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Brandt’s Trios d’Anches (Reed Trio) List

Brandt’s Trios d’Anche (Reed Trio) List

Wait, this is a woodwind quintet site. What are reed trios doing here?

The purpose of this entire website is to explore woodwind literature, particularly woodwind quintets and works for winds and piano. But as the main quintet content has expanded to include some ensembles up to double woodwind quintets, it seemed worthwhile to look at some smaller ensembles. Other than wind quintets, my favorite chamber ensemble in school was the trio d’anche, which is the French term for reed trio coined by Fernand Oubradous who founded the Trio d’anches de Paris. (You will see the names “Oubradous,” and “Trio d’anches de Paris” frequently below.) The genre was first popularized by French composers in the early 20^th century. Many other composers around Europe, the Americas, and Australia have since adopted the ensemble.

The trio d’anche tradition is quite different from the quintet tradition (which is itself, quite different from the harmoniemusik tradition for winds, too). Although there are a number of quintet-writing composers who have also written trios d’anches, the two lists, surprisingly, turned out to be fairly distinct.

If you are interested in other woodwind trios and quartets, we have a new page for that, too, although it is much smaller. And be sure to check out the Keyboard and Winds page, too.

What’s In This List

This page is mainly for trios written for oboe, clarinet and bassoon, plus a few other combinations, such as 2 oboes and English horn, oboe and 2 bassoons, and the like. Unlike other lists, I also include some arrangements and some reed-trio-friendly works (for example, for reed trio and voice). Some works have options such as substituting flute for oboe. I have excluded reed trios where all all three instruments are the same (with one exception). With our September, 2024 update this list includes about 800 composers with over 1100 titles.

In concert with recent scholarship on women composers, this list highlights their names with a different-colored background.

A

Aharonian, Arthur(1962- )

Trio (1989) for oboe, English horn (or clarinet?) and bassoon

The opening page of the score on the composer’s website (arthuraharonian.fr) clearly gives the scoring as “Hautbois, Cor anglais and Basson” but it is also listed for clarinet instead of English horn. Whichever instrumentation that was used, it was premiered on June 27, 2010, by l’Ensemble Trielen in the Eglise de Notre Dame d’Espé à Paris. Duration: 5:30.11

Aitken, Elizabeth

Cake Dance Suite for 2 oboes and English horn

Lancaster, UK: Phylloscopus Publications, http://www.phylloscopus.co.uk/

Talisker for 2 oboes and English horn

Lancaster, UK: Phylloscopus Publications, http://www.phylloscopus.co.uk/

Albert, Adrienne

Menage a Trio (2010) for oboe (doubling English horn), clarinet and bassoon

Los Angeles: Kenter Canyon Music, 2016

Duration: 12:00. Movements: Seaside Sarabande; Lament; Rolling Waves.The middle movement is a duo, for either clarinet or English horn and bassoon. (There is also a version for flute/alto flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, and bassoon.) See also the composer’s website: http://www.adriennealbert.com/works_chamber.html to view the score, hear one of those awful synthesized realizations, and purchase.

According to the composer: The first movement, Seaside Sarabande, is based on the Baroque fugue with the instruments joining one another in a playful dance at the seashore. The second movement, a duet, calls for the lower voices of the flute and clarinet (alto flute and bass clarinet) titled “Lament to Sara” (dedicated to my friend who recently passed away whose name happened to be Sara – as in Sarabande). The final movement returns to the melodic voicing of the first movement with a triplet feel describing Rolling Waves.

Albert, Karel (1901-1987)

Trio voor hobo, klarinet en fagot (1930)

Premiered in Antwerp by the Trio van het Kamermuziekgezelschap van Antwerpen in 1930. For more info about Karel Albert and his music, see our two-part series “The Earlist Trio d’Anches’

Alexander, William

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Edinboro, PA: Peddie Publications, 1986

Allen, Geoffrey

Diversions, Op. 20 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Mount Lawley, Washington: Keys Press, 1994

Allen, Paul

Trio in si^♭ for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Manuscript, University of California, NRLF (Northern Regional Library Facility), Richmond, CA

Allen, Paul Hastings

Song of Venus: trio for oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Paul Hastings Allen collection, Harvard University

Allier, Gabriel

Scène Champêtre (1920), Trio for oboe (or flute), clarinet in A, and bassoon (or horn)

Paris: Margueritat, ca. 1920

Available for free download with a Creative Commons Attribution from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

The cover description of the trio’s performance options gives so many substitutions for other instruments that it seems like almost anything except a trio d’anche. But a look at the actual score confirms that the primary orchestration is for oboe, clarinet and bassoon, although it includes an alternate horn part to be used in lieu of a bassoon. This was also likely the first twentieth century trio d’anche. Read more on our post, “The Earlist Trio d’Anches’. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Alves, J. Orlando

Variaçoes para trio de palhetas for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Rio de Janeiro: J. Orlando Alves, 1998

Angot, Pierre

Sept Moments de Vie, Op. 2, No. 2 (2012) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Saint-Sylvestri-Pragolin: P. Angot, 2012

Archer, Violet (born Violet Balestreri)(1913-2000)

Divertimento (1949) for Oboe, B^♭ Clarinet, Bassoon

Needham, Massachusetts: Dorn Publications, 1981

Arma, Paul(1904-1987)

Trois mouvements pour trio d’anches (oboe, clarinet and bassoon)

Paris: Editions Musicales Transatlantiques, 1960

Divertissement 1600 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Manuscript appears to be in the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris.

Arden-Taylor, Paul

Carry On Bach! Fugues for Wind Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

British Music Collection, https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/

Ampleforth, York: Emerson Editions

Movements: I. Bach Goes to Sea; II. Bach Goes East; III. Bach Goes North. A recording is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/y5shMDrT0Ns

These are 3 short-ish fugues on decidedly non-Bachian themes. The first two are old seafaring popular songs and the final based on the “snake charmer’s” song (which I have no idea of the origin of). Not a ‘serious’ work, but lightly humorous and entertaining for a non-serious concert or if your trio needs to demonstrate how a fugue works. If you are looking for something profound or serious, you should move on down the page. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Ardovino, Lori

Parley for Winds (2022)

New London, Connecticut: Potenza Music Publishing

4 Movements: Deliberation; Colloquy; Quibble; Heated Discussion.

Arrieu, Claude (professional name for Anne Louise Marie Simon) (1903-1990)

Trio en ut (Trio in C Major) (1936) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Amphion Editions Musicale, 1948

Commissioned by (and dedicated to) the Trio d’Anches de Paris. Movements: Allegro; Pastorale et Scherzo; Final. Duration: 9:00.

The English Wikipedia article on Arrieu offers a description of each movement of the Trio: “The opening Allegretto ritmico is a swaggering mock march, with contrasting, nostalgic episodes. Initially the Pastorale et Scherzo is tender and swaying; the 3-time continues, faster and cheekily, and includes its own ‘middle section’. The Final, Allègrement, emulates the military manner, even in 3-time; then comes a ‘proper’, 4-time, steadier parade. [Arrieu’s] wittiness is mischievous, producing teasingly foiled expectations in a mildly anarchic manner.”

Suite en Trio (1980) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Gerard Billaudot, 1980

Movements: Allegro non troppo; Allegro scherzando; Allegro giusto.

Asher, Ben-Yohanan

Three Pieces for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tel Aviv: Israel Music Institute, https://www.imi.org.il/

Duration: 10:00.

Auber, Chantal(1931- )

Contraste pour Trio d’Anches (1994) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Editions Durand

Bryn Mawr, PA: Theodore Presser Co, 1994

Movements: Adagio; Allegro giocoso. See also: http://www.chantalauber.com/

Auric, Georges(1899-1983)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1938)

Paris, Monaco: Editions de l’Oiseau-Lyre, 1948, 1979

Tallevast, FL: TrevCo Music Publishing

Available for free download in those countries where the copyright has expired from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Written for the Trio d’Anches de Paris, Auric’s Trio was also recorded by the ensemble on the Oiseau-Lyre label in March 1939. Although Louise Hanson-Dyer (owner of Oiseaux-Lyre) and Auric had both planned to release the recording and the print music simultaneously, World War II intruded on their plans and the publication of the parts had to wait until 1948. ¶ The University of Melbourne rare music webpages includes notes on the creation of Auric’s Trio and has a digital file of the original Trio d’Anches de Paris recording (also available on SoundCloud). ¶ Movements: 1. Décidé; 2. Romance; 3. Final. Duration: 12:00. A number of good modern recordings of this work are available on YouTube.

If you were a Parisian composer looking for exposure in the early 20^th century you most likely joined one or more of the many composer societies who helped arrange performances and even, sometimes, commissions. Active as a composer as well as a writer on music, Georges Auric first belonged to Les Nouveaux Jeunes, which evolved into Les Six, and he later joined La Sérénade, which received backing from aristocratic families in Paris. The programming committee for the group included Auric, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc and Henri Sauguet. Two popular trio d’anches were premiered on a single La Sérénade concert on Tuesday, November 29, 1938: Auric’s trio and Milhaud’s Suite d’après Corrette. [See Catherine McGee Stockwell in “The Oiseau-Lyre Wind Trios” for history, analysis and a score for both works.] ¶ It seems ironic that Auric was writing for concerts sponsored by Parisian aristocrats, as he was beginning to become active in Leftist, populist politics. His populism reached into his music via the rejection of traditional schools of music (from German Romanticism to Impressionism) to using popular music styles, including jazzy rhythms and harmonies as well as circus and dance hall styles in his music. In that respect, Auric’s Trio represented a revolutionary fervor that is almost incomprehensible to today’s audiences. Nevertheless, modern performers and audiences can still appreciate the light humor, parody, dance rhythms, insoucience and joie de vivre of this trio. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Avramov, Evgenii

Inventsii za dukhovo trio (Inventions for oboe, clarinet and bassoon)

Sofia: Nauka i ikustvo, 1972

B

Bacewicz, Grażyna (also listed as Bacewiczowna) (1909-1969)

Trio (1948) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Possibly unpublished.

Bach, Johann Sebastian
arrangements

Aria from Cantata No. 1, “How Beauteous Beams the Morning Star” (arr. Ronald C. Dishinger) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Medici Music Press

Contrapunctus I from the Art of Fugue for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (arr. Ronald C. Dishinger

Owensboro, KY: Medici Music Press, 2012

Gavotte e Musette, from the English Suite for oboe, clarinet and bassoon(arr. A. van Leeuwen)

Chicago: Gamble Hinged Music, 1939

Fugue in C Minor from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier (The Well-Tempered Clavier) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (arr. David Atkins)

Colonial Heights: JTL Publications, 1968

Fugue a la gigue from the Französische Suiten (arr. Gordon Solie) for flute, clarinet and bassoon OR oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Portland, OR: Editions Viento, 1995

I Call upon thy Name, O Jesus (Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ) (arr. Harry S. Hirsh) for either flute, clarinet and bassoon OR oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Carl Fischer, 1934

From the Orgelbüchlein.

Fugue in C Minor from the Well-Tempered Clavier (arr. David Atkins) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Los Angeles: G. Scott Music Publishing Co., distributed by Western International Music, 1968

Fugue in C Minor from the Well-Tempered Clavier (arr. Edward Benyas) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon OR flute, clarinet and bassoon

Richmond, VA: International Opus

Prélude and Fugue(arr. Fernand Oubradous) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris & Monaco: Éditions de l’Oiseau-Lyre (now in Australia)

An arrangement for his own Trio d’Anches de Paris for their own use.

Sechs Triosonaten for Oboe (or Flute), clarinet and bassoon (or cello) (arr. Mordechai Rechtman)

Warngau: Accolade Musikverlag, 2002

Sonate en trio en Mi♭ (BWV 525) for oboe (or flute or violin or clarinet), clarinet and bassoon (or cello) (arr. Pierre Poulteau)

Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1984

Badian, Maya (1945- )

Fugitive Visions, Set No. 2 (1991) for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Toronto: Canadian Music Centre, https://www.musiccentre.ca/node/7335

There are also sets for flute, clarinet and bassoon and for oboe, clarinet and cello. Fugitive Visions has been recorded by the Arad Woodwind Trio. See: http://www.musiccentre.ca/node/22711

Badings, Henk (1907-1987)

Trio [No. 1] (1943) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1948, 2018?

Trio No. 2 (1949) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1949

Duration: 16:00. Movements: Allegro; Scherzo; Tema con Variazioni; Rondo.

Trio (1946) for 2 oboes and English horn

There is also an alternate version for 3 violins.

Trio (1986) for clarinet, English horn and bassoon

Báchorek, Milan(1939- )

Epizody (Episodes) (1985) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Baeyens, August Louis (1895-1966)

Concertino for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Antwerp, Belgium: Metropolis, 1958

Baginski, Zbigniew(1949- )

Solo, Duo, Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Krakow: Polskie Wydaunictwo Muzyczne, 1989

Baldwin, Daniel(1978- )

The Rose Chronicles for oboe, clarinet and bassoon OR oboe, English horn and bassoon

Medina, New York: Imagine Music, 2007

Movements: I. Opening of a Rose; II. Reaching the Rose; III. The Rose’s Call; IV. Roses Movin’n In. The work consists of musical interpretations of poems by Leslie L. Baldwin, Jr., the composer’s father. See the Trevco Music catalog for program notes. The two instrumentations are sold separately, so be sure to order the correct one.

Ball, Christopher(1936- )

Five Bagatelles for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Ampleforth, England: Emerson Edition, 2009

Movements: 1. Humoresque; 2. Pastorale; 3. Waltz; 4. à la Baroque; 5. Country Dance. Recorded by Paul Arden-Taylor, Leslie Craven and Celia Birkenshaw on the Omnibus Classics label. (Available on Spotify.) Duration: 11:30.

Ballif, Claude (André François) (1924-2004)

Trio, Op. 8 (1952) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Banès, Antoine

Mes Pipeaux (arr. ?)

Paris: Paul Dupont, 1900

Bonkovskyy, Bohdan

Jiddische Volkslieder [Jewish Folksongs] for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Rödental, Germany: Befoco Music

Movements: I. Ot Azoy Medley (Oh, What a Medley!); II. Siman Tov (A Good Sign); III. King David Medley.

Barati, George (1913-1996)

Woodwind Trio: 1984

New York: American Composers Alliance

Barraud, Henri (Henry) (1900-1997)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1935)

Monaco: Editions de L’Oiseau-lyre, 1938

Movements: Allegro; Andante; Rondo. Duration: 11:40. Written for the Trio d’anches de Paris, the ensemble also recorded the work in December, 1937 and the recording was released on the Oiseau Lyre recording label in 1938. Oiseau Lyre also published the parts in 1938 (using the recordings to increase sales of the printed music). As with several other Parisian composers on this list, Barraud was a member of the musical Triton society, for which he premiered this trio on April 29, 1936. Catherine McGee Stockwell in “The Oiseau-Lyre Wind Trios” offers a detailed analysis and a much-needed edited score of this (and other) works as part of her dissertation.¶ The University of Melbourne rare music webpages includes notes on the creation of Barraud’s Trio and has a digital file of the original Trio d’Anches de Paris recording (also available on SoundCloud and YouTube).

Henri Barraud is not well-known outside France. Recordings of this work are rare and at this moment there is only one live performance available on Youtube (or elsewhere online). Unlike trios by Milhaud, Ibert, and Auric, this work features more complicated cross-rhythms with quick changes, making coordination between voices much more of a challenge. This is seen especially in the finale, where 6 or 4 or 3 against 5 rhythms in a single beat are common. Also, Barraud eschews the diverting folk- and dance-melodies of his compatriots, requiring more careful listening by audiences, too. I would not say that rhythmic accuracy is everything in this work, but it is an essential foundation that must be tackled before interpreting it. Not a work for amateur groups, in my opinion. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Barroso Neto, Joachim António

Little Fugue (arr. Gordon Solie) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon OR flute, clarinet and bassoon

Portland, OR: Editions Viento, 1994

Bárta, Jiří(1935- )

Trio (1989) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Copy in NCHF Library (Czech Republic)

Bartoš, František(1905-1973)

Trio (1958) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Prague: Státní hudební vydavatelství or Artia for export, 1964

Duration: 16:00.

Bartoš, Jan Zdeněk (1908-1981)

Tercettino for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1981)

Bartulis, Vidmantas(1954-2020)

To Yesterday [Vakarykštei dienai] (1981) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

See Music Information Centre Lithuania, https://www.mic.lt/en/database/classical/find-works/

Duration: 10:00.

Bartsch, Charles (1907-1979)

Suite (1965) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Brussels: Maurer, 1965

Bashaw, Howard(1957- )

Trio 14 (2024) for oboe (doubling English horn), clarinet (doubling bass clarinet) and bassoon

Recorded by the WindRose Trio: Beth Levin, oboe and English horn; Rob Spady, clarinet and bass clarinet; Matthew Howatt, bassoon. Available on YouTube, see https://youtube.com/@windrosetrio174?feature=shared

Bassano, Giovanni(ca. 1561-1617)

20 Fantasien for oboe (or oboe d’amore), clarinet and bassoon(arr. ?)

Coblenz am Rhein: EGGE-Verlag

Likely this is an arrangement of a late Renaissance trio for oboe d’amore (or cornetto), some other soprano instrument, and a bass instrument (or a continuo), since the clarinet had not been invented during the composer’s lifetime. A Venetian at the basilica of San Marco di Venezia, Bassano was responsible for the performance of works by Giovanni Gabrieli at the basilica and he wrote a treatise on instrumental ornamentation.

Bauernfeind, Hans

Heitere Musik for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Wein: Doblinger, 1956

Could also be performed by violin, viola and cello, or a combination of the six.

Bauman, Jon Ward

Seven Circles (1985) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Duration: 8:18. Sound file available on Pandora and on YouTube.

Baumann, Herbert(1925-2020)

Divertimento (1961)

Hamburg: Hans Sikorski, 1961

Movements: 1. Sonatina; 2. Aria; 3. Ostinato; 4. Variazioni (Canto Popolare Tedesco).

Con una Marcetta for 2 oboes and English horn

Hamburg: Hans Sikorski

Duration: 10:28.

Baur, Jürg (1918-2010)

Echoi (1980) for 2 oboes and English horn

Bayford, Frank (1941- )

Trialogues, Op. 97 (2005) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Enfield, England: Modus Music, 2005

Bayliss, Colin (1948- )

Threnody in Memoriam Katherine Chedburn, for 2 oboes and English horn

Da Capo Music, 1992

Beatty, Stephen W.(1938- )

Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon, Op.71 (2013)

Score and parts available, under a Creative Commons license, from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/ (look up the composer, then the title) Duration: 8:00.

Piece for Solo Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon with Strings, Op. 19

Score and parts available, under a Creative Commons license, from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/ (look up the composer, then the title)

Trio for Oboe, E^♭ Clarinet and Bass Clarinet

Béclard d’Harcourt, Marguerite (1884-1964)

Rapsodie Péruvienne for trio d’anche

Paris: Henry Lemoine, 1948

Mme Béclard was a composer and a noted ethnomusicologist who did research on Peruvian music and other cultures. Movements: 1. Pastorale dans les Andes; 2. Danse pour la récolte du maïs. Wayno; 3. Chant d’amour. Yaravi; 4. Danse guerrière. Katchampa.

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
arrangements

Trio in E^♭ for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (arr. Mordechai Rechtman)

Warngau: Accolade-Musikverlag, 2014

Trio in C Major, Op. 87 (arr. John P. Newhill) for flute, clarinet and bassoon OR oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Monteux, London: Musica Rara

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel

Op. 87 was originally for 2 oboes and English horn

Grand Trio in C Major, Op. 87 (arr. ?)

Paris: Editions Costallat & Cie.

Scherzo, Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (arr. Francis Grant)

Cleveland: Concert Music Publishing, 1967

Trio in C Major, Op. 87 (arr. Jan van Beekum) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam?: Hilversum Harmonia, 1978

Variations on the Theme “La ci darem la mano” (from Mozart’s Don Giovanni) (arr. ?) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon OR flute, clarinet and bassoon

London: Musica Rara

Remembering Beethoven: Là ci darem la mano, variazioni sur un tema de Mozart, per trio d’ance (arr. Ludwig Beethoven and Paolo Furlani)

Adliswil, Switzerland: Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia, 1997

Bekku, Sadao (1922-2012)

Trio d’Anches (Mokkan sanjū sōkyoku) (1953)

Tokyo: Ongaku no Tomo Sha, 1962

Duration: 10:00.

Bentzon, Jørgen (1897-1951)

Racconto No.3, Op.31 (1937) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Kobenhavn: Skandinavisk Musikforlag, 1953

Copenhagen: Skandinvisk og Borups, 1937

1943 recording on YouTube by Waldemar Wolsing, oboe; P. Allin Erichsen, clarinet; and Kjell Roikjer, bassoon, https://youtu.be/QZY0tXwW9dw?feature=shared .

Bentzon, Niels Viggo (1919-2000)

Triple Concerto, Op. 94 for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and string orchestra

Kobenhavn: Wilhelm Hansen

Ben-Yohanan, Asher (1929-2015)

Three Pieces for Three Woodwinds (1978) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Berg, Gunnar (1909-1989)

Trio d’anche (1955) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bergamo, Petar(1930- )

Canzone antiche (arr. Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski)

Originally for piano. Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Zagrebački puhački trio).

Bernaola, Carmelo Alonso (1929-2002)

Trio Sonatina (1954-55) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bernstein, David S.

A Little Threeness for Winds (2015) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Lancashire?: Forton Music, 2015

Movements: 1. Trio; 2. Duet for oboe and clarinet; 3. Solo for bassoon; 4. Duet for oboe and bassoon; 5. Trio (Variations)

Bertouille, Gérard(1898-1981)

Prelude et fugue for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles: CeBeDeM, 1957

Ouverture for trio d’anche and orchestra (strings, piano and percussion) (1955-1956)

Copy in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.

Bialobžeskis, Martynas(1976- )

Meditatonic (1996) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Music Information Centre Lithuania, https://www.mic.lt/

Duration: 7:00.

Biddington, Eric(1953- )

Five Stories for Three Winds (2008) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Christchurch, New Zealand: E. Biddington, 2008

See https://sounz.org.nz/works/18973 .

Bieler, Helmut(1940- )

Bewegung und Ruhe: drei Sätze für drei Holzbläser (1982)

Wolfenbüttel: Möseler, 1982

Bitzan, Wendelin(1982- )

Kleine Blasphonie fur Rohrblattinstrumente, EV 38 (2006) for oboe, clarinet in A, and bassoon

Rangsdorf, Germany: Zweiklang Verlag, www.zweiklang-verlag.de

Available for free download with a Creative Commons Attribution from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Movements: 1. Promenade. In mässigem Tempo, jedoch burlesk; 2. Dance. Behende eilend; 3. Little Chorale; Sanft und gemächlich; 4. Fugue. Recht hurtig. Downloadable recordings of the work are available from International Music Score Library Project.

Bjelinski, Bruno(1909-1992)

Gumpis Trio (1979) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Recorded by the Zagreb Wind Trio. Recording available on Spotify and on YouTube. Movements: Allegro; Andantino; Allegro Assai. Duration: 6:35.

Blahnik, Joel(1938- )

Česka suita, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon OR flute, clarinet and bassoon

Praha: Talacko Editions, 2005

It appears there are additional substitutions in the publication for bass clarinet or saxophone instead of bassoon.

Bialobžeskis, Martynas(1976- )

Lithuanian Music Information Center, www.mic.lt

Meditatonic (1996)

Blank, Allan (1925-2013)

FIVE FOR THREE (2002) for oboe, clarinet in A, bassoon

New York: American Composers Alliance, https://composers.com/

Duration: 13:00.

Blažek, Zdeněk (1905-1988)

Trio, Op. 134 (1977) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Blomdahl, Karl-Birger(1916-1968)

Trio (1938) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Copy in the Peabody Conservatory Arthur Friedheim Library

Bochmann, Christopher (1950- )

Wind Trio for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon (1980)

From the composer, http://www.christopherbochmann.com/

Chamber Étude No. 1 for oboe, English horn, bassoon and harpsichord

New York, London: Edition Peters, 1976

Boder, Gerd(1933-1992)

Bläser-Trio, Op. 1 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Hamburg: N. Simrock, 1965

Mainz: B. Schott Sohne, https://en.schott-music.com/

Boehm, Yohanan(1914-1986)

Trio for Woodwinds, Op. 22 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Manuscript in Jerusalem, National Library of Israel

Bois, Rob du(1934-2013)

Füng, für Drei Bläser (1997)

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1997

Boliart, Xavier(1948- )

Bestioles (2004)

Barcelona: Boileau, 2004

Movements: 1. Marxa de l’anec; 2. Tango de la Sargantana; 3. Vals de la Guineu; 4. Tarantella de l’esquirol. Duration: 11:00.

Bonneau, Paul(1918-1995)

Trois Noëls Anciens

Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1949

Booren, Jo van den(1935- )

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1960

Bosmans, Arthur(1908-1991)

4×3: 4 Leichte Sätze für Holzbläser (1982)

Wolfenbüttel, Germany: Möseler Verlag

Boudewijn Buckinx(1945- )

Bucolica VIII (2003) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Grimbergen Lantro Music, 2005

Alternate instrumentations include oboe, English horn and bassoon, or oboe and 2 bassoons.

