Author: vboboe
Date: 2006-01-13 07:54
... gmac, for dutchy, you're jokin' eh? Messiah's a mega marathon !
Two seasons ago, saw a televised unabridged version (yeah, the XXtra long edition!) 2 oboists seemed to be playing as much as the string section, didn't see them resting much
This season saw a live abridged version 2 oboists didn't seem to be playing much, lots of rest, but some of the parts they were playing really flew along
Guess it depends what edition of Messiah is selected eh?
... but yes, there are some totally gorgeous pieces in there, other than Hallelujah (which has some pretty tricky tailed and double tailed notes in it)
Talking of oratorios & sacred music, if this is of interest, Mendelssohn's Elijah has some terrific oboe parts in it, some possibly easy enough for dutchy (depending on arrangement & edition), perhaps not quite dreamy enough for fantasy, but certainly stimulating, uplifting and darn good playing
There's also some good stuff for clarinet & bassoon in this oratorio too
but selection of numbers from this oratorio for oboe-only mentioned below
chorale For He the Lord Our God (easy white notes) starts in C min 3 flats changes to C Maj
What Have I to Do With Thee (soprano-bass duet) oboe line fairly challenging in 6/8 time but easy in E min, very poignant, beautiful piece for expressive playing
Chorus - Be Not Afraid - very easy 4/4 with a few dotted 8ths paired with a "skippity" 16th, G Maj, good piece for warmup and gung-ho get-going playing
Chorus - He That Shall Endure to the End in F Maj / D min, only a few scattered eighths among lots of quarters & halves -- but oh, it really is a long blow!
very stirring, hair-raising f - ff intro crescendo with oboe rising from mid E to Hi C in Behold God the Lord Passed By! Easy E min, but challenge is in the off-beat tied notes in this one, cut time, so it moves along fast with the chorus part, lots of incredible dynamic contrast in this one
lovely cantabile oboe intro to And the Mountains shall Depart, very easy notes, easy F maj, 6/4 time not that hard, just count two more quarter notes to each bar
Final chorus, long chorale piece, And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth, glorious D Maj mostly, 4/4 & 2/2 time, white & black, some tails here and there, long tone practice really pays off to do this one
On second reading, there's a wry, droll thread of humor happening in these titles, not deliberately intentional, just happened thataway, and i had no idea until reading over again just now, universe got me, ha ha!
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