or IV parts) and English horn, as well as suggested sources for those pieces.
Source Guide
| Symbol | Source | Description |
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VM + page # |
Andraud: Vade Mecum of the Oboist. Southern Music Co. | A compilation of technical studies, etudes, and selective orchestral excerpts. |
| CD1 | The Orchestral Musician's CD-ROM Library: Volume 1. Hal Leonard Co. | Contains complete oboe 1, 2, 3, and English horn orchestral parts. Easy to print on home computer. |
| CD2 | The Orchestral Musician's CD-ROM Library: Volume 2. Hal Leonard Co. | Contains complete oboe 1, 2, 3, and English horn orchestral parts. Easy to print on home computer. |
| CD3 | The Orchestral Musician's CD-ROM Library: Volume 3. Hal Leonard Co. | Contains complete oboe 1, 2, 3, and English horn orchestral parts. Easy to print on home computer. |
| CD4 | The Orchestral Musician's CD-ROM Library: Volume 4. Hal Leonard Co. | Contains complete oboe 1, 2, 3, and English horn orchestral parts. Easy to print on home computer. |
| CD5 | The Orchestral Musician's CD-ROM Library: Volume 5. Hal Leonard Co. | Contains complete oboe 1, 2, 3, and English horn orchestral parts. Easy to print on home computer. |
| CD6 | The Orchestral Musician's CD-ROM Library: Volume 6. Hal Leonard Co. | Contains complete oboe 1, 2, 3, and English horn orchestral parts. Easy to print on home computer. |
| RB | Evelyn Rothwell: Difficult Passages from the works of J.S. Bach. Boosey & Hawkes. | Oboe, oboe d'amore and oboe d'acaccia excerpts from Bach's cantatas, masses, concertos, and more. |
| R1 | Evelyn Rothwell: Difficult Passages Volume 1. Boosey & Hawkes | Challenging excerpts of major orchestral works for practice and study. |
| R2 | Evelyn Rothwell: Difficult Passages Volume 2. Boosey & Hawkes | Challenging excerpts of major orchestral works for practice and study. |
| R3 | Evelyn Rothwell: Difficult Passages Volume 3. Boosey & Hawkes | Challenging excerpts of major orchestral works for practice and study. |
| M | Mahler: Orchester Studien. Zimmerman/Frankfurt. | Passages for oboe 1, 2, 3, 4, & EH from Mahler's works for practice and study. |
| W | Wagner: Orchestral Studies from Operas and Concert Works. International Music Company. | Selections for oboe and EH from Wagner's works for practice and study. |
OBOE
| Composer | Frequently Requested | Sources |
| Bach, J.S. | Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 | RB |
| Cantata No. 56 | RB | |
| Cantata No. 82 | RB | |
| Beethoven | Symphony No. 3 | CD1, R1 |
| Symphony No. 6 | CD1, R1 | |
| Symphony No. 7 | CD1, R1 | |
| Brahms | Violin Concerto | CD3, R1 |
| Symphony No. 1 | CD3, R1 | |
| Symphony No. 2 | CD3, R1 | |
| Berlioz | Romeo and Juliet | CD1 |
| Debussy | La Mer | CD2 |
| Mahler | Symphony No. 3 | CD2, M |
| Mozart | Oboe Concerto | R2, CD6 |
| Ravel | Tombeau de Couperin | VM171 |
| Rossini | La Scala di Seta | CD1, R2 |
| Strauss | Don Juan | R3 |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 4 | CD4, R2 |
| Also Requested | ||
| Bach, J.S. | Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 | RB, VM |
| Cantata No. 21 | RB | |
| Cantata No. 26 | RB | |
| Cantata No. 56 | RB | |
| Suite No .1 | RB | |
| Beethoven | Symphony No. 2 | CD1, R1 |
| Symphony No. 4 | CD1, R1 | |
| Symphony No. 9 | CD1, R1 | |
| Berlioz | Benvenuto Cellini | CD1 |
| The Damnation of Faust | VM95 | |
| Symphonie Fantastique | CD1, R1 | |
| Barber | Symphony No. 1 | |
| Brahms | Variations on a T-heme of Haydn | CD3, R1 |
| Symphony No. 3 | CD3, R1 | |
| Symphony No .4 | CD3, R1 | |
| Dukas | Sorcerer's Apprentice | VM148 |
| Dvorak | Cello Concerto | |
| Symphony No. 7 | ||
| de Falla | Amor Brujo | |
| Mahler | Symphony No. 10 | CD2, M |
| Mendelssohn | Symphony No .3 | CD1, R2 |
| Mozart | Cosi fan tutte | R2, CD6 |
| Symphony No. 41 | R2, CD6 | |
| Prokofiev | Classical Symphony | R3 |
| Lieutenant Kije | ||
| Peter and the Wolf | ||
| Ravel | Daphnis and Chloe | |
| La Valse | ||
| Rossini | La Gazza Ladra | CD1 |
| Rimsky-Korsakov | Scheherazade | R3, CD5 |
| Saint-Saens | Symphony No. 3 | CD2 |
| Schubert | Symphony No. 7 | CD1, R2 |
| Symphony No. 8 | CD1, R2 | |
| Schumann | Symphony No. 2 | CD3, R2 |
| Symphony No. 4 | CD3, R2 | |
| Sibelius | Symphony No .2 | |
| Smetana | "Bartered Bride" Overture | R2, CD5 |
| Strauss | Till Eulenspiel | VM159 |
| Stravinsky | Firebird | |
| Petrouchka | R3 | |
| Tchaikovsky | Capriccio Italien | CD4 |
| Piano Concerto No .1 | CD4, R2 | |
| Wagner | Parsifal | W |
ENGLISH HORN
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Composer |
Frequently Requested | Sources |
| Berlioz | Roman Carnival Overture | CD1, R2 |
| Symphony Fantastique | CD1, R2 | |
| Debussy | Nocturnes | CD2, VM193 |
| Dvorak | Symphony No. 9 | VM156, CD5 |
| Franck | Symphony in d minor | CD3, R2 |
| Respighi | Pines of Rome | |
| Rossini | William Tell Overture | CD1, R2 |
| Shostakovich | Symphony No. 8 | |
| Symphony No. 11 | ||
| Wagner | Tristan and Isolde | R2, W |
| Also Requested | ||
| Berlioz | Harold in Italy | CD1 |
| Debussy | La Mer | |
| de Falla | Three cornered Hat | |
| Strauss | Ein Heldenleben | |
| Ravel | Rhapsodie espagnole | |
| Piano Concerto in G | ||
| Shostakovich | Symphony No. 8 | |
| Sibelius | Swan of Tuonela | VM165 |
| Strauss | Till Eulenspiel | VM159 |
| Stravinsky | Petrouchka | R3 |
| Le Sacre du Printemps | R3 | |
| Mahler | Kindertotenlieder | M |
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