Bourguignon, Francis de(1890-1961)

Suite en Trio, Op. 80 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles, CeBeDeM, 1944, 1959

Boutry, Roger(1932-2019)

Divertissement

Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1956

Bové, J. Henry(1897-1963)

Petit Trio

New York: Carl Fischer, 1934

Boyadjian, Hayg (1938- )

Googleegoo (1993) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Sharon, Massachusetts: Frank E. Warren Music Services

Duration: 11:00.Commissioned and recorded by the New England Reed Trio on Capstone Records in 1997.

Cynthia Kay Wolverton in her doctoral dissertation, “The Contributions of Armenian Composers to the Clarinet Repertoire… (University of North Texas, 2002) quotes notes from the recording: “The humorous title and light spiritedness of the music is intended to project a happy mood to the listener. It is music not meant to be taken too seriously, but to be simply fun to listen to. The composer also wanted to capitalize on the virtuosity of the three musicians for whom the piece was written. Compositionally, the work is based on two very short motives: one rhythmic and one melodic, which are stated at the beginning by the oboe. These two ideas are then subjected to transformations and variations.”

Boyce, William(1711-1779)

Andante dolce (arr. Gary Klein) for flute, clarinet and bassoon OR oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Consort Trios, 1973

Bozza, Eugène(1905-1991)

Suite Brève en Trio, Op. 67 (1947) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1947, 2015

Fughette, Sicilienne, Rigaudon (1933) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Vicennes: Paul Richard, 1934

This work was one of the first dedicated to the Trio d’anches de Paris and is among the earliest works for the medium.

Bradbury, William(1956- )

5*4*3 (except after C) (2013) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tallevast, FL: TrevCo Music Publishing, 2013

Written for and recorded by the PEN Trio. Movements: 1. Freely, Quietly; 2. Presto; 3. Majestic; 4. Suspended, gently; 5. Forceful, dynamic.

Brammeld, Christopher

Four Serial Pieces (2015) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

British Music Collection, https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/

Duration: 5:00.

Brandon, Jenni(1977- )

The Sequoia Trio (2008-9) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Published by the composer. See also TrevcoMusic online

Duration: 14:40. Movements: I. Sequoiadendron giganteum: The Big Tree – Tree Interlude One; II. “A crowd of hopeful young trees and saplings…”; III. The Three Graces – Tree Interlude Two; IV. The Noble Trees. Written for Vientos Trio of Los Angeles during a composer-in-residence.

Spider Suite for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer: https://jennibrandon.com/product/spider-suite-oboe-clarinet-bassoon/

Movements: I. Along Came a Spider; II. The Spider’s Flight; III. Spinning Song; IV. A Wicked Waltz; V. The end of the day … begin again.

From Sea to Sky: Stories of Amazing Women for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer: https://jennibrandon.com

Work is performed with narration (by the players or a separate narrator). Duration: 20:00. Written for and premiered by the Sonora Winds. Sound recording available on the composer’s website.

L’Étoile du Nord for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer: https://jennibrandon.com

“Inspired by Ojibwe culture and astronomy and reflected against the background of Minnesota’s gorgeous lakes and starry skies.” Written for the Sonora Winds. Video of a live performance is available on Ms. Brandon’s website.

Found Objects On the Beach for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tallevast, Florida: Trevco Music Publishing

Movements: Tumbled Stones; Kelly Green Sea Glass; Driftwood; Black feather on the sand; White Sea Glass; Seashells. Written for the Pen Trio. Recording available on the composer’s website.

Sea Quartet for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano

From the composer: https://jennibrandon.com

Composed as part of a composer-in-residence with the Vientos Trio in Los Angeles. Program notes and a recording are available on the Ms. Brandon’s website.

Brandon, Sy

Divertimento (2017) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Medina, New York: Imagine Music

Movements: Allegro; Ballad; Tarantella.

Breilh-Decruck, Fernande

SEE Decruck, Fernande

Brettingham Smith, Jolyon(1949-2008)

Wind in the Reeds, Five Sketches for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon, Op. 12 (1975)

Berlin: Bote & Bock, sold through B. Schott Sohne, https://en.schott-music.com/ or Boosey & Hawkes.

Duration: 7:00.

Bréville, Pierre (Eugène Onfroy) de(1861-1949)

Sonatine (1943) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Dedicated to the Trio d’Anches de Bruxelles.

Broemel, Robert

Polonaise for trio d’anches (2010), for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo-Varner Music Publishing, 2010

Also available in a version for 2 oboes and English horn.

Brogue, Roslyn (1919-1981)

Trio (1946) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Brookline, MA: Music for Woodwinds, 1948

Brons, Carel(1931-1983)

Serenata II (1964) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1964

Brouwer, Leo (born Juan Leovigildo Brouwer) (1939- )

Trio No. 2 (1964) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Brown, Charles (1898-1988)

Trio (1971) pour anches for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: G. Billaudot, 1971

Brown, Ignacio “Nacio” Herb(1896-1964)

Seul (Alone) from ‘A Night at the Opera’ (arr. Stéphane Egeling) for clarinet, bassoon and contrabassoon

Nacio Brown was an incredibly successful movie score writer. ‘Alone’ was written for the Marx Brothers film, “A Night at the Opera.” This arrangement is recorded by Trio Lézard.

Brownlee, Philip

Gracious Numbers Decayed (2013)

New Zealand: SOUNZ Center for New Zealand Music, https://sounz.org.nz

Duration: 10:00.

Bruns, Victor(1904-1996)

Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon, Op. 49 (1979)

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1979

Warngau: Accolade Musikverlag

YouTube has a recording of this work by Trio Ventorum: Alyssa Pracht, oboe; Ashley Cypher, clarinet; and Brock Nutter, bassoon at https://youtu.be/SWWZMqNHGAQ?feature=shared .

Bughici, Dumitru(1921-2008)

Fantezie Ritmică (Rhythmic Fantasia), Op. 30, No. 3 (1968)

Bull, Edvard Hagerup (1922-2012)

Trois Bucoliques: divertissement pour trio d’anches, Op. 14 (1953)

Paris: Amphion, 1964

Duration: 12:30. Movements: I. Allegretto; II. Andante con moto; II. Finale Grazioso. A recording is available on Spotify. The composer should not be confused with the jurist, Edvard Hagerup Bull.

Burghardt, Hans-Georg(1909-1993)

Bläser-Trio, Op. 99 (1995) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Hofheim: F. Hofmeister, 1995

Burghardt, Victor

Abendstimmung (1993) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (or alternately flute, clarinet, bassoon; or Alto Sax, clarinet and bassoon

Berlin: Bote & Bock

With the alternate parts for different instruments and parts heavily marked for articulations, it appears this work may be designed for student ensembles.

Divertimento für 3 Holzbläser (1993) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon or 3 clarinets or saxophones, or other combinations

Berlin: Bote & Bock (Intermezzo); U.S. agent?: Trevco Music.

Appearing to be a more difficult work that the Abendstimmung above, it appears from a sample page, that the bassoonist must be able to read both bass and treble clef instead of tenor clef, which is unorthodox for student works. Also the coda of the first movement may be incorrectly notated as treble clef instead of bass clef, since it ends off the high end of the bassoon range (even for a professional bassoonist).

Rigaudon für 3 Holzbläser (1993) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon or combinations of clarinets or saxophones

Berlin: Bote & Bock

At least the bassoon part is now notated in bass clef, although the score part isn’t.

Burkali, Theodor(1975- )

Three Emoticons for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Ernen, Switzerland: Musica Mundana Musikverlag, https://musica-mundana.com/

Movements: Mad; Sad; Glad. Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Dario Golčič, oboe; Bruno Philipp, clarinet; Žarko Perišič, bassoon) for Nota Bene Records. Available on YouTube.

Burns, Michael

E Toru Ngā Hau (The Three Winds) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon or alternate instrumentations

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo-Varner Music Publishing

Buss, Howard J.(1951- )

Village Scenes (2004) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Lakeland, Florida: Brixton Publications, 2005

Duration: 7:30.

Busch, Adolf

Divertimento, Op. 62b for clarinet, oboe and English horn

Breitkopf & Härtel

Six movements: 1. Allegro grazioso; 2. Quasi Presto; 3. Andante molto sostenuto; 4. Molto comodo; 5. Scherzo. Vivace assai; 6. Allegro grazioso (da capo). Recording available on YouTube by the Busch Kollegium Karlsruhe: https://youtu.be/WkfF1_ebtpE?feature=shared

Butterworth, Arthur(1923-2014)

Trio, Op. 6 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

London: Hinrichsen, 1950

Leprechauns, Op. 67 (1978) for 2 oboes and English horn

Lancaster, UK: Phylloscopus Publications, http://www.phylloscopus.co.uk/

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Cabus, Peter(1923-2000)

Tien Stukken voor Houtblazerstrio [Ten Pieces for Wind Trio] (1989) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Copy in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.

Cadenas, Jesús(1986- )

Pietat et Misericordia (2010) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Available for free download with a Creative Commons Attribution from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Duration: 1:40.

Calabrese, Helmut C.(1957- )

Contrapuntal Suite for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Toms Rivers, New Jersey: Calabrese Brothers Music, LLC

Caldini, Fulvio(1959- )

Guillaume, Op. 10 (1983) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Ancona, Italia: Berben Edizioni Musicali, 1985

Camden, Kerry
arranger

Three Pieces for Woodwind Trio, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Potton, England: Lindsay Music, 1977

A Fugue in C Minor by J. S. Bach

Les Petits moulins à vent by François Couperin

Les fifres, patrol on a theme of Dandrieu by J. F. Dandrieu

Canteloube, Joseph(1879-1957)

Rustiques (1946)

Paris: Editions de L’oiseau Lyre, 1948

Available for free download in those countries where the copyright has expired from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Movements: Pastorale; Rêverie; Rondo à la Français. Duration: 17:00. For a quick reference, there are several recordings of this work on YouTube.

Catherine McGee Stockwell in “The Oiseau-Lyre Wind Trios” has published an edited score for Rustiques in her dissertation. She also notes that Joseph Canteloube was a well-known researcher of traditional French folk song and quotes many examples from the French provinces in this work, hence the rustic title. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Cardozo, Orlando
arranger & composer

Arreglos de Música Venezolana de Cámera (Venezuelan Chamber Music Arrangements), Volume 1

Works included in this collection (only a few are trio d’anches):

Porque no hay palabras, by Orlando Cardozo for an unspecified trio

Natalia by Antonio Lauro, arranged for 2 oboes and English horn

Natalia by Antonio Lauro, arranged for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Barcelonesa by Enrique Hidalgo (for oboe, clarinet and bassoon?)

Señor JOU by Pablo Camacaro (duet)

Laberinto by Daniel Mayz (duet)

Mia Merengue by Luis Laguna (duet)

Por culpa de Alessandro by Orlando Cardozo for woodwind quintet

Siete colores by Luis Flores for woodwind quintet

Carey, Ross(1969- )

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Wellington: SOUNZ, 1998

Carlton, Marvin J.

Trio for oboe, English horn and bassoon

Medina, NY: Imagine Music, 2010

Movements: Grave; Larghetto; Bright. There is also a version for oboe, clarinet and bassoon, possibly sold separately.

Casadesus, Robert(1899-1972)

Trio, Op. 42 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1947)

Unpublished?

Castillo, Manuel(1930-2005)

Divertimento (1954) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Cavalcanti, Nestor de Hollanda(1949- )

Um Papo um Oboé, Clarinete e Fagote (1975)

Três Louvores “Brazileiros” for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (2005)

Academia Brasileira de Música, www. abmusica.org.br

Celis, Frits(1929- )

Sonatina, Op. 21 (1986) for oboe (doubling English horn), clarinet (doubling bass clarinet) and bassoon

Bruxelles: CeBeDeM

From the catalog of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.

Ceremuga, Josef(1930-2005)

Tri Capriccia (3 Caprices) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Movements: 1. Moderato con moto; 2. Lento con calore; 3. Allegro vivace. Recording available on Spotify “Czech Chamber Compositions.”

Černohorský, Bojuslav Matěj(1684-1742)

Fugue, from Fugue in A Minor for Organ (arr. Ronald C. Dishinger)

Owensboro, KY: Medici, 1995

Chaminade, Cécile Louise Stephanie (1857-1944)

Rigaudon & Novelette from Album for Children (arr. Ronald C. Dishinger) arr. for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Owensboro, KY: Medici Music Press, 1995

Originally for piano, also arranged for flute, oboe and bassoon and other ensembles.

Chandler, Mary(1911-1996)

Divertimento for Reed Trio (1956) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Lancaster, UK: Phylloscopus Publications, http://www.phylloscopus.co.uk/ , 1992

Trio (1989) for 2 oboes and English horn

Lancaster, UK: Phylloscopus Publications, http://www.phylloscopus.co.uk/

Chapiro, Fania(1926-1994)

Fugue for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

The manuscript is in the http://www.nederlandsmuziekinstituut.nl archive registration number:362/057. An extended biography is available on the Forbidden Music Regained website.

Rondeau for 3 Woodwinds for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

The mss. is in the http://www.nederlandsmuziekinstituut.nl archive registration number: 362/068

Charles, Jean-François

Crystals (2017) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon and live electronics

Players use some multiphonics and pitch blends. Recorded sound effects are added during the performance with a foot-pedal controller by the clarinetist. A performance by the Voxman Reed Trio (Courtney Miller, oboe; Jorge Montilla, clarinet; Benjamin Coelho, bassoon), recorded at a conference of the International Double Reed Society, is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MM2MOfZ_mLc?feature=shared

Chaudoir, James(1947- )

Sept Vignettes for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Greenleaf, Wisconsin: Conners Publications, 1996

Recorded by the Cavell Trio in 2014.

Chemin-Petit, Hans Helmuth (1902-1981)

Trio im alten Stil (Trio in an Old Style) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Berlin-Lichterfelde: Robert Lienau, 1944

Chevreuille, Raymond

Concerto for trio d’anche and orchestra (1943)

Copy in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.

Cigrang, Edmond(1922-1989)

Trio d’anches, Op. 5 (1953-5) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Mensdorf: Luxembourg Music Publishers

Cipra, Milo(1906-1985)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Zagrebački puhački trio).

Cobb, Nancy Hill

Suite for Reeds (2019) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Louisville, Kentucky: Potenza Music Publishing

Commissioned by Trio Canna (Andrea Splittberger-Rosen; Stacey Berk and Patricia Holland) of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Premiered by them in 2010. The work is the composer’s portrayal of working through grief. Movements: 1. Lamentation Perpetual; 2. Wistful Waltz; 3. March Gone Awry; 4. Remedy in Tarantella. Recording and program notes available on the publisher’s website.

Cohen, Allen(1951- )

Walking the Cotswolds for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tallevast, FL: Trevco Music Publishing, 2014.

Commissioned by the PEN Trio. Movements: I. From Chipping Camden to Moreton-in-Marsh; II. From Upper Swell to Stow-on-the-Wold; III. From Wotton-under-Edge to Dumbleton; IV. The Cotswold Way.

Cohen, Fred

Woodwind Trio (1992) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Oboe doubles on English horn. Duration: 10:00.

Coiteux, Francis

Fête aux Bois (2006) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon and band

Sampzon: Editions Delatour, 2006

Cojocaru, Dora (1963- )

Trio (1983) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

A student work, it may be unpublished.

Colin, Jeanne

Triptyque (1966-1967) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Copy in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.

Comes, Liviu (1918-2004)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1981) (Trio pentru oboi, clarinet si fagot)

Bucureşti: Editura Muzicală, 1987

Cón, Karel(1951- )

Serenáda (Serenade) (1982) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Constant, Marius(1925-2004)

Trio (1949) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

London: J. and W. Chester, 1949

Duration: 16:00.

Cooke, Arnold(1906-2005)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

London: Anglo-American Music Publishers, 1984

Córdoba Valencia, Jorge(1953- )

A Laura y Ellos: para Oboe, Clarinet y Fagot

México, D.F.: Ediciones de la Liga de Compositores de México, 1983

Corelli, Arcangelo(1653-1713)

Chamber Sonata, Op. 2, No. 2 (arr. Leonard Auslender) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Greeley, Colorado: Western International Music, 1992

Corina, John (1928-2014)

Woodwind Trio in One Movement (1964, revised 1970) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

West Roxbury, Massachusetts: Frank E. Warren Music, 1988, downloadable score

Duration: 8:00.

Coryn, Roland

Trio voor houtblazers (1971) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Copy in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.

Craens, Alain

Divertimento (1985) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Antwerp: Éditions Metropolis

Copy in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.

Crozier, Daniel

Trio (1988) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Part of dissertation for a Master of Music degree, Peabody Conservatory of Music, 1989

Three Miniatures, Op. 70 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

London: Joad Press, 1976

Duration: 6:30. The oboe part could be played on clarinet; the bassoon part could be performed by bass clarinet.

Bagatelles for Wind Trio, Op. 50 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Could also be performed by 3 clarinets, but why?

Cruft, Adrian (1921-1987)

Three Miniatures, Op. 70 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

London: Joad Press, 1972

Alternate parts: substitute clarinet for oboe; substitute bass clarinet for bassoon. Duration: 6:30.

Crumb, David

Soundings for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

West Roxbury, Massachusetts: Frank E. Warren Music

Part of the New England Reed Trio Series. Download PDF catalog at https://few-music.com/2020Cat_FewMusic.pdf .

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Da Cunha, Alberto Luis(1959- )

Dois Estudos (1984) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Brazilian composer.

Dalgleish, James(1891-1964)

Trio in Four Movements for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Dănceanu, Liviu(1954-2017)

Ossia, Op. 9 (1982) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Performed at the 2019 Meridian International Festival in Bucharest. Video at YouTube: https://youtu.be/jQmAnhaWv6M?feature=shared (the only reed trio I’ve seen with a conductor). Performed by Ana Maria Radu, oboe; Ion Nedelciu, clarinet; and Serban Novac, bassoon.

Daniel-Lesur, Jean-Yves (also Jean-Yves-Daniel Lesur)(1908-2002)

Suite (1939) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: l’Oiseau Lyre, 1939

Movements: 1. Monodie et Beguine; 2. Diaphonie; 3. Berceuse; 4. Scherzo. A full, edited score is included as an Annex in Catherine McGee Stockwell’s “The Oiseau-Lyre Wind Trios”. See also the Oiseau lyre collection. below.

Daniels, Mabel Wheeler(1878-1971)

Three Observations for Three Woodwinds, Op. 41 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Carl Fischer, 1953

Danson, Alan

Three Winds on the Rocks (1992) for English horn, clarinet and bassoon

Copy in the Bennington College, Edward Clark Crossett Library

Arrangements of four English drinking songs.

Three Winds in a Boat for English horn/oboe, clarinet and bassoon

London: Broadbent & Dunn, 1992

Arrangements of five sea shanties.

Three Winds Go West for oboe/English horn, clarinet and bassoon

London: Broadbent & Dunn, 1991

Movements: Ragtime cakewalk; Cowboy’s toon; Barn dance.

Six Miniatures for Double Reed Trio for oboe, English horn and bassoon

London: Broadbent & Dunn, 1997

Movements: The Knot Garden; Double reed workout; Shepherd song; The old eccentric; Concert campetre.

“I Got Plenty of Nothin’” by George Gershwin (arr. Alan Danson) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

London: Broadbent & Dunn

Danzi, Franz (1763-1826)

Trio (arr. Leo van de Moortel) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Manuscript at the Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Conservatorium, in Antwerp

Darcy, Robert(1910-1967)

Trio (1938) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Copy in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles. Duration: 10:00.

De Bleser, Werner J. E.(1959- )

Heer Halewyn (1987) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Available for free download with a Creative Commons Attribution from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

5 movements. Duration: 10:30.

De Bourguignon, Francis

Suite en trio, Op. 80 (1944) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles: CeBeDeM

Copy in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.

Decadt, Jean (Jan)(1914-1995)

Trio (1950) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles: J. Maurer Edition Musicale

Decruck, Fernande (also Fernande Breilh-Decruck)(1896-1954)

Capriccio, (1933) Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Editions de Paris, 1934

Recorded by Reeds Amis. Manuscript and the Editions de Paris printing are in the Alain Decruck Collection. Duration: 5:00. You can also view the score and printed parts on the https://fernandedecruck.com/ website.

Due, at least in part, by her friendship with bassoonist Fernand Oubradous, Fernande Breilh-Decruck wrote seven reed trios, now available on a recording by Reeds Amis. (See the website listed above for links to the recording.) This could be the largest number of original trio d’anches by any composer, so the discovery of her works is a major find for players and friends of the reed trio. (Note that modern composer Jennie Brandon is working on matching her record.) [ Andrew Brandt ]

Variations en Trio dur l’Air du P’tit Quinquin (Trio Variations on the Song “P’tit Quinquin”) (1935) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

A theme and 5 variations based on a Picard-language song from northern France by Alexandre Desrousseaux, written in 1853. Duration: 7:00. A modern performance edition is available by contacting Matthew Aubin through the https://fernandedecruck.com/ website, which also has the score available for viewing. Recorded by Reeds Amis, but a historical recording by the Trio d’anches de Paris (with Myrtil Morel, Pierre Lefebvre and Fernand Oubradous) is fascinating.

Orientales (1943) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Movements: 1. Mozaïques; 2. Le chevrier; 3. Danse de BA; 4. La chamelier; 5. Fête mauresque. Manuscript is in the Royal Conservatory Antwerp Library. Dedicated to the Trio d’anches de Bruxelles.

Variations sur un Air Pyrénéen (1945) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

A theme and 14 variations. Duration: 6:00. Manuscript is in the Alain Decruck Collection. Recorded by Reeds Amis. Originally recorded by the Trio d’anches de Paris in 1936 on the Pathé label. The score may be viewed on the https://fernandedecruck.com/ website, which also has instructions on contacting Matthew Aubin for info on a modern publication.

Pavane (1949), version for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Duration: 3:00. Recorded by Reeds Amis. The score may be viewed on the https://fernandedecruck.com/ website, as can instruction on contacting Matthew Aubin for publication info.

Sonate en Trio, 2nd version (1949) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Editions Billaudot, www.billaudot.com

Movements: 1. Moderé; 2. Andante amabile; 3. Scherzo giocoso. Duration: 11:30. According to program notes on the https://fernandedecruck.com/ website, there is an earlier version of this work dated 1945 with 4 movements. The revised version is dedicated to Paul Siguier, Maurice Coëx and Simon Colette. A manuscript copy of the revised manuscript is available on the composer’s website.

Trio Classique (ca. 1950?) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Movements: 1. Dans un mouvement souplé et sans lenteur. Trés expressif; 2. Allegro agitato; 3. Andante poco recitativo e molto espressivo; 4. Tempo moderato di Fuga, legato e serioso. Dedicated to the trio d’anche de Paris and Mssrs. Myrtil Morel, Pierre Lefebvre and Fernand Oubradous. Recorded by Reeds Amis, and a modern performance edition is available from Matthew Aubin, which is available for inspection on the https://fernandedecruck.com/ website.

de Curitiba, Henrique de (pen name for Zbigniew Henrique Morozowicz)(1934-2008)

Humoresque (1977) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

De Curitaba was a Brazilian composer whose parents had emigrated from Poland in 1873. He studied in Brazil, Poland, and the United States before returning to Brazil. A PDF with a substantial biography and discussion of his works (in English) is published here.

Dedić, Srdan

Šumatina for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Recorded by the Zagreb Reed Trio (Zagrebački Puhački Trio). Available on Spotify.

Dediu, Dan(1967- )

Rondo alla Munchausen (2013)

Contact the composer, http://www.dandediu.ro/

Defossez, René(1905-1988)

Trio (1946) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles: CeBeDeM, 1956

Degen, Johannes(1910-1989)

Trialog, Op. 62

SMIC (probably the Swedish Music information Center – now Svensk Music)

De Groot, Hugo(1897-1986)

Souvenir Sud-Américain (1962) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Broeckmans & Van Poppel

Kraichtal, Germany: Hebu Musikverlag, GMBH

de Guise, Jean François

Canon, Op. 25/18 (2021)

Musikverlag Hehenwarter

de Haan, Stefan(1921-2010)

Divertimento on Folksongs for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

London: Schott, 1984

de Jong, Marinus (1891-1984)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon, Op. 126 (1961)

Bruxelles: CeBeDeM, 1964

Duration: 17:00

Dejonghe, Koen

Trio voor houtblazers (1991) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Copy in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.

de la Rubia, Domènec González

SEE Rubia, Domènec González de la

Delmotte, Camille

Trio (1947) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles: J. Maurer Edition Musicale

Delvaux, Albert(1913-2007)

Trio (1948) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles: CeBeDeM, 1963

Duration: 16:00.

de Maeyer, Jan (1949- )

Trio “La Gioia” (1979) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Duration: 7:00. A Xerox copy appears to be in the collection of the Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool in Antwerp, Belgium.

