If you're looking for new repertoire to perform, it is often helpful to browse the Music Library's scores. The following call number ranges are for oboe music; individual works within these numbers are arranged alphabetically by composer or arranger:
M65-M69, oboe alone
M245-M247, oboe and piano
M1022, oboe with orchestra (full score)
M1023, oboe with orchestra (piano reduction)
M1122, oboe with string orchestra (full score)
M1123, oboe with string orchestra (piano reduction)
Music Bibliographies:
Bibliographies compile lists of materials by topic. The Music Library owns several bibliographies of woodwind music that can help you to find repertoire by composer, difficulty level, and instrumentation (this is particularly helpful for finding chamber music for mixed instrumentation like woodwind quintet).
In addition to the titles listed below, you can browse for books about the oboe in the following call number ranges:
ML419, Biographies of instrumentalists
ML940-ML943, oboe - general, history and construction, music and playing
Excerpts and instructional materials are classified in the MT range and housed in the same location as books about music (MLs):
MT360, General works
MT362, Systems and methods
MT365, Studies and exercises
MT366, Orchestral studies (excerpts)
International Double Reed Society - The professional society for bassoonists and oboists.
Solo Oboe or Solo English Horn with Band or Wind Ensemble - A list of solo compositions for oboe and English horn compiled by Clinton Nieweg, retired librarian for the Philadelphia Orchestra.
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