Tricromia arcangelica, Op. 23 (1992) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and symphony orchestra

de Maleingreau, Paul(1887-1956)

Sonata en trio, Op. 90 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

A photocopy of the work is in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles. Birth name was Paul Constant Eugène Maleingreau.

Denwood, Russell

Suite (1995) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Phylloscopus Publications, 1995

Depelsenaire, Jean-Marie

Petit Concert pour Trio d’Anches

Paris: M. Combre, 1981

Duration: 3:40.

De Regt, Hendrick

SEE Regt, Hendrick de

de Roye, Evarist(1907-1978)

Trio (1956) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Antwerp: Éditions Metropolis

Movements: Largo; Andante; Scherzo.

Dervaux, Pierre(1917-1998)

Sonatine (1955) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Coblenz am Rhein: Egge Verlag

First performed by the Parisian ensemble Trio d’anches André Dupont (also known as the Trio d’anches de la Radiodiffusion Francaise for radio broadcasts and phonograph disks), consisting of Paul Taillefer, oboe; Andé Dupont, clarinet; and André Gaby, bassoon, on May 15, 1955. (It’s unclear whether the premiere was on a radio broadcast or a live performance.)

De Smet, Raoul (1936- )

Vijf Tensemas I for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles: CeBeDeM

Copy in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles. First performance by the Trio Avena in Antwerp in 1974. It appears from a catalog listing that the premiere of this trio was on a broadcast of Radio Romania on October 2, 1996. Duration: 7:00.

Tensemas 3 (1996) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon.

It appears from a catalog listing that the premiere of this trio was on a broadcast of Radio Romania on October 2, 1996. Duration: 5:00.

Trio-logie 1 (1975) for 2 oboes and English horn

Despić, Dejan (1930 – )

Ein Märchenbuch Nr. 2, Op. 152 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Brandstätter Musikverlag Köln (Yasna Branstätter)

The same title was used for Despić’s Op. 140 for oboe and English horn.

Desprez, Fernand(1879-1949)

Prélude et danse (Voorspel en danse) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles: Brogneaux, 1950

De Vocht, Lodewijk (1887-1977)

Landelijk Trio (1955) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Copy in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles. There is also a suite for guitar entitled Landelijk, so be sure to get the correct one.

d’Harcourt, Marguerite Béclard

SEE Béclard d’Harcourt, Marguerite

D’Hoir, Joseph(1933- )

Variaties op “Een Kint Geboren in Bethlehem” (Variations on “A Child in Bethlehem)

Brussels: Maurer, 1964

Dietze, Jürgen

Variationen über ein ungarisches Volkslied (Variations on a Hungarian folksong) for oboe, English horn and bassoon

Rödental, Germany: Befoco Music

Dillon, Lawrence(1959- )

Ten Wind Gadgets, Trios for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (2016)

New York: American Composers Alliance, 2016

Ten “Gadgets”, each scored for a different trio of winds.

Dinescu, Violeta(1953- )

Trio d’anche (1982)

Berlin: Astoria, 1986

Available from the composer (Baden-Baden). Also in the archives of the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music and in the Karlsruhe Badische Landesbibliothek. A recording on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOBBGaxfKYQ) performed by Soniya Rakhmatullina, Clara Wigger and Richard Winkler (with score excerpts) reveals this to be a non-metered work with some microtones and multiphonics.

Trio d’anches (1987) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Although this pair is listed as two separate pieces for trio d’anche, it’s not absolutely clear that these are not two versions of the same work.

Di Vito-Delvaux, Berthe(1915-2005)

Trio, Op. 44 (1949) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Copy in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.

Dobrowolski, Andrzej(1921-1990)

Trio na obój, klarnet i fagot (Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon) (1956)

Kraków: Polskie wydawnictwo muzyczne, PWM 3454, 1960

Recorded by the LLLeggiero (Pietr Lato, clarinet; Damian Lipień, oboe; Damian Lipień, bassoon), available on Spotify. Also available on YouTube by an anonymous ensemble.

Dogaru, Anton

12 Inventiuni pentru trio (for oboe, clarinet and bassoon)

Donceanu, Felicia(1931- )

Trio Divertisment (1978)

Diptic (1989)

Dondeyne, Désiré Louis Corneille (1921-2015)

Suite d’airs populaires (1962) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Editions musicales transatlantiques, 1962

Movements: L’introduction et l’alouette; Quand je suis parti de la Rochelle; Le chant de Jeanne; Le chant de Rameurs; Le Furet; Petite Valse; L’invitation a la danse; Le petit navire; Sur la route de Dijon; Generique Final. Trio Avena shares a performance on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3_iEz0nXLEk .

Donella, Valentino(1937- )

Trio (1971) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Available for free download with a Creative Commons Attribution from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848)

Excerpts from Donizetti’s L’eliser d’amore (arr. unlisted)

Includes “Una furtiva lagrima” from Act II; Aria and Finale “Ei corregge ogni difetto” from Act II. Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Dario Golčič, oboe; Bruno Philipp, clarinet; Žarko Perišič, bassoon) for Nota Bene Records. Available on YouTube.

Doolittle, Emily(1972- )

REEDS (2010) for oboe, Bb clarinet, bassoon and dancer

Contact the composer at https://emilydoolittle.com/

Commissioned by the Umbrella Ensemble (of Montreal, Winnipeg and Portland ?) Duration: 36:00. Also check out the Canadian Music Centre.

Doppelbauer, Josef Friedrich(1918-1989)

Trio (1968) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Wien: Doblinger, 1968

Doucet, Éric(1958- )

Vague à l’âme (“Blues”) for oboe, clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), and bassoon

Coblenz am Rhein: Egge Verlag

Douglas, Bill(1944- )

Trio (2007) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tallevast, Florida: Trevco Music Publishing, 2007

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Ebner, Leopold Ignacije(1769-1830)

Trio in B-flat (Trio u B-duru) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon(arr. Zvonimir Stanislav)

Originally written for violin and two bassoons. Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Zagrebački puhački trio).

Eckhardt-Gramatté, Sophie-Carmen(1899-1974)

Bläser-Trio (Wind Trio I) (1968) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Winnipeg: Eckhardt-Gramatté Foundation, http://www.egre.mb.ca/

Born as Sofia (Sonia) Fridman-Kochevskaya in Moscow, studied in Paris, and travelled to Berlin, Spain, United States and eventually settled in Canada. Wikipedia has a good article about her.

Ecklebe, Alexander(1904-1983)

Bläsertrio (1975) for oboe (or flute), clarinet and bassoon

Köln: Musikverlag Hans Gerig, 1977

Edwards, Stewart Hylton(1924-1987)

Variations on an African Theme for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

British Music Collection, https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/

Duration: 6:00.

Eichenbaum, Daniel(1977- )

Pacific (2016) oboe, clarinet and bassoon and electronics

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music Publishing

Duration: 11:10. Based on a poem by Elizabeth Savage. A recording is available on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/daniel-eichenbaum .

Eisma, Will(1929-2022)

Affairs III (1965)

Amsterdam: Donemus

Duration: 6:00.

Fleur Miroir for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1986

Written for the Trio Auric. Duration: 6:10.

Reflections (1989) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1991

Dedicated to the Trio Auric. Duration: 9:15. Movements: 1. Toccata; 2. Interlude; 3. Toccata II; 4. Soir.

Affairs III for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1986

Elliot, Willard (1926-2000)

Two Creole Songs for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

San Antonio, Texas: Southern Music Co., 1969

Movements: 1. Mon L’Aime Toi, Chere; 2. O! Caitanne.

Epstein, Marti(1959- )

Fold (1996) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

West Roxbury, Massachusetts: Frank E. Warren Music, 2016

Dedicated to the New England Reed Trio. Duration: 10:45. See also: https://martiepstein.com/

Epstein, Paul

Solstice Canons (1995), version for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Available from the composer, in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania

Erbse, Heimo(1924-2005)

Trio, Op. 37 for oboe, clarinet in A and bassoon

Wien: Verlag Doblinger, 1983

Erdmann, Dietrich(1917-2009)

Miniaturen (Miniatures) (1972)

Köln: Musikverlag Hans Gerig, 1974

Breitkopf & Härtel

Erdmann, Helmut W.(1947- )

Fragmente, Trio VI (1980) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Rimsting/Chiemsee: Keturi, 2006

Eröd, Iván (In Hungarian name order: Eröd Iván) (1936-2019)

Bläsertrio (Fúvóstrió), Op. 4 (1957, revised 1987)

Wien: Ludwig Doblinger (revised version from 1987)

Movements: Allegro; Thema (Andante) und Variationen. Premiere performance on May 16, 1957 in Austria, by oboist Bernhard Klebel, clarinetist Richard Pickar, and bassoonist Wolfgang Hartl.

Escher, Peter(1915-2008)

Divertissement, Op. 86

Zürich: Edition Helbling, 1969

Escher, Rudolf(1912-1980)

Trio d’anches, Op. 4 (1939, rev. 1941-42) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1948, 1992

Movements: 1. Pastorale, Largo; 2. Rondeau, Moderato; 3. Fugue, Allegro decisio; 4. Pastorale, Lento. Duration: 14:00. A performance is available on Spotify.

Ewers, Jürgen

Trio, Op. 2 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Wien: Musikverlag L. Krenn, 1961

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Faillenot, Maurice(1920-2010)

Suite Brève

Paris: Gérard Billaudot, https://www.billaudot.com/en/, 1990

Faivre, Mario (also Faivre, Marcel Henri)(1922-2010)

Musique for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Fidsound-C.N.A.I., 1995

Duration: 9:30.

Falcone, John (1962- )

Three Spontaneous Sketches for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon

Portland, Oregon: Editions Viento (Trevco Music, agent)

Movements: 1. Push and Grow; 2. Dave’s Movie; 3. Jazz Police.

Weaving Reeds, Frolic & Soliloquies for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Portland, Oregon: Edition Viento, 2007

Tallevast, Florida: Trevco Music Publishing

Faltus, Leoš(1937- )

Kejklíři (Minstrels) (1984) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Copy in NCHF Library, Czech Republic

Farkas, Ferenc (1905-2000)

Maschere (Hungarian: Maskarák. English: Masquerade) Commedia dell’arte (1983) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Budapest: Editio Musica Budapest, 1986; see Boosey.com

Movements: I. Il Capitano; II. Pantalone; III. Colombina; IV. Povero Pulcinella; 5. Arlescchino. Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Dario Golčič, oboe; Bruno Philipp, clarinet; Žarko Perišič, bassoon) for Nota Bene Records. Available on YouTube. (There is also a version of Maschera for chamber orchestra.) See also http://www.ferencfarkas.org/ .

According to the composer’s website (https://ferencfarkas.org/), this work consists of: “5 pieces for oboe, clarinet and bassoon composed after the paintings of Gino Severini illustrating figures of the Commedia dell’arte.”

Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924)

Sicilienne for oboe, clarinet and bassoon(arr. Adi Sharon)

Bruno Uetz Musikverlag

Favre, Georges(1905-1993)

Gouaches-Suite (1957)

Paris: Durand, 1957

Fay, Margaret P.(1983- )

Blightsworth’s School for Gifted Waterfowl (2022)

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo-Varner Music Publishing

Premiered by the Trio de Bois (Erika Qureshi, oboe; Lori Wakley Shepherd, clarinet; and Robyn Watson, bassoon) at the 2022 International Double Reed Society conference in Boulder, Colorado. Duration: 3:30. This whimsical work takes flight from the Harry Potter series.

Feld, Jindrich(1925-2007)

Trio for oboe (or flute), clarinet and bassoon

Praha: Schott Music Panton, 2007

Movements: 1. Allegro assai; 2. Adagio; 3. Scherzino, Allegro molto; 4. Finale, Allegro vivo. A recording by The Cavell Trio is available on Spotify.

Felderhof, Jan(1907-2006)

Rondo (1960) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1960

Duration: 6:00.

Thema met Variaties [Theme and Variations] (1943)

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1943

Duration: 6:00.

Ferroud, Pierre-Octave(1900-1936)

Trio en Mi for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon (1933)

Paris: Durand et Cie., 1934

Available for free download in those countries where the copyright has expired from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Uses clarinet in A. 3 movements: I. Allegro moderato—A Tempo giusto; II. Allegretto grazioso; III. Quasi presto. Duration: 9:20. Recorded by Trio Lézard, see https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8045748–paris-1937-a-homage-to-trio-danches-de-paris

According to Catherine McGee Stockwell in “The Oiseau-Lyre Wind Trios”, Ferroud was the founder of the Triton society – one of several Parisian collectives to promote new music. The concerts produced by the society were well-attended by other composers and critics, including Jacques Ibert and several other composers who soon wrote their own trio d’anches. ¶ Ferroud’s Trio en Mi was the first work dedicated to the Trio d’anches de Paris. The ensemble premiered the work on January 22, 1934 and gave repeat performances for festivals in Strassburg, Algiers, Bourges and Salzburg. The ensemble also recorded the work in 1937. Between the touring and the recording, this work helped ensure the Trio d’anches de Paris an international following. So Ferroud, in a way, started the popular movement that resulted in this entire list of over 1000 works.

Fetler, Paul(1920-2018)

Three Movements for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Suite for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon (1995)

It is possible that these are two different listings for the same work.

Ficarelli, Mario (1935-2014)

Os Trés Mouros, trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1999)

Filas, Juraj (1955- )

Trio for oboe, English horn and bassoon

Vuarmarens, Switzerland: Editions Bim

Flégier, Ange(1846-1927)

Concert Suite (1896 or 1897) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Original publication Paris: Emile Gallet, 1897

Bradfield, Berkshire, England: Rosewood Publications, www.rosewoodpublications.co.uk

Lagny-sur-Marne, France: Musik Fabrik

Score available for free download from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Fl%C3%A9gier,_Ange

This is the original version with clarinet in A. The Concert Suite is also listed as Trio in B Minor. Movements: Allegro agitato; Andante; Intermezzo; Finale. Duration: 11:30. ¶ It is worth it to go to the International Music Score Library Project and look up Ange Flégier just to see the photo of his magnificent moustache and bow tie. ¶ Although the trio is listed in a few places as in D minor, a quick peek at the score looks like B minor to me (with occasional modulations to D Major and B Major). (It is quite possible that the Hymie Voxman arrangement – see below – is transposed to D minor. I cannot confirm that without that score.)

I recently came a across an excellent recording of the Concert Suite on YouTube, performed The Ars Spiritum Trio (Lavinia Opriş, oboe; Alexandra Stanciu, bassoon and Sebastian Antoneac, clarinet), the only complete recording I’ve heard. To my ears, the compositional style harks backwards to late Romantic wind writing rather than forward to 20^th century Paris, with long, lyrical melodic lines spread among all three players, yet challenging fast work as well.¶ For more info about Flégier, his trio d’anche, and to see his magnificent moustache, see our blog post “The Earlist Trio d’Anches’. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Concert Suite (Revised by H. Voxman) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Miami, Florida: Rubank Music

Chicago: Rubank, Inc., 1941

This version was transposed by Himie Voxman to accommodate using clarinet in B^♭ instead of the original Clarinet in A. This is probably the D Minor version that is discussed above, although a look at an excerpt of the score seems to begin in C Minor (See excerpt on Trevco Music.)

Fleischer, Tsippi(1946- )

10 Fragments for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon (1984)

Published by the composer in Haifa, Israel, 1988

Fleming, Robert

A Two Piece Suite for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Toronto: Canadian Music Centre, 1958

Floyd, Lucas

Tumult (2014)

Medina, New York: Imagine Music, 2014

Fontyn, Jacqueline(1930- )

Sept petites pièces (Seven Little Pieces) (1954) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: G. Schirmer, 1978

Bruxelles: CeBeDeM

Duration: 7:00.

Forêt, Félicien(1890-1931)

Suite en Trio (1953) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Lucien de Lacour, 1953

Paris: Costallat, 1953

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: Theodore Presser, selling agents

Movements: Prélude; Pastorale; Danse.

Forster, Walter von (1915-2002)

Fantasia e Studio a Tre Voci for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

See http://www.walter-von-forster.de/

Françaix, Jean (1912-1997)

Divertissement (1947) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Mainz: B. Schott Sohne, 1954

Paris: M. Eschig

Movements: I. Prelude; II. Allegretto assai; III. Elégie IV. Scherzo. There are a number of recordings of this work on YouTube to choose from.

As with many of Françaix’s other works for winds, the Divertissement has his trademark puckish humor and cross-rhythms, in this case largely with the bassoon playing 3 against 2 and 4 or 5 against 3, as if he/she were fighting with the other members, then suddenly returning to peaceful rhythmic coexistence. ¶ Arguably, the Divertissement doesn’t have the insoucience or the manic energy of his woodwind quintet, but it is a challenge to any trio d’anche to perform, requiring musicality, rhythmic security, and endurance. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Franck, Maurice(1897-1983)

Trio d’Anches (1937) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Selmer, 1937

Coblenz am Rhein: EGGE-Verlag

Paris: Editions Musicales Transatlantiques

Movements: I. Pastorale: Allegretto; II. Scherzo: Allegro; III. Andante; IV. Final: Allegro. Duration: 6:30.The work is dedicated to the Trio d’Anches de Paris. Recorded by Trio Lézard.

Deuxième trio d’anches [Second Reed Trio] (1960) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Editions musicales transatlantiques, 1960

François-Xavier, Jean(1953- )

Sur l’île de Ré, Op. 2, No. 112 (2012)

Available for free download with a Creative Commons Attribution from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Although written for oboe, clarinet and bassoon, the score has some sort of weird solfege accompanying the music, combined with what looks like a figured bass, but also in the upper parts. I suggest keeping your life simpler and moving on to another trio. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Frankel, Benjamin(1906-1973)

Early Morning Music, Op. 20 (1948) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

In the Harry Rosencweig Collection of Jewish Music

British Music Collection, https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/

London: Novello & Company

Duration: 5:00. Recorded by the Queensland Symphony Chamber Players in 2013 on the CPO label.

Franz, Darlene (arranger)

Trio d’anches Album, Baroque – Volume 1

Charlotte, North Carolina: Alry Publications

Includes: Trio in F Major by Gottfried August Homilius; Aria in F Major by Johann Sebastian Bach; Nun lobe meine Seele den Herrn by Johann Gottfried Walther; and Fugue by Johann Ludwig Krebs.

Frasier, Jane

Woodwind Trio I (1972) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Photocopy of manuscript in the New York Public Library

Duration: 2:45.

60 Second Trip

Published by the composer, in Colorado?

Fribec, Krešimir(1908-1996)

Miniatures (1971) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Fricker, Peter Racine (1920-1990)

Trio (1955-56) for 2 clarinets and bassoon

Frommel, Gerhard(1906-1984)

Trio, Op. 39 (1958) for English horn, clarinet and bassoon

Köln: Tonger, 1999?

Fujikura, Dai(1977- )

Phantom Splinter (2009) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and live electronics

See https://www.daifujikura.com/ .

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Gahér, Jozef (1934-2013)

Wind Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Prague: Hudebni Fond, see also: https://hc.sk/en/hudba/osobnost-detail/32-jozef-gaher

Gallon, Noël(1891-1966)

Suite en Trio (1933) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tallevast, FL: Trevco Music Publishing, 2013

Paris: Selmer, 1933

Movements: Allemande; Fugue; Sarabande; Tambourin Duration: 12:00.

Although I have found no indication that Gallon dedicated his 1933 Suite en Trio to the Trio d’Anches de Paris or that he was asked to compose for them, Gallon was certainly aware of of the publishing and recording house L’Oiseaux Lyre and was acquainted with Fernand Oubradous of the Trio d’Anches de Paris. But there are only a few clues about the Suite en Trio in the available public record. ¶ Gallon won the Prix de Rome as a student and went on to teach solfege and counterpoint at the Paris Conservatoire. He was also the younger brother of Jean Gallon, who had realized the figured bass parts for the two volumes of Couperin’s chamber music published by L’Oiseaux Lyre. Noël later wrote his Récit et Allegro for bassoon and piano specifically for Oubradous (who recorded it for L’Oiseaux Lyre in 1938). So, when Noël Gallon wrote his trio in 1933, it was likely with the hope and expectation that the Trio d’Anches de Paris would perform and possibly record his new work. (After all, there weren’t many other reed trio ensembles in Paris at the time.) Unfortunately, I have found no information about any performances of this work by the Trio d’Anches de Paris (or by any other early reed trios), and they never recorded the work for the L’Oiseaux Lyre label. ¶ Having said all that, the two live performances I found on YouTube of this Suite, although not well recorded or flawlessly performed, show this Suite to be a delightful composition that could show off a professional trio very well. The rapid passing of voices back and forth are challenging, ensemble-wise, and there are some technical challenges for the individual players, but all the instruments are well-displayed. Although the melodic and harmonic style is a bit more traditional than trios by Barraud, Ferroud, Milhaud, Villa-Lobos and some of their contemporaries, the counterpoint and voicing, as one would expect from Gallon’s day job, are spot on. This composition deserves a professional recording! [ Andrew Brandt ]

Concerto for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon and chamber orchestra

Paris: Alphonse Leduc

Duration: 23:00.A video of a rehearsal for this work is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R52R7XP3nR8 .

Gannon, Lee(1960-1996)

Second Sonatine (1985) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: American Composers Alliance, https://composers.com/

Garber, John Ryan(1973- )

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1997)

Contact the composer: http://www.ryangarber.com/

Garscha, Roland

Bolero Trio (1994) for oboe, English horn and bassoon OR oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Weimar: Garscha Edition, 1994

There are also published versions for 2 oboes and English horn and for 2 clarinets and bass clarinet

Valse Petit, 5 (1994)

Weimar: Garscha Edition, 1994

Fraktale, Fragment für Bläsertrio for oboe, English horn and bassoon

Weimar: Garscha Edition, 1993

Tempus Fugit, Toccata II für Bläsertrio for oboe, English horn and bassoon

Weimar: Edition Garscha, 1991

Gasser, Ulrich(1950- )

Steinstücke II for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (or English horn, bass clarinet and contrabassoon) and 14 string players (1978-1979)

München: Ricordi, 1980

“Les sections I, III, VIII et X de Steinestücke constituent les Kleine Stücke” Duration: 20:00. The composer’s website is: http://www.ulrichgasser.ch/

Versteinerungen for oboe d’amore, B^♭ clarinet doubling E^♭ clarinet, and bassoon doubling contrabassoon (1978-1979)

Gattermeyer, Heinrich (1923-2018)

Blasertrio, Op. 62 No. 2 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Vienna: Doblinger Verlag, 1978

Gemrot, Jiří(1957- )

Moments (1985) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Movements: I. Inquieto; II. Grave; III. Ironico, piccante; IV. Lamentoso. Recorded by the Novak Trio in 2014. Available on Spotify. See also Gemrot’s website.

Genzmer, Harald(1909-2007)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1994)

Berlin: Ries & Erler, 1999

Duration: 17:00.

Trio for 2 oboes and English horn

Frankfurt, New York: H. Litolff’s Verlag/Edition Peters

Duration: 15:00.

Geraedts, Jaap (1924-2003)

Divertimento No. 1 (1943) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1957

Duration: 10:00. Movements: Intrada; Intermezzo; Rondo. Donemus offers the option to download the work and to view a preview copy of the score.

Divertimento No. 2 (1946) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1954

Duration: 12:00. Movements: Ouverture – Allegro con spiritu; Pastorale; Burlesca; Finale. Donemus offers the option to download the work and to view a preview copy of the score.

Gershwin, George (1898-1937)

I Got Plenty of Nothing (arr. Alan Danson) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Gethen, Felix(1916-2002)

Scherzo for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Sydney: J. Albert, 1973

Gilson, Paul(1865-1942)

Trio (1934) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Gistelinck, Elias (1935-2005)

Trio, Op. 1 (1962) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Dedicated to the Brussels houtblazentrio. Copy in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.

Giltay, Berend(1910-1975)

Sonata à Tre for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1953

Gluck, Christoph Willibald Ritter von (1714-1787)

“Che faró senza Euridice” from Orfeo e Euridice (arr. Edward Benyas) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Goleminov, Marin Petrov(1908-2000)

Trio (1966) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Munich: Edition Modern, 1966

Bulgaria: Nauka i izkustvo, 1966

Golestan, Stan(1875-1956)

Petite Suite Bucolique (en forme de trio) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Durand, 1953

Philadelphia: Elkan-Vogel, 1953

Movements: I. Humoresque: Allegro tranquillo; II. Lamento: Lento; III. Jeux: Vivo. Duration: 11:05. There appear to be several commercial recordings available.

Gomes, Wellington(1960- )

Reminiscências

Lopez, Washington: Brazilian Music Enterprises, 1994

Duration: 11:23. Recorded by Adriana Cantarelli, oboe; Klaus Haefele, clarinet; and Cláudia Sales, bassoon. Available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VFFC6xQCDso?feature=shared .

González de la Rubia, Domènec(1964- )

Trio Pastoral (2004) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Barcelona: Editorial de Música Boileau, 2004

Movements: 1. Pastoral; 2. Cançó; 3. Villanesca. Duration: 7:30.

Goodman, Roe
arrangements

Famous Arias & Songs [arranged for] oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music Publishing, 2012

“Una furtiva lagrima” by Donizetti

“M’appari” by Flotow

“Deh vieni non tardar” and “Dove sono i bei momenti” by Mozart

“Kuda, kuda,” Lenski’s aria by Tchaikovsky

“Du bist die Ruh” by Schubert

“Addio del passato” and “La donna è mobile” by Verdi

Gossec, François Joseph (1734-1829)

Gavotte for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (arr. Ron Geese)

Salem, CT: Cimarron Music Press cimarronmusic.com, 2009

Gotkovsky, Ida (Rose Esther)(1933- )

Trio d’Anches (1954)

Published by the composer, https://www.gotkovsky.com/

Goué, Émile(1904-1946)

Three Pieces (1937) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Luzarches: Jonaphil, 2004

Paris: Editions du Magasin Musical, 1939

Movements: I. Bagatelle: Moderement anime; II. Melopee: Tres lent; III. Scherzo: Anime. Duration: 8:22.

A scientist, mathematician, teacher and musician, many of Goué’s works were composed while a prisoner of war during World War II, making the Three Pieces one of his earlier compositions. After the war he eventually succumbed due to a “pernicious evil” contracted in the German POW camp. Les Amis d’Emile Goué have set up a memorial website at http://amis.emile.goue.free.fr/ , in French and English. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Gould, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Gould Hochman)(1904-1995)

Disciplines, for woodwind trio, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Philadelphia: Elkan-Vogel, 1964

Grabner, Hermann(1886-1969)

Trio (1951) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Lippstadt: Kistner & Siegel, 1951

Grant, James(1954- )

Seven Shards for oboe (or flute), clarinet and bassoon

Louisville, Kentucky: Potenza Music Publishing, 2014

7 movements: 1. Precision; 2. Insistence; 3. Ornamental; 4. Agreement; 5. Ragtime, sort of; 6. Baroque, sort of; 7. Finale. Commissioned by the Southwest Reed Trio and others.

Grant, Stewart

Serenata Estria, Op. 55 (2008) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Commissioned by the Quintette à vent Estria. Duration: 12:00. See also http://www.stewartgrantmusic.com

also:

Diversions, Op. 58 (2009) for oboe, clarinet and saxophone

Commissioned by the Quintette à vent Estria.

Grethen, Luc(1964- )

Three on a Rerun, Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon (2008)

Warngau: Accolade Musikverlag, 2011

Duration: 11:00.

Griend, Koos van de(1905-1950)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1929

Grier, Jon(1953- )

Triple Dances: Three Dances in Three (2007, rev. 2014) for oboe (doubling English horn), clarinet and bassoon

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music Publishing

Movements: I. Minuet and Duos; II. Sarabande, after Handel; III. A Freakin’ Gigue. Oddly, the composer’s website (http://www.newertunes.com/) does not list this version but an (earlier?) version for clarinet, alto sax and bassoon. A video performance of the PEN Trio performing the trio d’anche version is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KZex7uiMSa8

Security Lapses for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music Publishing

Movements: I. Leaks; II. Hacks; III. Moles; IV. Bugs.

Groot, Hugo de(1897-1986)

Souvenir sud-américain for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Broekmans & Van Poppel, 1962

Variations for Three Woodwinds on the French folksong “Auprés de ma blonde” for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Hilversum: Harmonia, 1970

Gross, Murray

Splash! (2015) for oboe (doubling English horn), clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), and bassoon

Contact the composer, https://www.murraygross.com/

The work is inspired by 3 water-related sites: La Fontaine Stravinsky in Paris; Lost Lake in Michigan, and The Devil’s Bathtub in Ohio. More info and a recording are available on the composer’s website (see above). Splash! has been recorded by The Cavell Trio (Shelly Myers, oboe; Osiris J. Molina, clarinet; and Jenny Mann, bassoon) and is available on Spotify and on YouTube (beginning with https://youtu.be/xqh7lO0yrfg?feature=shared ).

Grové, Stefans(1922-2014)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1952)

Grunewald, Jean-Jacques

Fantasie-Arabesque for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano

Guerinel, Lucien (1930- )

Minutes pour trio d’anches (1995)

Duration: 5:00. Premiered by the Trio Tomasi in Marseille. (N.B. Yes, the title is listed as Minutes and not Minuets.)

Séquence (1995) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Edition des Musiques actuelles

Guillaume, Eugène (1882-1953)

Trio d’anche (1941)

Copy in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.

Guillem, Patrick(1958- )

De Matinet me Vaig Llevar for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Sampzon: Delatour France, 2006

Online translation tools give different interpretations for the title, but the most probable translation is “I Got Up In the Morning.”

Guimarães, Maria Inês(1959- )

Primavera for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Koblenz: Egge-Verlag, 2009

Gutiérrez Heras, Joaquín(1927-2012)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

México, D.F.: Ediciones Mexicanas de Música, 1994

H

Haan, Stephan de

SEE de Haan, Stefan

Hadamowsky, Hans (1906-1986)

Variationen über ein Volkslied for 2 oboes and English horn

Wien, München: Doblinger, 1981

Hahn, Reynaldo(1874-1947)

Eglogue (1937) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Koblenz: Egge-Verlag, 2017

Duration: 2:50. Recorded by Trio Lézard. The original recording, however, was by the Trio d’anches de Paris in 1937.

Hakenberg, Stefan (1960- )

Die meisten Probleme aber hatten wir mit den Kameltreibern (1993) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer, https://stefanhakenberg.com

The title, in English, appears to be something like, “But the major problem we had was with the camel drivers.” Although a unique title, knowing it leaves us no more informed than before, unfortunately. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Hall, Pauline (1890-1969)

Liten Dansesuite (Little Dance Suite) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Originally released by the composer. A few copies may be available in libraries.

This work (along with Hall’s quintet), was recorded by members of the Bergen Wind Quintet on the Norwegian Simax label in 1990.

Halloran, Stephen(1966)

Reed Trio, Op. 23 (1995) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

West Roxbury, Massachusetts: Frank E. Warren Music, 1995

Dedicated to the New England Reed Trio. Movements: I. Moderato; II. Andante; III. Allegretto. See also: http://stephenhalloran.net/

Handel, Georg Frideric(1685-1759)
arrangements

Minuet, Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (arr. Angel del Busto)

New York: Carl Fischer, 1932

Minuet (arr. Angel del Busto)

New York: Carl Fischer, 1932

Swell the Full Chorus, from “Solomon” (arr. Ronald C. Dishinger), for oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Owensboro, Kentucky: Medici Music Press

Five Trios arranged for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (arr. Himie Voxman and R. P. Block)

San Antonio, Texas: Southern Music Co., 1989

Five individual movements (not complete works or trio sonatas) all originally for oboe and violin (or 2 violins) and continuo: taken from HWV 381, No. 3; HWV 396, No. 5; HWV 400, No. 5; HWV 397, No. 5; and HWV 402, No. 6. Probably all intended for student ensembles of various grades. The five movements could be performed as a suite.

The number of arrangements for individual movements of Handel’s trio sonatas and other works, mostly intended for student ensembles, would probably take a separate page by itself. So I will only include a selection here. Better, do your own research on Handel’s trio sonatas and many other works for recorder, flute, oboe, and violins with continuo. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Hanna, Reed

Congaree (2020) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music Publishing

Movements: 1. Cypress; 2. To the Water; 3. Fireflies. See also: https://www.reedhannabassoon.com/

Harbinson, William G.

Three Movements for Woodwind Trio (oboe, clarinet and bassoon) (1991, reengraved 2012)

Seattle, Washington: ALRY Publications, LLC, 1991

Harbison, John (1938- )

Trio Sonata for oboe, English horn and bassoon

New York: Associated Music Publishers, distributed by Hal Leonard

May also be performed by string trio, doublereed trio; clarinet trio; sax trio or most mixed configurations. Duration: 5:00.

Harcourt, Marguerite

SEE Béclard d’Harcourt, Marguerite

Harrus, Maurice

Trio Concertant en do mineur, Op. 39 for oboe (or flute), clarinet and bassoon

Mionnay: Notissimo, 1999

Hartley, Geoffrey(1906-1992)

Jack and Jill for English horn (or oboe) and 2 bassoons

London: Camden Music, 1993

Harvey, Jonathan Dean (1939-2012)

Modernsky Music (1981) for oboe, English horn, bassoon and harpsichord

Hasenzahl, Oliver

Willkommen in der Südsee for flute, oboe and clarinet

Warngau: Accolade Musikverlag, www.accolade.de

Hässy, Günter

Trio, Op. 166 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Pulheim, Germany: Edition Günter Hässy, https://www.edition-haessy.com/

Haus, Mathias

Auf dem Holzweg, Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1990)

Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1991

Duration: 4:30.

Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732-1809)
arrangements

Sonata, Hob. XVI: 40 (arr. Jacques Larocque) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Saint-Maurice, Québec: Productions du Moliantegok, 2013

Original was for piano.

Dance in F (arr. Edward Benyas) for oboe (or flute), clarinet and bassoon

Richmond, Virginia: International Opus, 1996

Menuetto et Fugue, H. 114 (arr. Fabrice Ferez)

Bourg-la-Reine: Zurfluh, 2007

Original scoring was as a Trio for baryton, viola and cello.

Hecker, Zeke(1947- )

Trio (1990) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer, http://zekehecker.com/

Tunbridge, Vermont: Trillenium Music, 2000

Four Pieces for Oboe, English horn and Bassoon (2006)

From the composer, http://zekehecker.com/

Hedges, John B.

Fear of Drowning in Land (2009) for oboe, clarinet (doubling bass clarinet) and bassoon

Contact the composer: http://www.johnbhedges.com/

Duration: 9:00.

Heider, Werner (1930- )

Beweggründe (1990-91) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Celle: Moeck Verlag

Duration: 15:00. Movements: 1. Auseinandersetzungen; 2. Maßarbeit; 3. Durchgänge; 4. Begleiterscheinungen; 5. Folgen; 6. Zwischengedanken; 7. Kinderlied in Platzangst. Premiered in 1992 by the Holzbläsertrio des Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchesters.

Heim, Norman M. (1929- )

Four Miniatures, Op. 73 (1983) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Hyattsville, Maryland: Norcat Music Press, 1984 (probably the composer’s own press)

Duration: 9:35. Movements: Intrada; Valse; Arabesque; Viviando.Commissioned by the Frostburg Reed Trio.

Heinick, David (1954- )

Cliches (2012) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Contact the composer: http://www.davidheinick.com/

Heinick also has a reed quintet, Brothers, for oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone and bassoon.

Heinisch, Thomas(1968- )

Verwischte Spur [Blurred Track ?] (2018)

Wein: Apoll-Edition, http://shop.apoll-edition.work/index.php

Movements: I. Anrufung; II. Mémoriale (Dem Andenken an Pierre Boulez); III. Étude mécanique d’après une Idée de György Ligeti; IV. Leise, schwebend, entrückt. Recorded by the Trio Mignon Wien on the Gramola Records label.

Hekster, Walter (1937-2012)

Echoes of Summer (1970) for oboe (doubling English horn), clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1975

Reedmusic (1970) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1973, option for digital delivery.

Heller, Richard

Pas de Trois, Op. 53 (2013)

Wolfgang Renz Notendruck, 2020

Movements: I. Prélude; II. Contemplation; III. Jeu; A PDF of the score may downloaded from: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/03s048b0 . Heller’s Pas de Trois is recorded by the trio d’anche ensemble, Pas de Trois on a 2014 CD. Also available on Spotify, but composers are not listed here (look for Op. 53).

Hemel, Oscar van(1892-1981)

Serenade per orchestra d’archi e trio a fiato (Serenade for string orchestra and oboe, clarinet and bassoon)

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1965

Henderickx, Wim(1962- )

Trio (1986) for oboe, clarinet in B^♭ and bassoon

Oslo: Norsk Musikforlag, 2015

Movements: 1. Allegro–Marcato; 2. Largo; 3. Scherzando; 4. Lento–Assai; 5. Allegro–Marcato. Duration: 10:00.See also: https://www.wimhenderickx.com

Henshilwood, Donald (1930-2009)

Three In a Row

British Music Collection, https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/

Duration: 6:00.

Heras, Joaquín Gutiérrez(1927-2012)

Trio para Oboe, Clarinet y Fagot

México, D.F.: Ediciones Mexicanas de Música, 1987

Hermans, Nico(1919-1988)

Divertimento Piccolo, Op. 2 (1948) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus

Movements: Introduktion; Rondino Duration: 6:00. Obviously, the title refers to “piccolo” as in small, not as in an instrument.

Herse, E.(1940- )

Tango for English horn, clarinet and bassoon

Coblenz am Rhein: Egge Verlag, U.S. agent: Trevco Music

Hess, John(1915-1983)

Vous qui passez sans me voir (arr. Stéphane Egeling) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Duration: 3:10. Recorded by Trio Lézard, of which the arranger is a member. See: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8045748–paris-1937-a-homage-to-trio-danches-de-paris

Hétu, Jacques (1938-2010)

Quatre Miniatures (1987) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Saint-Nicholas, Québec: Doberman-Yppan, 1988

Duration: 7:00. Movements: 1. Dépouillement: Ouverture; 2. Valse; 3. Impromptu; 4. Final. Recorded by The Cavell Trio in 2012 on a CD titled “The Art of Collective Invention.” Also available on Spotify.

Heussenstamm, George (1926- )

Seven Etudes, Op. 17 (1964) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Los Angeles: Pillin Music (Western International Music, rep)

The work consists of seven etudes in a strict 12-tone system. See program notes: https://www.allmusic.com/composition/etudes-7-for-oboe-clarinet-amp-bassoon-op-77-mc0002358715

Divertimento, Op. 18 (1966) for 2 clarinets and bassoon

Eight 3-Part Canons, Op. 19 (1965) for 2 clarinets and bassoon

Hiatt, Kevin

Simurgh for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Miami Music Editions, 1989

Hidas, Frigyes (1928-2007)

Oclaba-Trio (2006) for oboe (doubling English horn); clarinet (doubling bass clarinet) and bassoon (doubling contrabassoon)

Movements: 1. Moderato; 2. Vivace; 3. Moderato; 4. Allegro leggiero; 5. Comodo; 6. Adagio; 7. Animato giocoso. Duration: 17:40. Recorded by the EastWind Trio d’Anches on the 2009 album “Reed Trios of Eastern Europe.” on the Centaur label. Available on Spotify. Also recorded by the Bolero Wind Ensemble Györ on Hungaroton. (Both recordings on Naxos.) Possibly unpublished.

Hildemann, Wolfgang(1925-1995)

Diletto Musicale for oboe (or flute), clarinet and bassoon

Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1980

4 movements.

Hinckley, Jaren

Three Places in Vienna (Drei Plätze in Wien) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music Publishing, 2018

Duration: 12:00. 3 movements: 1. Ausgarten im Winter (Ausgarten Park in Winter); 2. Die Malteserkirche (The Maltese Church); 3. Die Spittelauer Müllverbrennungsanlage (Hundertwasser’s Smokestack in Spittelau). See also: http://jarenhinckley.com/ .

Hindemith, Paul (1895-1963)

Des kleinen Elektromusikers Lieblinge: Sieben Stücke (Little Favorites for Electronic Musicians: 7 Pieces) für drei Trautonien OR String Trio OR Wind Trio (oboe, clarinet and bassoon) (1930)

Mainz, London, Paris: Schott, 1997

Trautonien or Trautoniums were monophonic electronic instruments invented in 1929 which the player pressed a string against an electronic plate, moving left or right to change pitch. Hindemith apparently intended the work for three of these electronic instruments pitched low, medium and high. The Schott edition renders the work to be performed also by winds (oboe, clarinet and bassoon) or strings. Movements: 1. Langsam; 2. Langsam; 3. Mäßig bewegt; 4. Breit; 5. Mäßig schnelle Achtel; 6. Lebhaft; 7. Langsam. Duration: 11:23. The score is available also in those countries where the copyright has expired from the International Music Score Library Project.

YouTube (https://youtu.be/k0UA0-heeFo) has a recording of the electronic version (with scrolling score) which does have a haunting quality to it. Listening to the work suggests that it would also be possible to use English horn or contrabassoon or other substitutions for certain movements. There are some low A’s and a low A to B trill, which does make things awkward for the bassoonist. Altogether, it’s an unorthodox but intriguing option for a trio d’anche concert. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Hoche, Hubert

Capriccio (2001) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

H.H.-Musikverlag (likely the composer’s personal press)

Hodkinson, Sydney(1934- )

Tsatskes, A Potpourri for Woodwind Trio, April 1984 for oboe, B^♭ clarinet and bassoon

New York: American Composers Alliance

Merion Music, Inc., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania: Theodore Presser Co.

Premiered by the New England Reed Trio in Boston, 1995. Duration: 19:00. Movements: 1. Quickstep; 2. Romance; 3. Biffs; 4. Hocket-Rota; 5. Soliloquy; 6. Cakewalk; 7. Lament (in memoriam George Cacioppo); 8. Scat song; 9. Vesper; 10. Barn-burner.

Hodl, Helmut(1969- )

Polysweet for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Movements: I. Edel-Vollmilch; II. Zart-Bitter; III. Mit ganzen Nüssen Recorded by the Trio Mignon Wien on the Gramola Records label. Available on Spotify.

Hoepfner, Gregory

Solstice Songs for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Medina, New York: Imagine Music, 2014

Movements: I. Prairie Hill; II. In Gesture of Grace; III.On a Single Leaf; IV. Feather in the Grass; V. A Redwood. Each movement is based on a Haiku by Sandra Dunn (the composer’s wife). Commissioned and premiered by the St. Louis Equinox Ensemble (Ann Homann, oboe; Donita Bauer, bassoon; Jeanine Garesché, clarinet). A recording is available on the Imagine Music website, https://stores.imaginemusicpublishing.com/solstice-songs/ .

Höffer, Paul (1895-1949)

Kleine Suite [Little Suite] (1944) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Hamburg: Hans Sikorski, 1954

Tema og variationer (or Thema mit Variationen), Op. 44 (1944) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Hamburg: Hans Sikorski, 1954

Both of these works were written in 1944 and published by the same printer and have consecutive printer catalog numbers, but appear to be separate works.

Hofmann, Wolfgang(1922-2003)

Aquarelle für Trio Dolce, Op. H9 Duration: (1998) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Wilhelmshaven: F. Noetzel, Ars Musica, 1998

Movements: Landschaft; Tropfen; Diskussion; Gebet; Vögel; Dreiecke, Clown Reigen.

Holm, Mogens Winkel (1936-1999)

Note-Book (1983) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Copenhagen: Samfundet til Udgivelse af Dansk Musik, 1986

The work consists of 13 brief untitled movements. Duration: 12:20. The tracks may be purchased on the Presto Music website (www.prestomusic.com). Or you can listen to them on YouTube (although you need to hunt down each individual movement).

To these ears, this work seems Webernesque. The longest movement is 1:45. The moods of the movements range from soothing harmonies to aggressive pointillistic atonality. On quick listening, it appears the last movement largely reprises the first. Overall, this trio sounds like it would be an interesting challenge for the players, although it might leave some audiences unsatisfied. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Holt, Simon (1958- )

Fugaz (2010) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

London: Chester Music, 2010

Homs, Joaquim (sometimes listed as Homs i Oller)(1906-2003)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Barcelona: Dinsic, 2006

Duration: 6:40.

Hoskins, William

Prelude and Fugue for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: American Composers Alliance, Composers Facsimile Edition, 1955

Duration: 8:00.

Hovatter, Kyle(1986- )

Entrance (2014) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Medina, New York: Imagine Music, 2014

The Trevco Music website has score and part excerpts to view. See also: https://www.kylehovatter.com/ .

The composer states: “Entrance was written as an opener for the Twin Cities Trio and their regular tours in elementary schools. Wishing for a short piece that could act as a bridge between contemporary and classical music, Handel”s “Entree” from the Aylesford Pieces comes in and out of focus.”

Hovhaness, Alan(1911-2000)

Divertimento, Op. 61/5 (1949) for oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

New York: C. F. Peters

Movements: 1. Prelude; 2. Fantasy; 3. Canzona; 4. Canzona; 5. Canon in Four Keys; 6. Aria; 7. Fugue (Finale). Duration: 12:00.

Hovatter, Kyle(1986- )

Entrance (2014) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Medina, New York: Imagine Music Publishing, 2014

Written for the Twin Cities Trio. “This work is a response to Handel’s Entrée, from the Aylesford Pieces.” See also: http://kylehovatter.com/

Hsu, Chia-Yu (also listed as Chiayu)(1975- )

Voyage (2015) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Duration: 9:00. Movements: I. Paris; II. ?; III. Stockholm; IV. Helsinki. Excerpts available on the composer’s website: http://www.chiayuhsu.com .

Huguenin, Charles(1870-1939)

Trio No. 1 (Style Ancien), Op. 30 (1896) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

San Antonio, Texas: Southern Music Co., 2003

Bradfield, Berkshire, England: Rosewood Publications, www.rosewoodpublications.co.uk

Original(?) publication: Le Locle, Switzerland: Charles Huguenin, ca. 1910, C.H. 102. (Huguenin ran his own music printing shop.) This is the source of the IMSLP project version.

Movements with their dedicaions: 1. Marcietta (Little March) “à mon Ami Viallet“; 2. Sicilienne “à Monsieur Longy”; 3. Menuet “à Monsieur F. Brossa”; 4. Petite gavotte “à mon Ami Paul Vronne.” Although the two trios appear to share a cover, they were published separately. There is an excellent performances of this trio on YouTube by a Russian trio, Dmitry Bulgakov, oboe; Anton Prischepa, clarinet; and Alexandr Posikera, bassoon, recorded in 2017, https://youtu.be/K34VT16gl4o?feature=shared .

Huguenin’s trio d’anches were written more than 30 years before the Trio d’anches de Paris was formed. These two works are among the earliest trio d’anches created. This Swiss composer helped define what the trio d’anche would become some 30-35 years later in France. See the story of Huguenin and his trio d’anches on our blog: “The Earlist Trio d’Anches’. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Trio No. 2, Op. 31 (1896) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

San Antonio, Texas: Southern Music Co., 2006

Edina, Minnesota: Rosewood Publications, Facsimile Edition, available through TrevcoMusic.com

Original(?) publication: Le Locle, Switzerland: Charles Huguenin, C.H. 102, ca. 1910 (likely simultaneously published in Paris)

Movements: 1. Rêverie (Daydream); 2. La fileuse au rouet (The Maiden at the Spinning Wheel); 3. Le chantre de mon village (The Cantor of my Village); 4. La poule, l’âne et le coucou (The Chicken, The Ass and the Cuckoo).

I have not yet found a recording, commercial or online, of this trio. It would seem that a professional recording of both of these trios would be a worthwhile endeavor for some enterprising ensemble. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Hummel, Bertold (1925-2002)

5 Moments Musicaux, Op. 48 (1973) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Hamburg & London: Simrock, 1978

5 movements. The premier performance was on August 28, 1973, in Bad Mergentheim, performed by Andrej Cieslewicz, Peter Luehr, and Oscar Bohorquez. Bertold Hummel was a student of Harald Genzmer, listed above.

Noël: Little Christmas Suite, Op. 87e

Advance Music

Movements: 1. Andantino (“Es kam die gnadenvolle Nacht’); 2. Antiphon (“Vom Himmel Hoch); 3. Grazioso (“Kommet ihr Hirten,” “In dulci jubilo”); 4. Grave (“O du fröhliche”); 5. Amabile (“Der Heiland ist geboren,” “Inmitten der Nacht”); 6. Misterioso (“Stille Nacht”). Duration: 10:00.

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk(1778-1837)

Trio No. 2 (arr. Gérard Chenuet) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Château-Gontier: AEDAM Musicae, 2008

Probably an arrangement of Hummel’s Op. 12, Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano, No. 2 (ca. 1803), but the library catalog doesn’t say.

Hundley, M. Shawn(1971- )

In Threes (2011) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tallevast, FL: Trevco Music Publishing. 2011

Dedicated to and recorded by the PEN Trio on the album “Found Objects: New Music for Reed Trio on the Summit label (available on Spotify).

Hurnik, Ilja (1922-2013)

Trio in C for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Movements: I. Capriccioso; II. Drammatico; III. Amabile. Vivace. Premiered by the Novákovo Trio available on Spotify and on CD. See also https://www.musicbase.cz/composers/323-hurnik-ilja/page/6/#content

Hvoslef, Ketil (born Ketil Sæverud)(1939- )

Framente di Roma (1988) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Adliswil: Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia, 2004

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Ibert, Jacques(1890-1962)

Cinq Pièces en Trio (1935) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Monaco: L.B.M. Dyer, 1947 (Louise Dyer was the founder, also, of l’Oiseau-Lyre)

Paris: L’oiseau-Lyre, 1947

Boca Raton, Florida: Music Masters Publications, 1995

Tallevast, Florida: Trevco Music Publishing, 2017?

Edition Silvertrust, http://www.editionsilvertrust.com

Available for free download in those countries where the copyright has expired from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Movements: Allegro vivo; Andantino; Allegro assai; Andante; Allegro quasi marziale. Ibert dedicated this trio to Fernand Oubradous and the Trio d’Anches de Paris who recorded the work in 1937 (see below). Catherine McGee Stockwell in “The Oiseau-Lyre Wind Trios” has a full analysis of the work, including notational problems (and corrections) through her study of both the recording by the Trio d’anches de Paris and the original manuscript with penciled notes by bassoonist Fernand Oubradous. ¶ Dr. McGee Stockwell also offers the tidbit that the first known performance of this trio was at a Triton society concert on April 12, 1937, by the Trio d’anches de Paris (paired with another trio by Jacques Rivier, his Petite Suite). This may or may not have been the premier performance. Coming roughly two years after its composition, it is possible the work was performed earlier by the Trio d’anches de Paris, but not noted in the press or archived printed programs. We do know that the Cinq Pièces en Trio was the first piece to be recorded by the Trio d’anches de Paris on the Oiseaux Lyre recording label, but only 3 of the movements were included on the 2 sides of the 78 rpm recording. The two other movements were recorded on the Pathé label. This may have been less strange than it sounds, since the earlier Oiseaux Lyre recordings were actually made and pressed in the Pathé recording studios.

Although not the first trio d’anche dedicated to the Trio d’anches de Paris (that would be Pierre-Octave Ferroud’s Trio en mi of 1933), and certainly not the first written for the combination, Ibert’s Cinq Pièces en Trio appears to have been the first trio d’anche published by l’Oiseaux Lyre and remains one of the most popular works for the medium. Like Ibert’s woodwind quintet, it is light, effervescent, well crafted, and very French. ¶ The University of Melbourne rare music webpages includes notes on the creation of Ibert’s Trio and has a digital file of the original Trio d’Anches de Paris recording of the first three movements. (The recording is also now available on SoundCloud.) [ Andrew Brandt ]

Ibert, Auric, Barraud, Daniel-Lesur, et al.

Les Trios d’anches de l’Oiseau-lyre (The Oiseau-lyre Reed Trios) (1984)

Les Ramparts, Monaco: Éditions de l’Oiseau-Lyre

A collection of all the trios d’anches published by the firm Éditions l’Oiseau-lyre, the publishing house and recording studio founded by Australian Louise Hanson-Dyer. Between 1932 and 2013, the firm was located in Paris and, later, Monaco. After 2013 ownership went to the parent holding company, Lyrebird Press at the University of Melbourne in Australia. The trios d’anches that it published, all available individually, were published in three volumes. In addition to publishing, all of the works in this series were also recorded on the l’Oiseau-lyre recording label, most by the Trio d’anches de Paris.

Volume I:

Suite d’après Corrette, Op. 161, (1937) by Darius Milhaud

Trio (1946) by Henri Sauguet

Rustiques (1946) by Joseph Canteloube

Volume II:

Cinq Pièces en Trio (1935) by Jacques Ibert

Trio (1938) by Georges Auric

Trio (1935) by Henri Barraud

Suite (1939) by Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur

Volume III:

Cinq Divertissements by Mozart (arr. Fernand Oubradous)

Ikebe, Shin-Ichirô(1943- )

Trio (1965) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tokyo: Zen-On Music, www.zen-on.co.jp

Premiered in 1966 by Michiaka Hama, oboe; Yoshiaki Suzuki, clarinet and Hideo Yamada, bassoon. Duration: 10:00. A few vendors entitle this as “Trio 33” with the added heading “Chamber Music 33.” What it means, I have no idea and I don’t think the vendors know, either.

Ikonomov, Bojan G. (or Ikonomow, Boyan Georgieu) (1900-1973)

Trio en Mi, Op. 14 (1937) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Éditions de l’Oiseau Lyre, 1937

According to Catherine McGee Stockwell in “The Oiseau-Lyre Wind Trios… ”, Boyun Ikonomov, a Bulgarian, travelled to Paris to study with Albert Roussel and Nadia Boulanger. There, he came to the attention of Louise Hanson-Dyer (the founder of L’Oiseaux Lyre), who commissioned three works from him, including this Trio.

Trio No. 2 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 1970

Ille, Tomáš(1971- )

Príslovi Šalamounova [The Proverbs of Solomon] for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and narrator (in Czech)

Duration: 24:00. 7 movements. The Trio Českého rozhlasu [Czech Radio Trio] (Lukáš Pavlíek, oboe; Lukáš Dittrich, clarinet; Libor Soukal, bassoon) has released all seven movements on YouTube, but each movement in a separate video file, with no indication of order or a translation. (Another trio provides English translations for a couple of movements.) The verses are recited alone or with music. Presumably, being Bible verses, it should be easy to find translations for any language (if you know which verses). ¶ Ille is described as a Czech composer, arranger and guitarist.

Isaacson, Michael(1946- )

Variations on an LG Washer Tune (2019)

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music Publishing, https://www.trevcomusic.com/

Duration: 2:40.

The composer’s website is https://www.michaelisaacson.com/ , which doesn’t mention the trio d’anche, but does have complete directions about how to make a Brooklyn egg creme. (His criticism of New Jersey egg creams seems harsh, though.) Creating musical variations on laundry appliance tunes appears to be a deviation from Isaacson’s usual creation of Jewish synagogue music. He also has a substantial collection of woodwind quintets and small works for double reeds available from Trevco Music. (See our quintet, Quartets & Trios, and Keyboard and Winds pages.)[ Andrew Brandt ]

Ishii, Maki(1936-2003)

Black Intention II, Op. 30 (1977) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tokyo: Zen-On Music, www.zen-on.co.jp 1979

Duration: 8:00.

Ivanov-Ippolitov, Mikhail(1859-1935)

2 Kirghiz Songs (1931) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano ad lib.

Moscow: Muzgiz, 1931 (with piano score)

Mercury Music, ca. 1945

Available for free download in those countries where the copyright has expired from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

The piano part appears to simply duplicate the wind parts and can (and should) be dispensed with. Duration: 3:00. Movements: 1. Seineb; 2. Moldibaj. ¶ The 2 movements are based on tunes by the Kirghiz, a Turkic people who lived between the Volga and Irtisch Rivers in Asian Russia. See more about Ivanov-Ippolitov and his music in our blog series “The Earlist Trio d’Anches’.

Iyer, Joshua

Bard Variations (2021)

A recording of a performance by the Ritual Action reed trio (Andrew Nogal, oboe; Andy Hudson, clarinet; Ben Roidl-Ward, bassoon) is on YouTube.

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Jacob, Gordon (Percival Septimus) (1895-1984)

Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon

Monteux, France: Musica Rara, 1993 (later assigned to Breitkopf & Härtel)

James, O.J.
editor

Twenty-Two Masterworks for Woodwind Trio

Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania: Shawnee Press, 1985

Arrangements, mostly of piano music, in three parts of flexible instrumentation (including oboe, clarinet and bassoon). First part: flute, oboe or clarinet; second part: clarinet; third part: bassoon, bass clarinet or clarinet. The selections are:

Allegro in B^♭ by W. A. Mozart

Allegro in F by F. J. Haydn

Musette by J. S. Bach

Arietta in A by F. J. Haydn

The Soldier’s March; Northern Song by R. Schumann

Polonaise by W. A. Mozart

The Wild Horseman by Robert Schumann

Sonatina in F, 1^st movement by L. van Beethoven

Prelude by F. Chopin

Sonatina in G (1^st movement); Romanze (from Sonatina in G); Ecossaise in G; Minuet in G, by L. van Beethoven

Little Dance in F by F. J. Haydn

First Loss; The Little Reaper’s Song by R. Schumann

Two Ecossaises by F. Schubert

Grandmother’s Minuet by E. Grieg

Minuet in G by J. S. Bach

Minuet in C; Theme and Variation by L. van Beethoven

21 Christmas Carols for Woodwind Trio

Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania: Shawnee Press, 1985

Arrangements of Christmas Carols in three parts of flexible instrumentation (including oboe, clarinet and bassoon). First part: flute, oboe or clarinet; second part: clarinet; third part: bassoon, bass clarinet or clarinet. The Carols are:

Angels We Have Heard on High

Away in a Manger (German and Flow Gently, Sweet Afton versions)

Deck the Halls

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

Good Christian Men, Rejoice

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Here We Come A-Caroling

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

Joy to the World

O Come, All Ye Faithful

O Little Town of Bethlehem

O Thou Joyful Day

Once in Royal David’s City

Silent Night

The Cherry Tree Carol

The First Noel

The Holly and the Ivy

We Three Kings

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

What Child Is This? (two versions).

Twenty-One Traditional Melodies for Woodwind Trio

Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania: Shawnee Press, 1985

Arrangements, including many traditional American folksongs, in three parts with flexible instrumentation (including oboe, clarinet and bassoon). First part: flute, oboe or clarinet; second part: clarinet; third part: bassoon, bass clarinet or clarinet. These include:

All Through the Night – Welsh Traditional

Alma Mater by H. S. Thompson

Alouette – French-Canadian folk song

America by Henry Clay

America the Beautiful by Samuel A. Ward

Auld lang syne – Old Scottish Air

Bring Back my Bonnie to Me by H. J. Fulmer

Frère Jacques – Old French Air

Home on the Range by Dan Kelly and Brewster Higley

Long, Long Ago by Thomas Haynes Bayly

The Marines’ Hymn

Mary Had a Little Lamb by Lowell Mason

The Merry Widow Waltz by Franz Lehar

My Old Kentucky Home; Oh Susannah; Old Black Joe by Stephen C. Foster

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

The Caisson Song by Edmund L. Gruber

To a Wild Rose by Edward A. MacDowell

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Way Down Upon the Swanee River by Stephen C. Foster

Fugue No. 1 in E-flat for Woodwind Trio

Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania: Shawnee Press, 1987

Duration: 1:30.

Jansa, Tim(1974- )

Morning Sides (2014) Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Contact the composer, http://timjansa.com/

Commissioned by the Morningside Chamber Musicians, portraying the Atlanta neighborhood of Morningside. Duration: 8:30. Movements: The City; The Arts; The Gardens.

Jansson, Leif A.

Három kis Darab [Three Short Pieces] Tre Brottstycken för Träblåsartrio

Karlskoga, Sweden: Lema, 1994

Jelaska, Olja(1967- )

Rozeta [Rosette] [2011] for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Recorded by the Zagreb Wind Trio. (Available on Spotify. The recording on YouTube only has excerpts.) Movements: 1. Narančasta [Orange]; 2. Ljubičasta [Purple]; 3. Crvena [Red]. Duration: 11:15.

Jevtic, Ivan (1947- )

Triolivier (1997) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

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Kallis, Russ

Trio for Woodwinds (for oboe, clarinet and bassoon)

Kaneko, Hitomi(1965- )

Respiration III, Coexistence des isolements (2003)

Premier performance was at the 9^th concert of “Les Quatre et ses amies” in Tokyo. It was also broadcast by NHK in Japan in January, 2003. Duration: 12:35. A recording of the work is available on YouTube (https://youtu.be/7bVVJeWu4nk?feature=shared), performed by Isao Tsuji, oboe; Yasuaki Itakura, clarinet; and Isaku Tada, bassoon. It should be noted that the work begins and ends with the players quietly breathing (for about 2 minutes at the start), so don’t think the recording is faulty.

This is a most unusual work, using breathing sounds, multi-phonics, lots of repeated notes, clusters, glissandos and microtones. It will not be everybody’s cup of tea (or sencha). [ Andrew Brandt ]

Kaplan, David Leon(1923-2015)

Three Sketches (1955)

Toronto: Canadian Music Centre, https://www.musiccentre.ca

Duration: 6:00.

Kaprálová, Vitězslava(1915-1940)

Trio pro Dechové Nástroje (Trio d’Anche) (begun 1937)

Coblenz am Rhein: EGGE-Verlag, 2011

This work is a reconstruction. The first movement is from a holograph. The second and third movements are arrangements from “April-Preludes” (Dubnová preludia) for piano, her most famous work, arranged by Stéphane Egeling.

Despite her untimely death at age 25, Kaprálová produced a body of work that still inspires interest. This is her only work for winds. The Kapralova Society, named after her, promotes women composers and, more generally, women’s rights. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Notes on the Trevco Music website suggest that Kaprálová began composing this work after hearing that fellow Czech composers Isa Krejci and Klement Savicky had written works inspired by the Trio d’anche de Paris. We don’t know why she stopped after one short movement.

Karg-Elert, Sigfrid (1877-1933)

Trio, Op. 49, No. 1 (1902) for oboe, English horn and clarinet

Edition Silvertrust, http://www.editionsilvertrust.com

Kauffman, Georg Friedrich

Chorale Prelude for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: McGinnis & Marx

No date on the score. It’s apparently published along with a Canon attributed to Mozart, with the title “Two Trios for oboe, clarinet and bassoon.” Both works might be transcriptions by Josef Marx.

Keay, Nigel(1955- )

Sitting in the Ruins (2018) Trio for Two Oboes and Bassoon

Contact the composer at https://www.nigelkeay.com/

Duration: 6:00. 2 movements.

Kelemen, Milko (1924-2018)

Rontondo I for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Frankfurt: Henry Litolff (now C. F. Peters)

Kelkel, Manfred(1929-1999)

Divertimento, Op. 3, (1952) pour trio d’anches

Paris[?]: Edition Ricordi, 1958

Duration: 10:00.

Kempf, Davorin

Reminiscencije (Remembrances) for woodwind trio (oboe, clarinet and bassoon)

Zagreb, Croatia: Ars Croatica, 1985

Kerry, Gordon (1961- )

L’Azur (1995) for trio d’anche and string trio (oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, and cello)

Kersters, Willem(1929-1998)

Berceuse en Humoreske, Op. 8 (1956) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer, 1986

First performance was by the Brussels Hautblazerstrio in 1956. Copy in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.

Aveniana, Op. 75 (1984) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles: CeBeDeM, 1987

Duration: 9:00. Dedicated to the Avena Trio, hence the title.

Kibbe, Michael (1945- )

Trio, Op. 6 for oboe, oboe 2 or oboe d’amore, and English horn (1975)

From the composer, http://www.michaelkibbe.com/

Duration: 5:00.

Variations on a Theme by Mozart, in the Style of Beethoven, Op. 22 (1975) for 2 oboes and English horn

From the composer, http://www.michaelkibbe.com/

Duration: 5:00.

Divertimento, Op. 39 (1978) for oboe, English horn and bassoon

Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania: Shawnee Press

Duration: 8:00. Recorded on Crystal Records. Listen also to a short excerpt on http://www.michaelkibbe.com/.

Suite – In the Baroque Manner, Op. 75 for 2 oboes and English horn.

From the composer, http://www.michaelkibbe.com/

5 movements.

Divertimento #5, Op. 246 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer, http://www.michaelkibbe.com/

Duration: 12:30.

Kinadjian, Pascal(1961- )

Variations for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon (1986)

Available for free download with a Creative Commons Attribution from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Duration: 11:00.

Kirsch, Dirk-Michael(1865)

Trio d’anche, Op. 34 (2017) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Warngau: Accolade Musikverlag

Movements: 1. Misterioso – Allegro agitato; 2. Choral; 3. Fuga. Dedicated to the BES Trio. Duration: 2017. The composer has a synthesized version of the work on his website: https://www.kirsch-music.com .

Klein, Richard Rudolf(1921-2011)

Sommer-Idyll

Köln-Rodenkirchen: P. J. Tonger, 1997

Serenade (1948)

Wilhelmshaven: Otto Heinrich Noetzel Verlag, 1960

Klisowski, Richard

Energy’s Play: 4 Segmente für Oboe, Klarinette und Fagott

Wien: Ariadne, 1981

Kmoch, Komzák & Fucik

Böhmische Kleinigkeiten, Vol. 197, trio collection for oboe (or clarinet), clarinet and bassoon (arr. Miloslav Richter)

Rot an der Rot: Musikverlag Rundel

“Immmer Nett” by Frantisek Kmoch

“Sturmgalopp” by Karol Komzák

“Der Alte Brummbär” by Julius Fucik

Knight, Tim(1959- )

Three Miniatures and an Andante for 2 oboes and English horn

Lancaster, UK: Phylloscopus Publications, http://www.phylloscopus.co.uk/

Knorr, Ernst-Lothar von(1896-1973)

Bläserkammermusik Nr. 2 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (arr. Petra Fluhr)

Köln (Cologne): Tonger

Koch-Raphael, Erwin

Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon, Op. 15 (1979-1985)

Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1988

Duration: 11:00.

Kocsár, Miklós (1933-2019)

Divertimento (Blaesertrio) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Budapest: Editio Musica Budapest, 1966

Wien: Universal Edition

Movements: Allegretto leggiero; Calmo; Vivo. N.B. In Hungarian, the name order would be KOCSÁR Miklós.

Koechlin, Charles (baptized Charles-Louis-Eugène Koechlin)(1867-1950)

Trio, Op. 92 (1924) for flute (or oboe), clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Maurice Senart, 1928

Also may be performed by violin, viola and cello. See why this may or may not have been one of the earliest trio d’anches in our blog series “The Earlist Trio d’Anches’.

Trio d’Anches, Op. 206 (1945) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Nouvelles Éditions Méridian, 1957

New York: Peer Music, 2002

Available for free download in those countries where the copyright has expired from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Written just before Christmas in 1945, this trio was first performed on French National Radio on March 5, 1946 by Trio Dupont: oboist Paul Taillefer, clarinetist André Dupont, and bassoonist André Gaby. Movements: Grave et serein; Allegro; Andante; Final-Allegro.

Koellreutter, Hans-Joachin(1915-2005)

Invençã for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

A German-born and trained flutist and composer, he fled to Brazil in 1937 to escape the Nazis and settled and became a Brazilian citizen and taught many future Brazilian composers.

Koetsier, Jan (1911-2006)

Zes Bagatellen voor 3 blaasinstrumenten (Six Bagatelles for 3 Winds), Op. 16, No. 2 (1937) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1953

Movements: Allegro giocoso; Larghetto; Vivace; Poco adagio; Allegro burlesca; Andante.Duration: 8:00. Donemus offers the option of downloading the score and parts. Only the first page of the score is available for preview.

10 Variationen un Fughetta über Themen von J. S. Bach, Op. 125, (1991) for 2 oboes and English horn.

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1991

Duration: 12:00. Donemus offers the option of downloading the score and parts. A score preview is available.

Kohoutek, Ctirad(1929-2011)

Žerty a úsměvy (1991) (Joking and Smiles) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Kolbinger, Karl(1921-2018)

Trio in C (1987) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

München: M. Heiber, 1987

Kapriolen (1999) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

München: Klaus Obermeyer Musikverlag (K.O.M.), 2000

Movements: Allegro moderato; Largo; Allegro Duration: 10:00.

Trio Surprise for heckelphone (or bassoon), bassoon and contrabassoon

München: Klaus Obermeyer Musikverlag (K.O.M.), 1996

Konietzny, Heinrich (1910-1983)

Kleine Kammermusik Nr. 2 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

München: Edition Modern, 1996

Konowalski, Benedykt(1928-1921)

Mini-Rondo for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Warsaw: ZAIKS, 1974 (Współczesna muzyka polska series)

Warsaw: Agencja Autorska, 1974

Recorded by the LLLeggiero Woodwind Trio (Pietr Lato, clarinet; Damian Lipień, oboe; Damian Lipień, bassoon), available on Spotify and YouTube (https://youtu.be/7b5tkTeFx5o?feature=shared). Worth a listen!

Kont, Paul (1920-2000)

Sonatine for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1954, revised 1982)

Manuscript

Duration: 3:00.

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1954)

Manuscript

Duration: 9:00.

Concertino (1954, revised 1982) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

manuscript

Duration: 6:00.

Bukolika, 15 Strophen (1955) for oboe, English horn and bassoon

Manuscript

Duration: 20:00.

Divertimento (1955) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Manuscript

Duration: 12:00.

Koumans, Rudolf(1929-2017)

Trio, Op. 30 (1970) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1970

Trio for 2 oboes and English horn, Op. 64

Amsterdam: Edition Compusic, 1997?

Koukl, Giorgio (1953- )

Trioplay for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Contact the composer, http://www.luxnova.com/~musicplay/koukl//en_compositions.html

Kramar, Frantisek (a.k.a. Krommer, Franz) (1759-1831)

Trio in F Major and Variations on a Theme by Pleyel for 2 oboes and English horn (Trio F-dur a variace na pleyelovo téma pro 2 hoboje a anglický roh)

Praha: Supraphon, 1979

Krauze, Zygmunt(1938- )

Trio stroikowe (Reed Trio) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Kraków: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 2015

Duration: 7:00.

Krček, Jaroslav(1939- )

Hudba pro trio [Music for Trio], Op. 82 (1985)

Available from the composer: https://jaroslav-krcek.cz/

Movements: 1. Andante; 2. Vivo; 3. Andante; 4. Vivo; 5. Largo; 6. Vivo. Recorded by the Novak Trio, available on Spotify and on the ArcoDiva label.

Zdrava bud muziko [Hail, Thou Graceful Music], Op. 122 (1999) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Available from the composer: https://jaroslav-krcek.cz/

Movements: I. Ze Slovenska [From Slovakia]; II. Z Moravy [From Moravia]; III. Z Cech [From Bohemia]. Recorded by the Novak Trio, available on Spotify and on CD.

Renesanční trio [Renaissance Trio], Op. 138 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Available from the composer: https://jaroslav-krcek.cz/

Movements: 1. Intrada; 2. Ptaci intermezzo [Bird Intermezzo]; 3. Tanec [Dance]; 4. Divoky rej [The Wild Whirl]

Kreisler, Alexander von (1894-1969)

Trio in Three Movements for oboe (or flute), clarinet and bassoon

San Antonio, Texas: Southern Music Co., 1964

Krejči, Iša(1904-1968)

Trio — Divertimento for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon (1935)

München: Filmkunst-Musikverlag, 1993

Praha: Český Rozhlas, 2003

Duration: 8:00.

Kreutzer, Rodolphe(1766-1831)

Trio (1969) for oboe (or flute), clarinet and bassoon (arr. Elwyn A. Weinandt)

Westbury, New York: Pro Art Publications, 1970

Krieger, Edino (1928-2022)

Trio [Música 1945] (1945) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Pro Art Publications, 1969

A Brazilian-born composer, he was a composition student of Hans-Joachin Koellreutter (see above) at the conservatory in Rio de Janeiro, who promoted the 12-tone style in which this work is written. It won a prize from the Música Viva group at the Conservatory.

Kroeger, Karl (1932- )

Triolet for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

In the holdings of the Karl Kroeger Papers, 1949-2004 of the American Music Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder. See PDF: https://www.colorado.edu/amrc/sites/default/files/attached-files/AMRC-Kroeger.pdf

Krumlovsky, Claus(1930-2000)

Trio d’anches (1974) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Krützfeldt, Werner(1928-2008)

Trio für 3 Holzbläser, Op. 1 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Frankfurt am Main: Laurentius-Musikverlag

Kučera, Václav (1929- )

Consonanza (1990) for 2 oboes and English horn

Kuehmann, Karen

Three Pieces for Woodwind Trio, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Kurzbach, Paul(1902-1997)

Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon (1938)

Leipzig: Edition Peters, 1960

Recorded by members of the Bläserquintett der Staatskapelle Dresden.

Krzanowski, Andrzej(1951-1990)

Partita (1974) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Movements: I. Preludium; Intermezzo I, II. Ostinato; Intermezzo II; III. Nokturn; Intermezzo III; IV. Choral; V. Postludium. Available on Spotify and YouTube.

Kvěch, Otomar(1950-2018)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1987)

Duration: 8:00. See also: http://www.kvech.cz/

Idyllica for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1996)

Duration: 8:00. There are also versions for 3 basset horns or 4 clarinets.

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Labey, Marcel(1875-1968)

Suite, Op. 47 (1944) for oboe, clarinet in A and bassoon

Paris: Editions I.M.D. Diffusion Arpèges, 2005

In the U.S., it is also available from Trevco Music in Florida

Movements: Entrée; Divertissement; Postlude. Duration: 10:00. First performed by Trio Gaston Hamelin on Jan. 1, 1947, on Radio Autrichienne. See more info about Marcel Labey in our Roaring Twenties Quintets series.

Laburda, Jiří(1931- )

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

San Antonio, Texas: Southern Music Company, 1989

Movements: I. Allegretto giocoso; II. Andantino tranquillo con grazia; III. Allegro scherzando.

Lackey, Mark A.

Blugue for oboe, bass clarinet in B^♭ and bassoon (2009)

Medfield, Massachusetts: Dorn Publications, Needham Publishing Co., 2014

Duration: 3:00.Premiered by the Vientos Trio. See http://www.marklackey.net/

Lai Sheung-Ping

SEE Sheung-Ping Lai

Laks, Szymon(1901-1983)

Concertino pour Trio d’Anches (1965) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Berlin: Bote & Bock; Boosey & Hawkes; distributed by Hal Leonard

Movements: I. Allegro scherzoso–Più mosso; II. Andante–meditativo–Un poco meno mosso; III. Presto non troppo–Meno mosso e calendo–Prestissimo. Duration: 13:30. Recorded on the Chandos label, 2017. Premiered by Le trio d’anches de Paris on May 10, 1967. See also the article about Szymon Laks in our Roaring Twenties Woodwind Quintet Series.

Langer, Hans-Klaus(1903-1987)

Bläsertrio (1975) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

MDS (Music Distribution Services)

Mainz: Astoria Verlag

Duration: 15:00. Movements: 1. Alla ballata; 2. Aria; 3. Rondo burlesco.

Cinque Momenti Musicali for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Mainz: Astoria Verlag

Movements: I. Allegretto serena; II. Largo lamentabile; III. Scherzo tumultuoso; IV. Andante cantabile; V. Vivo risoluto.

Langsdale-Williams, Patrice

Five Vignettes (2014) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Peep and Squeek Music Publishing; see Trevco Music Publishing

Duration: 11:45. Movements: I. Carefree Days; II. High Tea; III. Gentle Polly; IV. Inspiration; V. Oscar Talk

Laporte, André(1931- )

Divertimento Accademico II (1997) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles: CeBeDeM, 2001

Amsterdam: Donemus

Duration: 8:00.

Lazar, Filip(1894-1936

Trio (1934) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Leach, Mary Jane(1949- )

Windjammer: 1995 for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon

Wien: Ariadne Press

Recorded on New World Records. Program notes on the composer’s website: https://www.mjleach.com/

Leclair, Jacques(1959- )

La Petite Pâtisserie, Quatre Morceaux for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Regensburg, Germany: Edition Molinari, 1995

Recorded by the Trio d’Anches de Cologne on the Telos label. Movements: I. La tarte aux pommes; II. Le biscuite roule; III. Trois croissants au beurre; IV. Le nid d’abeille. Duration: 9:11.

Leclaire, Dennis

Six Bagatelles for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

West Roxbury, Massachusetts: Frank E. Warren Music Service, 1997

Commissioned by the New England Reed Trio. Leclaire is on the faculty of the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Lee, C. Kenneth

Woodwind Trio No. 1 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/c-kenneth-lee/woodwind-trio-no-1-for-oboe .

Lee, Wendy Wan-Ki

Blue Fountains, Red Flames (2016)

Recorded by the PEN Trio (Nora Lewis, oboe; Phillip O. Paglialonga, clarinet; and Eric Van der Veer Varner, bassoon), released by the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in 2016.

Lee, William R.

Chamber Music for Three Winds [for oboe, clarinet and bassoon]

Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania: Shawnee Music Press, 1982

Leef, Yinam(1953- )

Gilgulim (1978) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tel-Aviv: Israeli Music Institute, 1988

Duration: 9:30. Leef is a Professor of Composition at Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. Gilgulim was his first published composition and is a set of variations on a melody of the Jews of Iraq. See https://www.jamd.ac.il/en/content/prof-yinam-leef . A live performance by University of Michigan students Megan Wojtyla, oboe; Allison Chu, clarinet and Aviva Klein, bassoon is available on YouTube https://youtu.be/574B_GvUAic?feature=shared .

Leeuw, Ton de (Antonius Wilhelmus Adrianus) (1926-1996)

5 Sketches (1952) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, viola and cello

Legin, Danijel(1984- )

Aeolian Symetries (2017, revised 2021) for clarinet, English horn and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, https://webshop.donemus.com

1 movement. Duration: 9:00. Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Dario Golčič, oboe; Bruno Philipp, clarinet; Žarko Perišič, bassoon) for Nota Bene Records. Available on YouTube.

Legley, Victor(1915-1994)

Trio, Op. 11 (1942) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles, CeBeDeM, 1942, 1956

Legrenzi, Giovanni(1626-1690)

La Fini for flute (or oboe), clarinet, and bassoon(arr. ?)

New York: Consort Trios, 1973

Leibowitz, René(1913-1972)

Ten Canons, Op. 2 (1939) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Hillsdale, New York: Boelke-Bomart

Lemaire, Félix

Mini Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: G. Billaudot, 1974

This appears to be a work appropriate for a beginning reed trio. Duration: 3:00.

Lemeland, Aubert(1932-2010)

Canzoni di Asolo, Op. 100 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Gérard Billaudot, 1991, https://www.billaudot.com/en/
, 1991

“In memoriam Gian Francesco Malipiero.” Duration: 8:00.

Pastorale for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Gérard Billaudot, https://www.billaudot.com/en/

Single movement. Duration: 9:00.

Leon i Royo, Jordi(1952- )

De Casa Nostra, Cinc Melodies Tradicionals Catalanes (From our Home, 5 Traditional Catalan Melodies) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Barcelona: Brotons & Mercadal, 2010

Movements: I. Caterina d’Alio (Caterina from Alio); II. La gala de Campdevanol (The Festivity of Campdevanol); III. La gata i el belitre (The Cat and the Dog); IV. Canco del Lladre (Thief’s Song); V. L’hereu Riera (The Riera’ heir). Alternate title: From our homeland.

Le Penven, Jef(1919-1967)

5 Images pour une Crêche

Coblenz am Rhein: EGGE-Verlag

Movements: 1. La Crêche; 2. Berceuse; 3. Les Anges annoncent Noël; 4. Les Mages; 5. Les Bergers.

Lesur, Daniel

SEE Daniel-Lesur, Jean-Yves

Lewin, Gordon(1921-2008)

Scherzola (1959) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

London: New Wind Co.,1959

London: Boosey & Hawkes

Lhotka, Fran (1883-1962)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (arr. Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski)

Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Zagrebački puhački trio). Available on Spotify.

Lickl, Johann Georg(1769-1843)

Trio in E^♭ Major for clarinet, horn and bassoon

Zurich: Eulenburg, 1970

Liebermann, Lowell(1961- )

Pastorale for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: American Music Center

Although not listed on the composer’s own website (https://www.lowellliebermann.com/), it is listed in the New Music Online Library of the American Music Center: http://library.newmusicusa.org/

Lisinski, Vatroslav(1819-1854)

Mazurka in F Major; Mazurka in E^♭ Major; Mazurka in B^♭ Major (arr. Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski)

Originally for piano. Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Zagrebački puhački trio).

Litsche, Rainer(1934- )

Tango für Oboe, Klarinette und Fagott, Homage à Piazzolla

Dessau-Roßlau: Aulos Verlag

Livingston, Samuel A.(1942- )

Trio in F Major for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (or flute, clarinet and bassoon)

Medina, New York: Imagine Music

Movements: Allegretto; Andante; Allegro.

Lomon, Ruth (Margaret) (1930-2017)

The Furies (1977) for oboe, oboe d’amore and English horn

Baltimore, Maryland: I Resound Press http://iresound.umbc.edu/

Written for oboist Patricia Morehead, it uses advanced performance techniques and can be performed by one musician with the use of “live” and prepared media. Duration: 10:00.See: http://iresound.umbc.edu/index.php/compositions/2-lomon/85-furies-erinyes

Lonquich, Heinz Martin (1937-2014)

Trio (2010) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Duration: 9:00. See http://www.heinz-martin-lonquich.de

Lopez-Maya, Juan(1962- )

Suite Irreverente for 2 oboes and English horn

Blacksburg, Virginia: Cayambis Music Press, 2016 (www.cayambismusicpress.com/)

Lopez Marín, Jorge

Feeling Piece for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Leipzig: Gebrüder Stark Musikverlag

Lossius, Lorentz

Le Blues Lugubre

Broadway, N.S.W., Australia: Australian Music Centre

Loucheur, Raymond(1899-1979)

Portraits pour trio d’anche, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Gérard Billaudot, https://www.billaudot.com/en/, 1970

Lovingood, Kay

Three Short Pieces

New London, Connecticut: Cimarron Music Press cimarronmusic.com

Movements: Dance; Passacaglia; Fugue.

Ludwig, Claus-Dieter

Happy Birthday, Ein Geburtstagsständchen in fünf Gängen, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (arr. Wolfgang Birtel)

Mainz: Schott, 2008

Luedeke, Raymond (1944- )

Divertimento No. 1 (1966, revised 2015) for 2 clarinets and bassoon

Toronto: Canadian Music Centre, https://www.musiccentre.ca

Movements: I. March; II. Waltz and Trio No. 1; III. Andante Mosso; IV. Waltz and Trio No. 2; V. Rondo and Fugue.

Divertimento No. 2 (1969, revised 2015) for 2 clarinets and bassoon

Toronto: Canadian Music Centre, https://www.musiccentre.ca

Movements: I. Parade; II. Waltz No. 1 and Trio; III. Pastorale; IV. Waltz No. 2 and Trio; V. Rondo.

Luening, Otto (1900-1996)

Dealer’s Choice: A Divertimento for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon

Rhinebeck, New York: Sound Productions: Phantom Press, 1991

Luis, Ingo

Dexter’s Dances

Performed by the Reed Connection Trio

Lunde Jr., Ivar (1944- )

Trio, Op. 8c for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Duration: 7:00. Recorded on Naxos.

Lutosławski, Witold (1913-1994)

Trio d’anches (1945) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Kraków: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 2003; see also Hal Leonard for U.S.

Duration: 12:00. Recorded by the PEN Trio (Nora Lewis, oboe; Phillip O. Paglialonga, clarinet; and Eric Van der Veer Varner, bassoon), released by the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Appleton, Wisconsin.

It’s not every day that one catches an error in Grove Music Online. So please allow me to point out that Grove’s assertion that this trio is lost is incorrect, although (admittedly) the work’s first publication was about 58 years after it was composed. [ Andrew Brandt ]

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MacDonald, Andrew Paul(1958- )

The Mechanics of Stardust, Op. 62 (2003) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Contact the composer, https://andrewpaulmacdonald.com

Premiered by the Ensemble Musica Nova, in Lennoxville, Québec on March 22, 2003. Recorded by the Quintette à vent Estria. Listen on Spotify.

Maček, Ivo(1914-2002)

Trio (1994) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Movements: Allegro Moderato; Poco sostenuto e lugubre; Animato, ma non troppo. Duration: 10:45. Recorded on Croatia Records, www.crorec.hr.

Madsen, Trygve (1940- )

Serenata Monellesca, Op. 26

Oslo: Musikk-Huset A/S, 1981

Movements: Allegro; Adagio; Allegro–Alternative. Available on Spotify.

Maegaard, Jan (1926-2012)

Trio, Op. 10 (1950) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

København: Edition Dania, 1953, 1956

København: Dan Fog Musikforlag, 1953

København: Samfundet til udgivelse af dansk music, 1956

This trio is among the earlier works of Maegaard which are reminiscent of Carl Nielsen’s style. Duration: 8:00.

Maessen, Antoon(1919-1997)

Cassation (1958) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1958

Movements: Intrada; Notturno; Capriccio; Aria; Burla; Menuet; Tarantell. Duration: 10:00. Available for download on the Donemus website.

Maeyer, Jan De

SEE De Maeyer, Jan

Maganini, Quinto (1897-1974)

Geographs, Trio for oboe (or flute), clarinet and bassoon (1937)

New York: Carl Fischer, 1937

Movements: 1. Havana (rhumba-danzon); 2. Vienna (waltz); 3. Istamboul (Turkish march) Score and parts are available for download from UR Research at the University of Rochester, https://urresearch.rochester.edu . (The score itself may be incomplete.)

Havana, Rhumba-Danzon for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Carl Fischer, 1937

Duration: 2:30.

Vienna Waltz (No. 2 from Geographs)

Istamboul, Turkish March for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Carl Fischer, 1937

One of the movements of Geographs, above.

The Troubadours for 2 oboes and English horn (or 3 oboes)

Ithaca, New York: Edition Musicus, 1944

La Rubia “Fairest One” Spanish Serenade for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Carl Fischer, 1932

Score and parts available for download from UR Research at the University of Rochester, https://urresearch.rochester.edu.

Mahle, Ernst (1929- )

Divertimento Americano (1979) for oboe (doubling English horn), clarinet and bassoon

Another catalog gives the instrumentation of oboe, English horn and bassoon.

Maksymiuk, Jerzy(1936- )

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Muzyczne Agencji Autorskiej, 1972

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Nakamura, Shigenobu(1950- )

Golden Deer for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Japan: Mother Earth, 2007

Namavar, Reza

De hummende non van landgoed Singraven [The humming nun from the Singraven estate] (2010) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, https://webshop.donemus.com

Duration: 10:00.

Nash, Gary Powell(1964- )

Soulful Trio No. 2 (2012) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Available online: https://garynash.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-510879_soulful_trio_no_2_ob_bb_cl_bsn.html

Duration: 5:00. This version is a transcription of the original version for oboe, English horn and bassoon. Also available for flute, clarinet and bassoon.

Papillonian Dance (2011) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (also available for flute, clarinet, and bassoon)

Available online: https://garynash.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-510615_papilionian_dance_oboe_clarinet_and_bassoon.html

Duration: 5:00.

Gary Nash writes: “Papillonian Dance is a single movement fast tempo work based on and inspired by West African popular folk music. The quick tempo and consistent fast note passages are meant to create an allusion to butterflies, hence the title. It consists of two ostinato bass motifs that respectively support section 1 and section 2.…”

Näslund, Olof(1952- )

Trio per fiati for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Movements: Fanfare; Mvt. 1 Andante giocoso; Mvt. 2 Adagio; Mvt. 3 Adagio; Mvt. 4 Larghetto dolce; Mvt. 5 Andante. Recording available on Spotify (Olof Näslund Vol. 1).

Neale, Randall

Trio (1983) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: American Music Center, 1983

Netto, Barrozo

Little Fugue for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (arr. Gordon Solie)

Portland, Oregon: Edition Viento, 1994; see Trevco Music

Nez, Catherine Ketty

Fragments (1988) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: American Music Center, 1988

Premiered at the Eastman School of Music in May, 1989. Duration: 7:30.

Nilovic, Janko (1941- )

Aranea for trio d’anche

Contact the composer: https://www.jankonilovic.com/

Njezic, Vjekoslav(1973- )

Strofe Vesne K [Stanzas by Vesne K] for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

My lack of knowledge of Croatian is on display here. It appears this work is a series of 4 movements inspired by a poet or artist, Vesne K. The movements may be 1. pitaš me kako je sve to pocelo…[you ask me how it all started…]; 2. svake veceri dajem vam priliku… [every night i give you a chance…]; 3. kao neposluššnu djecu [like disobedient children]; 4. dobro vam jutro u meni… [good morning to you in me…]. Translations are by Google and may be way off. Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Dario Golčič, oboe; Bruno Philipp, clarinet; Žarko Perišič, bassoon) for the album Zagreb Woodwind Trio 50 Years on Nota Bene Records. Available on YouTube.

Norman, Philip(1953- )

Interface 640 (1976)

Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Canterbury Print, 1977

Duration: 3:30. See: https://www.philipnormancomposer.com/

Novačič, Zoran

Leptiri for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Movements: Vivace; Andante; Vivace. Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Dario Golčič, oboe; Bruno Philipp, clarinet; Žarko Perišič, bassoon) for Nota Bene Records. Available on YouTube.

Novák, Milan(1927-2021)

Divertimento (1980) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Movements: Inquieto; Sostenuto lugubre; Allegro Scherzando; Molto Moderato (modestamente); Allegro leggiero. Premiered at the Concert Hall of Czechoslovak Radio, Bratislava, on Feb. 17, 1981, performed by Vladimír Mallý, oboe; Jozef Luptáčik, clarinet; and František Machats, bassoon. See: http://hc.sk/en/o-slovenskej-hudbe/osobnost-detail/552-milan-novak/

Nowotny, Rudolf (also spelled Nowottny)(1936-1999)

6 Miniaturen (1957) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Mettenheim, Germany: Trio Musik Edition, 1994, https://triomusic.de

Movements: 1. Prelude; 2. Bula; 3. Canzonetta lugubre; 4. Gajda; 5. Quasi Menuetto; 7. Finale.

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O’Carolan, Turlough(1670-1738)

Three Celtic Tunes (arr. Peter Simpson) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Richmond, VA: International Opus, 2003

O’Carolan is one of the best known Irish harpers and a composer even though he was blinded by smallpox. Movements: Captain O’Kane; Lord Inchiquin; Planxty Drury.

Odstrčil, Karel (1930-1997)

Triangolo (Triangle): Trio Scenico per oboe, clarinet e fagotto (1982)

Praha: Česky hudební fond, 1986

Movements: Triangolo; Trojúhelnik; Creieck.

Ogden, Allison

Gnomon (2020) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Duration: 11:15. A performance by Teil Buck, oboe; Dylan Lloyd, clarinet and Jackie Royce, bassoon is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ncFJXXEMjrY?feature=shared .

Commentary with the recording states: “Gnomon… is a reed trio that explores the sound and texture of the ensemble and pushes the boundaries of extended technique through mixing shaded and unshaded timbres, flutter tonguing, slap tonguing, helicopter tonguing, singing while playing, and even the use of a wine cork to replace the bell of the Clarinet. The piece centers on the three notes C, D, and E, creating a world of sound with a narrowed focus, beginning with a serene song and building to a cacophony of texture.” ¶ According to Allison Ogden: “A gnomon is the part of a sundial which casts a shadow. I chose this title because it fit closely with how I thought of the work’s structure during the composition process. This trio was composed for and commissioned by the Phoenix Down RPG trio in 2020.”

Okmaca, Branko

Puhači Trio [Reed Trio] for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Recorded by the Zagreb Reed Trio. Available on Spotify and YouTube. Movements: 1. Allegro na non troppo; 2. Andante; 3. Con Moto.

Olsen, Alf Loran

Trio for Woodwinds (for oboe, clarinet and bassoon)

Redondo Beach, California: Composers’ Autograph Publications

Orban, Marcel(1884-1958)

Prélude, Pastorale, Devertissement for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Editions du Magasin Musical, 1937

Movements: Prelude; Pastorale; Divertissement (just as the title suggests). Dedicated to the Trio d’Anches de Paris.

Ortiz, Sergio

Trío (1979) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Mexico, D.F.: Ediciones de la Liga de Compositores de Müsica de Mexico

Ott, Joseph (1929-1990)

Suite for Woodwind Trio, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Claude Benny Press, 1985

Movements: I. Romance; II. Galop; III. Can the Can Can.

Oubradous, Fernand(1903-1986)

Sonatine for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Charnay-Lès-Macon: Éditions Robert Martin

Fernand Oubradous was a well-known and respected bassoonist, composer, arranger, and (after World War II) conductor and teacher in France. He was also one of the founders of the Trio d’Anches de Paris in 1927 (along with Myrtil Morel, oboist [1889-1979] and Pierre Lefèbvre, clarinetist [1898-1983]) which popularized the medium. The more one studies French wind music of the early 20^th century, the more one realizes that Mssr. Oubradous seems to have known everybody associated with French classical music at the time. ¶ When the Trio d’anches de Paris was created, Oubradous also wrote a series of arrangements of Mozart Divertissements for the use of the ensemble, which are included in the complete trios of L’Oiseaux-lyre. ¶ The University of Melbourne rare music webpages includes notes on the recordings and publications of L’Oiseaux Lyre, and includes early recordings featuring Oubradous and his compositions. ¶ On a personal note: Oubradous briefly taught one of my bassoon teachers, Mordechai Rechtman, who used some of Oubradous’s materials in his teaching. So I feel an almost familial relationship with the bassoonist. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Owen, Blythe(1898-2000)

Trio, Op. 18 (1950) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Berrien Springs, Michigan: Orion Music Press, 1972

Full name: Vivian Blythe Owen. This work won the Mu Phi Epsilon (music sorority) Biennial Award in 1951. See also: https://www.andrews.edu/library/music/bowenlife.htm

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Pachernegg, Alois(1892-1964)

Drei Ennstaler Menuette for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Schulz

Paciorkiewicz, Tadeusz(1916-1998)

Trio Stroikowe (1963), for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Warsaw: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1967

Duration: 10:00. Movements: Allegretto; Lento; Scherzando; Comodo, Moderato, Allegro non troppo. According to WorldCat, a manuscript copy of the score is located at the National Library of Poland, Biblioteka Narodowa in Warsaw, Poland.

Palester, Roman(1907-1989)

Trio d’Anches (1967) pour Hautbois, Clarinette et Basson (Trio Stroikowe na Obój, Klarnet i Fagot)

Kraków: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 2004

Duration: 14:30.

Pan, Hwang-Long(1945- )

Chi-Dai (Qidai – Expectation) (1980) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Duration: 14:00. From the NCAF Taiwan Composers Database.

Pan, Yaotian (a.k.a. Yew Tien Phoon)(1952- )

Woodwind Trio, Four Pieces for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon (1981)

Singapore: UTN Productions, 1981

Papandopulo, Boris (1906-1991)

Mala suita (1949) (Small Suite) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Zagrebački puhački trio). Available on Spotify.

Sonata (1982) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and guitar

Trostruki Koncert (Triple Concerto) (1986) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon and string orchestra

Zagreb : Koncertna dvorana Vatroslava lisinskog, Muzički informativni centar, 2019

Papineau-Couture, Jean (1916-2000)

Sextet (1967) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and violin, viola and cello

Toronto: Canadian Music Centre, 1967?

Paradies, Pietro Domenico (or Paradisi)(1707-1791)

Sonata: Trio for flute (or oboe), clarinet and bassoon (arr. Lewis H. Horton)

Chicago: Gamble Hinged Music, 1940

Parfrey, Raymond J.(1928-2008)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Ampleforth, York: Emerson Edition, 1974

Movements: Italian madrigal; Indian lament; Chorale; Irish jig.

Parotti, Sergio (1956- )

Trio 2, Op. 5, No. 17 for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

See http://www.sergioparotti.com.ar/

Parris, Robert (1924-1999)

Five Easy Canons and a Fugue for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (or flute, oboe, bassoon or string trio)

New York: American Composers Alliance

Paul, Berthold(1948- )

Wechselpiiel IV (1980), Op. 34 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bad Schwalbach: Edition Gravis, 1984

This composer should not be confused with the alias of the German Jewish feminist Bertha Pappenheim (1859-1936) who wrote literature, commentaries and translations under the pen name of Paul Berthold or P. Berthold. To the best of my knowledge, she never wrote music nor published it under her alias.

Paulikas, Jonas(1944- )

From the Stories of Winnie-the-Pooh (1983) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

See Lithuanian Music Information Center, www.mic.lt

Duration: 3:30.

Pauly-Laubry, Henri(1962- )

Trio d’Anches (2008) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Coblenz am Rhein: Egge Verlag

Pelemans, Willem(1901-1991)

Trio No. 2 (1941) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles: J. Maurer Edition Musicale, 1956

Trio No. 3 (1941?) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles: J. Maurer Edition Musicale, 1965

also:

Trio Concerto (1941) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and string quartet

Copy in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.

Perlongo, Daniel(1942- )

Ricercar, for Wind Trio (1976) (oboe, clarinet and bassoon)

New York: American Composers Alliance, https://composers.com/

Duration: 11:00. Premiered by the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble. See: https://composers.com/daniel-perlongo

Perttu, Daniel

Three American Canvasses (2017) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo Music Publishing, 2017

See also the composer’s website: https://www.danielperttu.com/

Peška, Vlastimil(1954- )

Rondo per Trio (Rondo for Trio) (1983) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Prague: Czesky Hudební Fond

See also: http://www.peskav.cz/en/composer

Peters, Rob(1969- )

Woodwind Trio No. 1, op. 18 (1991) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Available for free download with a Creative Commons Attribution from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Movements: 1. Alla marcia (Allegro); 2. Romance (Andante); 3. Rondo (Presto).

Woodwind Trio No. 2, Op. 32 (1992) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Available for free download with a Creative Commons Attribution from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Movements: 1. Blues–Tempo; 2. Slow Dance – Very Relaxed; 3. Very Fast.

Woodwind Trio No. 3, Op. 39 (1993) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Available for free download with a Creative Commons Attribution from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Movements: 1. Allegro moderato; 2. Adagio molto rubato; 3. Allegro molto vivace.

Peterson, Hal

Three-Part Invention for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Los Gatos, California: Blixt, 1973

Petit, Jean-Louis(1937- )

Retour II (2006) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Coblenz am Rhein: Egge-Verlag, 2008

Written for the Trio Lézard. See http://jean-louis-petit.eklablog.com/

Le Principe du Nombre (2009) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Duration: 9:35. Written for l’Ensemble Trielen.

Rara Avis for heckelphone, bass clarinet and contrabassoon

Coblenz am Rhein: Egge Verlag

Written for the Trio Lézard.

According to the publisher: “‘Rara avis’ was written for the Trio Lézard to be played on the bass instruments of the reed trio: the baritone oboe, bass clarinet and contrabassoon. This music is built on very structured material which combines the melodic modes of Olivier Messiaen with the 12-tone scales of Arnold Schoenberg….”

Petrić, Ivo (1931- )

Trio ’95, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1995?)

Adliswil: Pizzacato Verlag Hevetia, 1998

Later arranged as Divertimento 95.06 for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn.

Pettersson, Allan(1911-1980)

Fuga in E (1948) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Stockholm: Nordiska Musikförlaget, 1992

Recorded by members of the Albert Schweitzer Quintet: Christiane Dimigen, oboe; Johannes Peitz, clarinet; and Eclart Hübneer, bassoon, on YouTube: https://youtu.be/o6NPKdIvBeY?feature=shared

Pfeiffer, Georges Jean(1835-1908)

Musette, Op. 47 (1873) for oboe, clarinet in A and bassoon

Paris: Maison E. Heu, Louis Gregh, 1873

Paris: Rouart, Lerolle et Cie., ca. 1910

Rödental, Germany: Befoco, 2011

Mettawa, Illinois: Edition Silvertrust, https://www.editionsilvertrust.com/

The Musette trio was originally published along with Pfeiffer’s Pastorale for woodwind quintet. This is also the same Musette trio that is published in the Andraud 22 Woodwind Quintets collection. Duration: 3:16. A recording of the Musette is available on the Edition Silvertrust website. At the page for the Musette, click on the “Soundbite” link. (The piece is so short that it is fully performed.) ¶ See our article about Pfeiffer and whether his Musette might be the first true trio d’anche in our blog post, “The Earlist Trio d’Anches’.

Phoon, Yew Tien

SEE Pan, Yaotian

Piazzolla, Astor (1921-1992)

Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons), (arr. ?)

Recorded by the Trio d’Anches de Cologne on the Telos label. Originally written for a quintet of violin (or viola), piano, electric guitar, double bass and bandoneón. The four pieces were written separately between 1965 and 1970.

Picó, Jesús Rodriguez(1953- )

Danses de Zaira (2003) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Barcelona: Clivis, 2004

Pierné, Paul(1874-1952)

Bucolique Variée, Trio (1947) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Lucien de Lacour, 1947

Paris: Editions Costallat, 1947 (now Gérard Billaudot)

Available for free download in those countries where the copyright has expired from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Paul Pierné was a cousin to Gabriel Pierné. The work is dedicated to the Trio d’Anche de Bruxelles.

Pietrzak, Bernard(1924-1978)

Trio (1964) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Kraków: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne

Pignot, Yves(1959- )

Chorinho para Renato Camargo, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Koblenz: Egge-Verlag, 2009

Sarão, Chorinho for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Koblenz: Egge-Verlag, 2007

Gregeiro, for trio d’anches

Koblenz: Egge-Verlag, 2009, downloadable score

Fregeiro: Pour Trio d’Anches

Koblenz: Egge-Verlag, 2009

Um chorinho em aldeia (by Severino Araüjo) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (arr. Yves Pignot)

Koblenz: Egge-Verlag, 2009

Quadripartition for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and tenor saxophone

Koblenz: Egge-Verlag, 2012

Quartes à trois (Quarter to Three?) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Coblenz am Rhein: EGGE-Verlag

Se eu pudesse brincar com vocě, Si je pouvais jouer avec vous [If I could play with you]

Coblenz am Rhein: EGGE-Verlag

Pinkham, Daniel(1923-2006)

Reed Trio, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Boston: Ione Press, 1994; E. C. Schirmer selling agent

Duration: 17:00.

Pisk, Paul Amadeus(1893-1990)

Trio No. 1, Op. 18 (1926) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: American Composers Alliance

See much more info on Paul Pisk on our series in our blog posts “The Earlist Trio d’Anches’.

Trio No. 2, Op. 100 (1960) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: American Composers Alliance

Trio (1979) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: American Composers Alliance

also:

Envoy (or Envoi), Op. 104 (1964) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola and cello

New York: American Composers Alliance, 2019

Discussions, Op. 116 (1974) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, viola and cello

Pitombeira de Oliveira, Liduino (1962- )

Vientos Tejanos, Op. 203 (2016) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Contact the composer: https://pitombeira.com

Duration: 4:30. Commissioned by the Vientos Tejanos Trio and premiered by the Trio de Palhetas do Rio de Janeiro at the Escola de Música da UFRJ on December 5, 2017, for the II Congresso Nacional de Música e Matemática.

Pollard, Len

Easter in York “Bletchley Park” Op. 32, No. 8 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Burley: Bertrulen, 2000

“Realised” by M.C. Pollard. There are different versions of this work, including one for double woodwind quintet.

Poot, Marcel(1901-1988)

Ballade (1954) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Max Eschig, 1954

Divertimento (1942) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Max Eschig, 1942, 1958

Porcelijn, David (1947- )

Unfinished Songs for an Elusive Sphinx, Op. 4 (1986), for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1986

Post, David L.

Divertimento for Reed Trio (1995) [for oboe, clarinet and bassoon]

From the composer, http://www.davidpostmusic.com/

West Roxbury, Massachusetts: Frank E. Warren Music Service, 1995

A recording is available for listening on the composer’s website. Duration: 13:25. Movements: 1. Allegro moderato con spirito; 2. Lento doloroso; 3. Vivo e giocoso. Premiered by the New England Reed Trio. Recorded by the Moravian Chamber Players for the MMC label. A video recording of the work by the Pyramus Trio is available on the composer’s website.

A quick listen shows that this work uses a very different tone palette from the old French school of trio d’anche. A good choice for the professional trio d’anche wanting something to sink their teeth into. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Powning, Graham(1949- )

Divertimento (1974) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Robertson, New South Wales: Reed Music, https://www.reedmusic.com/

Trio (1977) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Although these are the only two traditional trio d’anche works by Powning (so far), he seems to have written well over 100 trios for a variety of woodwinds, including other types of reed trios. See the Stiles Music Publications website for a complete list.

Trio for 2 clarinets and bassoon (1976)

Three French Songs for 2 oboes and English horn

Lancaster, UK: Phylloscopus Publications, 1996, see http://www.phylloscopus.co.uk/

Movements: Liberamente; Marziale; Lento.Duration: 5:00.

Trio No. 1 (1972) and Trio No. 2 (1974) for 2 oboes and English horn

New York: McGinnis & Marx, 1985

Trio No. 3 (1973) for 2 oboes and English horn

Lancaster, UK: Phylloscopus Publications, 1996, http://www.phylloscopus.co.uk/

Trio No. 4 (1974) for 2 oboes and English horn

Lancaster, UK: Phylloscopus Publications, 1999, http://www.phylloscopus.co.uk/

Trio No. 5 (1978) for 2 oboes and English horn

Lancaster, UK: Phylloscopus Publications, 1999, http://www.phylloscopus.co.uk/

Trio No. 67 (2000) for 2 oboes and English horn

Lancaster, UK: Phylloscopus Publications, http://www.phylloscopus.co.uk/

Trio No. 69 (2001) for 2 oboes and English horn

Robertson, New South Wales: Stiles Music Publications, 2004

Trio No. 79 “The Invalid” for 2 oboes and English horn

Trio No. 108 for Richard Gill, for 2 oboes and English horn

Robertson, New South Wales: Stiles Music Publications, 2019

Variations and Fugue on “La Donna è Mobile” for 2 oboes and English horn

Lancaster, UK: Phylloscopus Publications, http://www.phylloscopus.co.uk/

Variations and Fugue on St. Antoni Chorale (1983) for 2 oboes and English horn

Lancaster, UK: Phylloscopus Publications, 2003, http://www.phylloscopus.co.uk/

This is the same theme by Haydn that Brahms wrote his own theme and variations on, which sets a pretty high standard to live up to. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Presser, William Henry (1916-2004)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (arr. ?)

Saginaw, Michigan: Tenuto Publications, 1976, Theodore Presser, selling agent

May be downloaded from the HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010

Movements: Fantasia; Minuet and Fugue; Capriccio. Duration: 8:30.

Trio for 2 oboes and English horn

Saginaw, Michigan: Tenuto Publications, 1976, Theodore Presser, selling agent

Prieto, Julio

Aguila II for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Symphony Land, 1994

France: Robert Martin

Duration: 5:30.

Printemps, Guy(1947- )

Chanson à Trois for oboe, English horn OR clarinet, and bassoon

Charnay-là-Mâcon: R. Martin, 2012

Prošev, Toma(1931-1996)

Četiri eseja

Przybylski, Bronislaw Kazimierz (1941-2011)

Permutare for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Muzyczne Agencji Autorskiej, 1975

Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924)
arrangements:

“Vissi d’arte” from Tosca, Act II. (arr. Members of the Zagreb Woodwind Trio?)

Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Dario Golčič, oboe; Bruno Philipp, clarinet; Žarko Perišič, bassoon) for Nota Bene Records. Available on YouTube.

Aria “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi(arr. unlisted)

Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Dario Golčič, oboe; Bruno Philipp, clarinet; Žarko Perišič, bassoon) for Nota Bene Records. Available on YouTube.

Q

Qingye Wu

Threnody (2016-2017) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Duration: 12:50.

Kitty K (ca. 2021) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Recorded by Teil Buck, oboe; Dylan Lloyd, clarinet; and Jackie Royce, bassoon on a YouTube video: https://youtu.be/wnR_9zZzpdQ?feature=shared . The composer writes about her last months with her dying cat, Kitty K. Movements: 1. Grievous News from Doctor; 2. Her Difficult Breathing; 3. It Might Be The Time. The recording was created for the 2021 virtual International Double Reed Society conference.

Quérat, Marcel(1922- )

Magie: Petite Pièce pour Trois Instruments

Paris: Gérard Billaudot, https://www.billaudot.com/en/, 1979

The score indicated flexible instrumentation (flute, oboe, clarinet, tenor saxophone or bassoon). It appears the work is geared for students.

Quinet, Marcel(1915-1986)

Trio à Anches (1967) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles: CeBeDeM, 1968

Duration: 9:00. Movements: Giocoso; Romance; Sicilienne; Moto perpetuo

also:

Concertino (1960) for Trio d’Anche and strings (2 violins, viola, cello, and bass)

Concertino pour trio à anches et piano, Op. 41, (1960) [Concertino for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano]

Bruxelles, CeBeDeM, 1960

Duration: 11:00. This could possibly be a piano reduction for the Concertino for trio d’anche and strings above.

R

Ramovš, Primož(1921-1999)

Šest Miniatur za Pihalni Trio (Six Miniatures for Woodwind Trio) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Ljubljana: Ediciji Društva Slovenskih Skladateljev, 1984

Pihalni Diptih za Pihalni Trio (Wind Dyptich for Wind Trio) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Ljubljana: Ediciji Društva Slovenskih Skladateljev, 2000

DDZ (1990) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

PDF of the manuscript score available from: http://www.dlib.si/details/URN:NBN:SI:img-X6MA7H8O

A meterless composition, it appears that players would each need a copy of the score and considerable rehearsal time to coordinate. Note that every other page of the PDF was scanned upside down, so you need to rotate each page to evaluate on screen. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Trio (1942) for 2 oboes and bassoon OR oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Published by the composer?

Score available for download from: http://www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:img-36CAL8OW/6321d0fd-575f-4793-aada-eab0743a3618/PDF

Ranieri, Salvador(1930-2012)

Sonata Trió (1960) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Read, Thomas Lawrence(1938- )

Corrente (1980) for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon

New York: C. F. Peters, 1986

See also the composer’s website: http://tread.w3.uvm.edu/

Redel, Martin Christoph(1943- )

Mobile for Oboe (or Oboe d’Amore), Clarinet and Bassoon, Op. 24 (1976)

Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1977

Regt, Hendrik de(1950- )

Musica, Op. 5 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1970

Duration: 6:00.

Musica per Trio a Fiati, Op. 25 (1973) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1973

Movements: 1. Adagio cantabile; 2. Tempo di rumba. Duration: 9:00.

Trio for Reed Instruments (oboe, clarinet and bassoon)

Koblenz: Egge-Verlag, 2008

Trio for 2 oboes and English horn

Koblenz: Egge-Verlag, 2008?

Purchase and download online: http://unitedmusicandmediapublisherseurope.mybigcommerce.com/de-regt-trio-2-ob-c-i/

Musica, Op. 10 (1971) for oboe, English horn and Heckelphone

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1979

Duration: 8:00.

Musica, Op. 36 for 2 oboes and English horn

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1974

Movements: 1. Andante cantabile; 2. Tarantella (Allegro vivace); 3. Adagio; 4. Ciacona (Tempo moderato).

Reicha, Anton (also variously spelled Antoine, Antonín, Rejcha)(1770-1836)

Twentyfour Trios, Vol. 1: Trios 1-6, Op. 82 (before 1815) (arr. Bill Holcombe, Jr.)

Chesapeake, Virginia: Musicians Publications, 2015

Library records indicate these arrangements could be performed by 2 flutes and bassoon, 2 oboes and bassoon, or 2 clarinets and bassoon. It seems that oboe, clarinet and bassoon and other mixed combinations should work fine, too. ¶ The original scoring for Op. 82 was for 3 horns or 2 horns and bassoon. It doesn’t appear that other volumes have been published yet. See http://www.billholcombe.com/ for an extensive catalog of arrangements. ¶ I might have skipped over these works for a trio d’anche list, but it IS by Reicha of the 24 quintets fame, and he did have a notable influence on French composition. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Reinhardt, Bruno

Quattro Scherzi for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tel Aviv: Israeli Music Publications, 1969

Richter, Miloslav arranger

Drei Polkas aus Böhmen (Three Bohemian Polkas) for oboe (or flute), clarinet and bassoon (or bass clarinet)

Rot an der Rot: Musikverlag Rundel

Movements: I. Louisen-Polka (by Bedrich Smetana); II. Augen der Liebe (by Antonín Dvořák); III. Bergmanns-Polka (by Karol Kavavouic) Duration: 6:00.

Riisager, Knudåge (1897-1974)

Conversazione, Op. 26a for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Copenhagen: Engstrom and Sodring Musikforlag, 1932, 1966

Riou, Laurent(1958- )

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (2006)

Copenhagen: Engstrøm & Sødring Musikforlag, 1966

Paris: International Music Diffusion, 2010; Arpèges distributor

Movements: I. (no indication); II. Rapide et fluide; III. Calme, mais sans lenteur. Duration: 8:00.

Ripper, João Guilherme(1959- )

Trio ao vento (2002) [Wind Trio] for oboe (or flute), clarinet and bassoon

Ham Lake, Minnesota: Jeanné Music Publications: , 2003

Duration: 13:00. Premiered in 2002 by Jorge Postel Pavisi, oboe; Lucia Morelenbaum, clarinet;and Ariane Petri, bassoon. Part of the publisher’s Brazilian chamber music series. A performance video is available on the composer’s website.

Rivier, Jean(1896-1987)

Petite Suite (Little Suite) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Fougères, 1934

Movements: I. Humoresque: Molto ritmico, con spiritu; II. Idylle: Dolce affettuoso e molto rubato; III. Valse: Molto ritmico; IV. Depart: Allegro molto vivace. Duration: 8:40. Dedicated to the Trio d’anches de Paris. Recorded by Trio Lezard in their homage to the Trio d’anches de Paris on the Coviello label.

Rizzella, Antonello(1972- )

Trio No. 1, Op. 26 (2014) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Available for free download with a Creative Commons Attribution from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Movements: 1. Allegro Moderato; 2. Andante; 3. Allegro-Trio. Duration: 9:00.

Robin, Jean-Baptiste(1976- )

Sur un Sommet (2016) 5 Pieces for Oboe, B^♭ Clarinet and Bassoon

Paris: Gérard Billaudot

Duration: 11:40. Movements: 1. Jubilations; 2. Nuit; 3. De l’aube jusqu’aux cimes; 4. Les marches au sommet; 5. Postlude. See also: http://jbrobin.com/

Roger, Denise(1924-2005)

Pièces en Trio, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: M. Combre, 1995

Needham, Massachusetts: Dorn, 1984

Rollins, Ashley

Reed Reel for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer: https://arollinsoboe.weebly.com

To my ear, it sounds like a fairly easy Scottish jig or reel.

Strange Times for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer: https://arollinsoboe.weebly.com

The title refers to the changing meters of the piece, i.e. 7/8, 3/4, 6/8 (seen on the sample pages).

Mixolydian Reed Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer: https://arollinsoboe.weebly.com

Pachelbel’s Canon in D for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (arr. Denise Roger)

From the composer: https://arollinsoboe.weebly.com

Leo Delibes’ “Flower Duet” from Lakmé, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon(arr. Denise Roger)

From the composer: https://arollinsoboe.weebly.com

Jeremiah Clarke Trumpet Voluntary in D Major for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (arr. Denise Roger)

From the composer: https://arollinsoboe.weebly.com

Roos, Robert de (1907-1976)

Quattro Pezzi per Trio di Fiati (1971) (oboe, clarinet and bassoon)

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1971

Movements: 1. Andantino; 2. Lento molto; 3. Andante quasi andantino; 4. Allegro.Duration: 11:40.A recording by oboist Cor Coppens, clarinetist Gijs Karten and bassoonist Arnold Swillens is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/i043laWpo_g

Ropartz, Guy (a.k.a. Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz)(1864-1955)

Entrata e Scherzetto (1947)

Paris: Rouart, Lerolle Et Cie., 1947

Paris: Salabert, 1948

Available for free download in those countries where the copyright has expired from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Duration: 6:45. The Trio d’anches de l’Ensemble Stanislas (Pierre Colombain, oboe; Philippe Moinet, clarinet; and Nicolas Tacchi, bassoon) shares a recording on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ml9GwxFmIAI?feature=shared .

Roper, Harrison

Little Suite for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania: Shawnee Music Press, 1981

Rosenberg, Hilding C. (1892-1985)

Trio, Op. 42 (1927) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

See much more information on Hilding Rosenberg and his trio d’anche in our blog series “The Earlist Trio d’Anches’.

Rosseau, Norbert (1907-1975)

Trois Jouets, Op. 53 (1954) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Brussels: CeBeDeM, 1954

Rossini, Gioacchino (1792-1868)
arrangements

Selections from Les Soirées Musicales (arr. Trevor Cramer)

Tallevast, Florida: Trevco Music Publishing

Movements: Conzonetta (Allegretto quasi Andante); Arietta (Allegro moderato); Canzonetta (Andantino); Tirolese (Allegretto); Tarantella (Allegro con brio).

“Largo al Factotum” from The Barber of Seville, for oboe (or flute), clarinet and bassoon (arr. Edward Benyas)

Richmond, Virginia: International Opus, 1996

Overture to The Barber of Seville (arr. unlisted)

Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Dario Golčič, oboe; Bruno Philipp, clarinet; Žarko Perišič, bassoon) for Nota Bene Records. Available on YouTube.

Roussel, Albert(1869-1937)

Andante pour trio d’anches OR Andante d’un trio d’anches inachevé L. 75 (1937) (extract from an unfinished trio) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: La Revue Musicale, November 1937 supplement

Available for free download from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

The work consists of one movement, although it seems likely a longer work was considered. The first performance of the Andante was on Nov. 30, 1937, by the Trio d’Anches de Paris, by Myrtil Morel, oboist; Pierre Lefèbvre, clarinetist, and Fernand Oubradous, bassoonist. Translation of the French title could be “Andante of An Incomplete Trio d’Anches,” but Google Translate gives the much more entertaining “Andante from a trio of uncompleted Reeds.”

Roye, Evarist

SEE de Roye, Evarist

Rozen, Giora

Until 3 (1981) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tel Aviv: Israel Music Institute, https://www.imi.org.il/

Rubia, Domènec González de la(1964- )

Trio Pastoral for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Barcelona: Editorial de Música Boileau, 2004

Duration: 7:30.

Rueff, Jeanine(1922-1999)

Trois Pièces [Three Pieces] (1960)

Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1960

Movements: I. Allegretto scherzando; II. Andantino espressivo; III. Allegro (Quasi Presto). Recorded by the Cavell Trio. Available on Spotify and on YouTube, starting on https://youtu.be/7cVLDjDJj5I?feature=shared (you will have to search for movements 2 and 3).

Ruelle, Fernand(1921- )

Autour du Chateau, Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles: J. Maurer Edition Musicale, 1959

Ruiz, Federico(1948- )

Tres Piezas para Trio, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Caracas: Ediciones del “Instituto Vicente Emilio Sojo”, 1979 (from Colección Músicos Venezolanos Contemporáneos) 1979

Movements: Preludio; Coral; Passacaglia.

Rummler, Harald

Drei Miniaturen, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Remscheid, Germany: Waldkauz Verlag, 2007

Rusnock, Deanna

The Desert is Alive (2024)

Contact the composer on her website: https://deannarusnockmusic.com/

Commissioned and recorded by the Terracotta Trio (Lauren Glomb, oboe; Taylor Thompson, composer; and Michelle Fletcher, bassoon) for presentation at the 2024 International Double Reed Society Conference in Flagstaff, Arizona. The composition’s three movements imagine the beauty of the Sonoran Desert at night. See their video at https://youtu.be/KMIqu6HWA2o?feature=shared

Russell, Armand(1932- )

Rondo Variations (2001) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer, Santa Rosa, California: A. Russell

Duration: 11:30.

Theme and Ramifications (1998) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer, Santa Rosa, California: A. Russell

Duration: 12:30.

Ruždjak, Marko (1946-2012)

Mussette (Musette) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Zagrebački puhački trio).

A Tre, Za Puhački Trio, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Zagrebački puhački trio). Available on Spotify.

Rydberg, Steven(1952- )

Three Quicksteps (1984) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Composer is probably just as noted for his work as an artist and in creating children’s theater works as he is as a composer. His website, https://stevenrydberg.com , was still partially under construction when I last visited it.

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Sabater, Antoni-Olaf (or Sabater Ribera)(1959- )

Abstracció Colorista

Barcelona: Boileau, 2004

Duration: 9:25.

St. George Tucker, Tui

SEE Tucker, Tui St. George

Salbert, Dieter (1932-2006)

Musik für Drei (Music for Three) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Wolfenbüttel: Möseler Verlag, 1979

Salter, Timothy (1942- )

Dovetail (2014)

British Music Collection, https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/

Duration: 14:00. See also: http://timothysalter.com/

Sampson, Jamie Leigh(1984- )

Anyone Lived (2017) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Adjective New Music

Duration: 7:35. A performance by Third Inversion (Jonathan Thompson, oboe; Erin Cameron, clarinet; and Alex Meaux, bassoon) is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/g6u8CpoIrvU?feature=shared

The composer writes: “Anyone Lived was written in 2017, and is based on E.E. Cummings’ poem ‘anyone lived n a pretty how town’. The poem captures an odd angle of two characters, anyone and noone, as they live out their lives, fall in love, and die… just to have ‘busy folk bur(y) them side by side,‘ while the pace of the poem and the world never slows. Lines that reorder the seasons, the weather, and celestial bodies mark the passage of time, while the organisms that inhabit the Earth whirl and buzz by. ¶ “The rapidity of action and irregular rhythmic motives that come from a reading of the poem seemed to match the repertoire of a trio d’anches…. ¶ This piece is dedicated to Sipkje Pesnichak and Andrew Martin of the ADVerb Trio, with whom I’ve been making music for over half my life.”

Samter, Alice(1908-2004)

Sketch for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Berlin: Edition Corona, 1976

Samuel, Rhian(1944- )

Redlands Suite (1967, revised 2016) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Published by the composer, see: https://www.rhiansamuel.com/

“Pub. Tŷ Cerdd, 2017”[?]

Movements: I. Distances; II. On Green Lawns; III. Stony Ground; IV. Irregular Paths.

Oddly, the WorldCat citation for this title differs from the composer’s own website as to dates and the number and titles of movements. Since I assume the composer knows how many movements she wrote and what she called them, I’m showing the website info. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Santos, Rosendo E.(1922-1994)

Trio in B^♭ No. 1 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Part of a collection of scores by the composer at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, ca. 1962

See: https://cuexhibits.wrlc.org/exhibits/show/historic-music-of-cua/biographies/santos . Born in the Phillipines, Santos studied and later taught at Catholic University and elsewhere. This work, however, is not listed in the Works list on the memorial site: http://rosendosantos.com/ .

Sauguet, Henri (pseudonym for Henri-Pierre Poupard)(1901-1989)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1946)

Boca Raton, Florida: Masters Music Publications, 1995 (a facsimile of the l’Oiseaux Lyre edition)

Paris, Monaco: l’Oiseaux-Lyre, 1948

This work is also available for free download in those countries where the copyright has expired from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/ . Oddly, this trio is public domain in the U.S. and not in Canada, which is opposite of the common state of affairs.

Movements: I. Allegro scherzando; II. Andantino Pastorale; III. Vivo e rustico; IV. Choral varié (Andante sostenuto). The Trio is dedicated to the trio d’anches René Daraux, which recorded it for the Oiseaux Lyre label. Catherine McGee Stockwell in her dissertation “The Oiseau-Lyre Wind Trios” offers a full, edited score for this trio.

Max Jacob de Quimper (1966), for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Sampzon: Delatour France, 2010

Trio (1975) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Duration: 18:00.

I’ve found only one reference to a 1975 trio d’anche by Sauguet. It is possible that it was an edition of the original 1946 work designed to extend the copyright. Or it could be an unpublished newer work. [ Andrew Brandt ]

also:

Max Jacob de Lenimper, for oboe, English horn, clarinet and bassoon

Savery, Finn(1933- )

Blasertrio (’59) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Kobenhavn: Samfundet til udgivelse af dansk musick, 1976

Duration: 10:00. Although primarily known as a jazz pianist, Finn Savery also composes works in a wide variety of styles. See also: http://www.edition-s.dk/composer/finn-savery

Scarmolin, A[nthony] Louis(1890-1969)

A Ghostly Tale for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Oskaloosa, Iowa: C. L. Barnhouse Co., 1963

The set includes an optional part for bass clarinet instead of bassoon.

Schaeffer, Bogusław Julien (also Schäffer) (1929-2019)

Sechs Stücke (6 Pieces) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Salzburg: Collsch, 2004

Schickele, Peter (1935-2024)

Diversions for Oboe, B-flat Clarinet and Bassoon

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: Elkan-Vogel, 1979

Movements: Bath; Billiards, Bar.

Schiff, Helmut(1918-1982)

Divertimento (1966) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Wien: Ludwig Doblinger, 1966

Schissel, Eric(1969- )

Wind Trio (1989) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Available for free download with a Creative Commons Attribution from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Movements: 1. Fantasia: Andante; 2. Sonata: Allegro; 3. Air: Adagio.

Schlemm, Gustav Adolf(1902-1987)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Osthofen: Ph. Grosch, 1965

Duration: 8:00.

Trio (Andante, Elegie und Rondo) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Planegg bei München: Thomi-Berg, 2006

Osthofen (München): Grosch, 1955

It appears to me that these are two separate trios, but it is possible they are different editions of the same work with different titles. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Schmit, Camille(1908-1976)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1945)

Nancy, France: Societe Anonyme d’Editions de Musique, 1946

Possibly one of the first atonal works written for a trio d’anches. Movements: 1. Préludes joyeux; 2. Burlesques; 3. Burlesques Rondo; 4. La Halte des Heures; 5. Trio à Anches; 6. Psautier. See also Schmit’s Psautier for trio d’anche, voice and piano on our Keyboard & Winds page.

Schmitz-Stevens, Gregor

Chamber Music für Englischhorn, Klarinette und Fagott

H.H.-Musikverlag

Schoemaker, Maurice(1890-1964)

Suite Champêtre, (1940) pastoral suite for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Brussels: CeBeDeM, 1940

Brussels: Alpha, 1962

Recorded by the Trio à anches de Bruxelles.

Schreiner, Martin Max(1950- )

Anatomy and Variations of the Sirens’ Song (1997) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Sharon, New York: Frank E. Warren Music Service, 1997

Written for the New England Reed Trio International Composition Competition in 1997, winning 3^rd prize. A recording of a performance of this work is available from the Cleveland Wind Trio (Adrian Gonzalez, oboe; Tiberiu Baicoianu, clarinet; and Mackenzie Brauns, bassoon) on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TSkGvQEK8tc?feature=shared . Duration: 16:30. ¶ For more about the composer, see https://mmschreiner.instantencore.com/ . A PDF of a doctoral thesis by Jacqueline Therese Bretz includes a 34-page analysis of this work in Chapter 5. It is available at https://etd.ohiolink.edu/!etd.send_file?accession=osu1366236512

This music does have a strong seductive charm, giving each player their turn to tempt Odysseus and the audience. Well worth listening to. (Lashing yourself to a mast is optional.) Recommended for the professional trio d’anche. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
arrangements

Trio, D. 581 (arr. Fabrice Ferez) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bourg-la-Reine: Zurfluh, 2007

Originally the String Trio in B-flat Major, D. 581.

Trio I (arr. Leo van de Moortel) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Manuscript at the Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Conservatorium, in Antwerp

Schulé, Bernard(1909-1996)

Fanfares et Chansons de Bergers, Op. 124a, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Adliswil, Switzerland: Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia, 2001

Schulhoff, Erwin(1894-1942)

Divertissement (1927), Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Mainz: Schott, 1927

Available for free download in those countries where the copyright has expired from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

7 Movements: 1. Ouvertüre; 2. Burlesca; 3. Romanzero; 4. Charleston; 5. Tema con variazioni e fugato; 6. Florida; 7. Rondino – Finale. There are several professional recordings of this work and others on YouTube. Most involve having to hunt down individual movements from YouTube search results. One performance in a single file (possibly by the Ensemble Villa Musica) is available at: https://youtu.be/gGylONFoIPo?feature=shared .

This trio was premiered in Paris on March 27, 1927 at a concert of the Société modern des instruments à vent. Schulhoff uses elements of swing, jazz and other popular dances in this work. ¶The Divertissement is one of only a handful of works written for oboe, clarinet and bassoon before the creation of the Trio d’anche de Paris in 1927. Recommended. See more about Schulhoff and his trio d’anche on our blog posts, “The Earlist Trio d’Anches’. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Schwadron, Abraham A.(1925-1987)

Trio for oboe, B^♭ clarinet and bassoon

Providence, Rhode Island: Providence Music Press, 1966

Sciammarella, Valdo

Scherzino, Trio, (revised 1966) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Sciortino, Patrice(1922- )

Haclaba (1999) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Editions Combre, 2000

Duration: 10:00.

Semblances (1976) for string trio and trio d’anche

Possibly unpublished. Duration: 10:00.

3 Signatures (1977) for oboe, clarinet and saxophone

Duration: 10:00. There is also a version for 3 clarinets.

Sclater, James (1943- )

Six Inventions (1987)

From the composer: http://jamessclater.com/index.html

Scogna, Flavio E.(1956- )

Musica per Tre, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Roma: Edizioni Musicali RCA, 1985

Sehlbach, [Oswald] Erich (1898-1985)

Kleine Serenade for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Verlag Christoph Dohr

Semler-Collery, Jules(1902-1988)

Divertissements, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: M. Decruck, 1953

Paris: Les Editions de Paris

Movements: Léger et délicat; Calme et rêveur; Gai et spirituel.

Serebrier, José (1938- )

Suite Canina (Canine Suite), Trio (1957) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Hamburg: Peer Music; Southern Music Pub., 1965

Movements: Elegía para mi perro muerto (Elegy to my dead dog); Danza de las pulgas (Dance of the fleas); Transformación y toccata (Transformation and toccata). A commercial release, “The Music of José Serebrier” includes a recording of the The Australian Wind Virtuosi playing this work (in 3 sound files), starting with https://youtu.be/v3St9ZDLrio?feature=shared . It’s well worth searching out the files.

Shackford, Charles(1918-1979)

Trio in G for oboe (or flute), clarinet and bassoon (1952)

Dated 1952, but copyrighted in 1977. In the archives of the Charles Shackford Papers at the Yale University Music Library in New Haven, Connecticut, https://guides.library.yale.edu/MusicSpecialCollections

Sherard, James(1666-1738)

Adagio and Allegro for oboe (or flute), clarinet and bassoon (arranger not listed)

New York: Consort Trios, 1972

Sheung-Ping Lai

Trio (1991) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Duration: 4:00.See: https://www.hkcg.org/lai-sheung-ping

Shinohara, Makoto(1931- )

Trio d’anches (1956) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Siberchicot, Bruno

Herbstweise, Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Koblenz am Rhein: Egge-Verlag, 2006

Sichler, Jean(1933- )

Trio d’anches (1973) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Editions L. Philippo & M. Combre, 1973

Šíma, Libor (Sima, Libor)(1967- )

5 Miniaturen (2008) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Warngau: Accolade Musikverlag, www.accolade.de.

Recorded by the Polyphonia Ensemble Berlin on the Solo Musica label for the album, “Singing on the water” (Auf dem Wasser zu Singen). Movements: Ragtime; Polka; Aria; Walzer; Csárdás. Duration: 13:30. A live concert recording is available on YouTube by the BesTrio (Zura Gvantseladze, oboe; Nicola Hartwig, clarinet; and Jakob Fliedl, bassoon): https://youtu.be/iIbHWdB-098?feature=shared . A video of a live performance by the BesTrio (Zura Gvantseladze, oboe; Nicola Hartwig, clarinet; and Jakob Fliedl, bassoon) is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iIbHWdB-098?feature=shared .

Based on a quick listen, this is a joyful, fun, work that still demands technical and musical expertise by the players. To say this would be an audience pleaser is to understate the fact. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Šimai, Pavol (1930-2020)

Låtar från Sverige (Lieder aus Schweden or Songs from Sweden) (2004) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Simeonov, Blago (1934- )

The Tricks of Max and Moritz (1984), for reed trio with narrator and pictures by Wilhelm Busch

Toronto: Canadian Music Centre

Toronto: Artscan Music, 2001

Based on a story by Wilhelm Busch (1832-1908). The library record didn’t state whether the text is in English or French or both. Staging script and narrator’s text is catalogued separately. If ordering, be sure to get both.

Little Overture from Max and Moritz for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

San Antonio, Texas: Southern Music Co., 1983

Simon, Greg

Devil Winds (2014)

Available from the composer’s website: https://gregsimonmusic.com

Duration: 6:00. Written for Third Rail. While writing the work during a cold Chicago winter, the composer thought nostagically about the hot Santa Ana winds in southern California, also known as the Devil Winds. ¶ A score excerpt and a recording (incomplete) is available on the composer’s website, but The Cavell Trio (Shelly Myers, oboe; Osiris J. Molina, clarinet; and Jenny Mann, bassoon) have shared their recording on Spotify and YouTube: https://youtu.be/pjrf8svH5gU?feature=shared .

Triplet rhythms build in the beginning and the work builds aggresively, followed by a beautiful, slow middle section, and returns with a busy urban aesthetic. About as far away from the style of the early French trio d’anche works as you can get. Highly recommended for the professional trio. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Simpson, Daniel Léo(1959- )

Woodwind Trio (2013) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Available for free download with a Creative Commons Attribution from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Movements: Allegro; March; Adagio; Waltz; and Rondo. Duration: 30:00.

Šipuš, Berislav(1958- )

Pas de Trois (1985) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Recorded by the Zagreb Wind Trio, available on Spotify and YouTube. 1 movement. Duration: 10:30.

Siqueira, José de Lima (1907-1985)

Três Invenções (1968)

Skeletty, Mihail Andreescu(1882-1965)

Trio (1936)

Slavický, Klement(1910-1999)

Dechové Trio (1936 or 1937) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Praha (Prague): Hudební Matice Umelecké Besedy, 1948

Praha: Amos Editio, 2001

Movements: Largo; Allegro vivo; Molto tranquillo; Presto Duration: 14:55. Recorded by the Prazské dechové trio (The Prague Wind Trio) on the Supraphon label, 1981.

Smailović, Avdo(1917-1984)

Duvački Trio (1955) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Ljubljana?: Izdanje Udruženja Kompozitora B i H, 1958

Smalys, Žilvinas(1980- )

Lyric Suite

Contact the composer: https://thesingingbassoon.wixsite.com/smalys

Movements: I. Valse; II. Pastorale; III. Tarantella; IV. Lamento; V. Toccata. Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Dario Golčič, oboe; Bruno Philipp, clarinet; Žarko Perišič, bassoon) for Nota Bene Records. Available on YouTube.

Smirnova, Tatiana(1940-2018)

Tercet, Op. 59, No. 4 (1984) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Not to be confused with the soprano Tatiana Smirnova (born 1992) or the fashion designer.

Smit, André-Jean(1926- )

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles: J. Maurer Edition Musicale, 1967

Smith, Glenn E.(1946- )

Four for Two Doubles and a Single Totalling Three (1978) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Seesaw Music, 1985

4 movements.

Essay in Wood (1977) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Seesaw Music Corp., 1985

Variations on Early One Morning (1981) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Smith, Jolyon Brettingham

SEE Brettingham Smith, Jolyon

Smith, Leland [Clayton] (1925-2013)

Trio for Woodwinds (1960) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Palo Alto, California: San Andreas Press, 1973

New York: American Composers Alliance, Composers Facsimile Edition, 1962

Bagatelle for Wind Trio (1952) (oboe, clarinet and bassoon)

“For Darius Milhaud on his birthday.”

Smith, Robert Edward(1946- )

Trio d’Anches en Fa-majeur (2015) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Digital Download from SheetMusicPlus, https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/ or from the composer: https://www.robertedwardsmith.com/

3 movements.

Trio d’Anches No. 2 in B-flat (2019) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Digital Download from SheetMusicPlus, https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/ or from the composer: https://www.robertedwardsmith.com/

Movements: Prelude; Fugue; Dance; Rondeau.

Smith-Masters, Anthony

Clowns, Four Pieces for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon

Tunbridge Wells: Anvil Music, 1973

Movements: Giocoso a la marcia; Adagio lamentoso; Andante con sentimento; Con spiritu.

Sorkočević, Antun (Antonio Sorgo; Antoine Sorgo)(1775-1841)

Adagio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Left incomplete by the composer, completed for modern performance by Boris Papandopulo. Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Zagrebački puhački trio).

Souffriau, Arsène(1926- )

Trio, Op. 49

Bruxelles: J. Maurer Edition Musicale

Spisak, Michał(1914-1965)

Sonatina (1946)

Kraków: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 1946, 1978

Kraków: Euterpe, 2009, http://www.euterpe.pl/

Movements: Allegro; Andante; Allegro. Duration: 10:00.Written for and dedicated to the Trio Daraux in France. Recorded by the Krakowskie Trio Stroikowe (Cracow Reed Trio: Marek Mleczko, oboe; Roman Widaszek, clarinet; and Paweł Solecki, bassoon) and available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/FFxYJURLEH4?feature=shared .

Although I performed this work over 45 years ago, I still remember it as a lively, challenging and fun work to perform and quite different from the French style of trio writing. Recommended. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Špoljarić, Vlado

Chaconne (1971) za Obou, Clarinet i Fagot (for oboe, clarinet and bassoon)

Zagreb: Društvo hrvatskih skladatelja, 1971

Spratt, Jack (Edward N. Spratt)(1916?-2007)

Three Miniatures for Three Woodwinds

Old Greenwich, Connecticut: Jack Spratt Music, 1945

Jack Spratt Music is now managed by Gail Warnaar of The Doublereed Shop; see https://www.doublereedshop.com/spratt-music

Šrámek, Vladimír(1923-2004)

Trio (for oboe, clarinet and bassoon)

Munich: Filmkunst-Musikverlag, 1988

Stadler, Anton(1753-1812)

18 Trios for 3 Basset Horns (cors de basset) in F (arr. Members of Trio de Bassetto)

Paris: International Music Diffusion, 1966

These works could be performed by a wide variety of ensembles, including a trio d’anche. Members of the Trio di bassetto (credited with the arrangements) were Jean-Claude Veilhan, Eric Lorho, and Jean-Louis Gauch.

Anton Stadler and his brother Johann (1755-1804) were the leading clarinetists and basset-hornists in late-eighteenth century Vienna and were significantly responsible for popularizing the (relatively new) clarinet in solo, orchestral, harmoniemusik and chamber music — just in time for the creation and popularizing of the woodwind quintet. Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet and his Clarinet Concerto were both written for Anton. Anton eventually died from tuberculosis, a cruel end for any wind player. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Stallaert, Alphonse(1920-1995)

Epitaphes et Bagatelles (1967)

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1968

Duration: 11:00. See also: http://www.stallaert.fr/

Standford, Patric John (1939-2014)

Four Cartoons (1984) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

London: Redcliffe Edition, 1984

Duration: 10:00. Movements: Vivace; Adagio; Allegro semplice. Recorded by the The Cavell Trio (Shelly Myers, oboe; Osiris J. Molina, clarinet; and Jenny Mann, bassoon) and available on Spotify and YouTube: (first movement: https://youtu.be/R8I2Oe6ap44?feature=shared . Search for the other movements. See also his quartet for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano on our Keyboard and Winds page.

Stanescu, Gheorghe

Trio, Op. 71 (1980?)

Stearns, Peter Pindar

Five Short Pieces

New York: American Composers Alliance, Composers Facsimile Edition, 1961

Steffen, Wolfgang(1923-1993)

Trio, Op. 2 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1974

Duration: 13:00.

Stellhorn, Martin Henry(1914-1984 )

Trio in Three Modes for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Doctoral thesis, Manuscript at Washington University Department of Music

Movements: I. Grave-Allegro (Dorian); II. Fugue (Phrygian); III. Allegro moderato (Ionian)

Stemper, Frank(1951- )

Trio, Op. 2 (1974) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Contact the composer: http://www.frankstemper.com/

Sternfeld-Dunn, Aleksander(1980- )

Oblique Strategies (2013), for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tallevast, Florida: Trevco Music Publishing, 2014

Commissioned and recorded by the PEN Trio.

Stewart, Don (1935- )

Voluntary Fantasy, After Jeremiah Clark, Op. 33 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tunbridge, Vermont: Trillenium Music, 1993

Stewart, Robert (1918-1995)

Blue Ridge Mountain Suite (1993) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: American Composers Alliance, https://composers.com/

Movements: Folding Hills; Falling Water; Otter Creek; Boston Knob; Sharp Top.

Stoney, Dorothy

A Little Fugue for oboe, clarinet in A, and bassoon

Manuscript is in the Dorothy Stoney archives of the Australian Music Centre

Stranz, Ulrich(1946-2004)

Trio d’anches (1979-80) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1983

Strens, Jules(1893-1971)

Trio, Op. 50 (1954) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Strietman, Willem(1918-2001)

Divertissement d’Anches (1970) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1971

Duration: 12:30.

Stutschewsky, Joachim(1891-1982)

Terzetto, 1959 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Seesaw Music

Grove Music Online writes that Stutschewsky died in 1981. Every other reference I’ve found states that he died in 1982 (November 14^th, to be precise). [ Andrew Brandt ]

Suter, Robert(1919-2008)

Divertimento

Zurich: Edition Modern, 1955

Duration: 17:00.

Svoboda, Tomas (1939- )

Six Fragments for Woodwind Trio, Op. 131 (1987) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer: http://www.tomassvoboda.com

Movements: 1. Lento recitativo; 2. Allegretto; 3. Moderato; 4. Poco allegro; 5. Andante; 6. Allegro. Sample scores available on Svoboda’s webdsite (see above).

Summer Trio, Op. 159 (1997) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer: http://www.tomassvoboda.com

Duration: 11:30. Movements: Con moto; Allegretto; Larghetto; Vivace. Study scores and mp3 files available on the composer’s website.

Trio, Op. 97 (1979) for flute, oboe [or Clarinet in C] and bassoon

Portland, Oregon: Thomas C. Stagland, 1981

Duration: 17:00. Movements: Andante; Vivace; Lento; Vivace; Andante maestoso. Recorded by Ensemble Viento. Study scores and mp3 files on the composer’s website; http://www.tomassvoboda.com

Swerts, Piet(1960- ) )

Parallasix (1976-1977) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

First performance by the Avena Trio. A copy is in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.

Swinnen, Hans(1941- )

Trio Lyrica for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (or alternately for English horn, bass clarinet and contrabassoon)

Brussels: J. Maurer, 1983

Szałowski, Antoni(1907-1973)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1936)

London: J. & W. Chester Ltd, 1948

Movements: 1. Allegro; 2. Andante; 3. Gavotte, Musette; 4. Allegro. Recorded by the LLLeggiero Woodwind Trio, available on Spotify. Another performance on YouTube is performed by the Krakowskie Trio Stroikowe (Marek Mleczko, oboe; Roman Widaszek, clarinet; Pawel Solecki, bassoon).

Divertimento (1956) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

London: Chester, 1956

Székely, Endre (1912-1989)

Divertimento (1958) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Budapesta: Zenemúkiadó Vállalat (now Editio Musica Budapesta)

Budapest: Editio Musica, 1978

Szönyi, Erzsébet (a.k.a. Szilágyi, Erzsébet)(1924-2019)

Five Old Dances (Öt Régi Tánc, Fúvóstrióra) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Budapest: Editio Musica, 1969

Movements: Gavotte; Sarabande; Menuet; Gigue; Finale (Allemande). A recording of the East Wind Trio d’Anches (Mary Ashley Barret, oboe; Kelly Burke, clarinet; and Michael Burns, bassoon) is available on Spotify in its album Reed Trios of Eastern Europe.

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Tailleferre, Germaine (1892-1983)

Partita for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Strings (1962)

Tansman, Alexander (or Alexandre)(1897-1986)

Suite pour trio d’anches (1949) (for oboe, clarinet and bassoon)

Paris: Max Eschig, 1954, 2011

Movements: Dialogue; Scherzino; Aria; Finale. Recorded by the PEN Trio (Nora Lewis, oboe; Phillip O. Paglialonga, clarinet; and Eric Van der Veer Varner, bassoon), released by the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Tavares, Luciano (1975- )

O Jardim Primitivo (2017) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (Trio de palhetas No. 2)

Available for free download with a Creative Commons Attribution from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

1 movement.

Taylor, Paul Arden

SEE Arden-Taylor, Paul

Tcherepnine, Nicolas (Nicolai, Nicolay)(1873-1945)

Divertissiment en 3 Mouvements, Op. Posthumous, (1943) for flute, oboe and bassoon

Bonn: Edition M. P. Belaieff (Boosey & Hawkes, agents, 1970)

Movements: 1. Promenade aux Champs; 2. Improvisations a) Flute Solo – b) Oboe Solo – c) Bassoon solo; 3. Le Retour. The Tcherepnin Society has a good biography of this composer.

Termöhlen, Nicola

From the Sea (2023) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Verlag Christoph Dohr

Terraza, Emilio(1929- )

Parábolas, M. 18 (1969) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

São Paulo: Serviço de Difusão de Partituras, USP, ECA, Biblioteca Cidade Universitária, 1969

Full name is Emilio José Terraza Gayán.

Invenções a Tres Vozes (1953) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Tgettis, Nicholas Chris(1933- )

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1967)

International Clarinet Association Score Collection

Thiriet, Maurice(1906-1972)

Lais et Virelais (1950) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Les Nouvelles Editions Méridian, 1956

Paris: Peermusic, www.peermusic.fr

Duration: 13:00.

Thomas, Jefferson

Folk Song Trio for Woodwind, oboe (or clarinet); clarinet, and bassoon (or 3rd clarinet)

Kingussie, United Kingdom: Phylloscopus Publications, http://www.phylloscopus.co.uk/

It’s not clear whether these are simply arrangements or a newly composed medley based on folk tunes from the British isles. The folk tunes used are: The Song of the Western Men; Ar hyd y nos; Early One Morning; Blow The Wind Southerly; Mae ’nghariad i’n fenws; The Keel Row; Pant corlan yr wyn; Fie, Nay, Prithee, John; Barbara Allen; Robin Adair; God Save the Queen; and Mae hen wlad fy nhadau.

Thuri, František Xaver(1939-2019)

Poema “Elbrus”

Portland, Oregon: Editions Viento, 2000

An oboist and composer teaching at the Prague Conservatory, Thuri’s interest in writing in 18^th century styles led his colleagues to call him the “last living Baroque composer” before he recently died.

Czech Folksong Suite for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Portland, Oregon: Editions Viento

5 movements: 1. Ó hrebícku jahradnicky; Já jsem z Kutné Hory; 3. Utíkej Káco utíkej; 4. Já do lesa nepojedu; Prsí prsí. (Google Translate appears to have failed with these titles, especially the last one. Or those Polish folksingers were more naughty than I expected.)

Tomasi, Henri(1901-1971)

Concert Champêtre (1939) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Lemoine (now Leduc?)

Movements: 1. Ouverture; 2. Menuet; 3. Bourrée; 4. Nocturne; 5. Tambourin. The Concert Champêtre was dedicated to the the Trio d’anches de Paris, which premiered the work in January, 1939, at a concert of the Triton Society. Recorded by l’Ensemble Trielen (Michel Hoffmann, oboe; Christophe Dravers, clarinet; and Philippe David, bassoon) on Advitam Records. Available on Spotify.

Divertimento Corsica (1951) for trio d’anches and string orchestra with harp (or piano)

Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1952

Movements: 1. Paghiella: Sérénade à trois; 2. Cimetière marin: Nocturne; 3. Danse-sérénade: Nocturne; 4. La foire du niolo.

Torrents Turmó, Mercé(1930-2018)

Guspires [Sparks (from fireworks)], Divertiment for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Barcelona: Clivis Publicacions, 2005

Duration: 10:00.

Dansaines for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Barcelona: Clivis Publicacions, 2004

Tóth, Armand(1955- )

Divertimento, second version (1991) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Edition Darok, 2014

Movements: 1. Moderato; 2. Larghetto; 3. Vivace; 4. Finale – Allegro molto e vivace. Recorded on the Hungarian Rabat label in the album “Music of Trees,” by Béla Horváth, oboe; Zsolt Szatmári, clarinet; and Pál Bokor, bassoon. (The “first version” with the title Divertimento was for 3 flutes.) See https://www.artisjus.hu/szerzoi_oldalak/totharmand/index_en.html for more info about the composer.

Traar, Adolf (Adi)

Floppmarkt for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Edition Goldgruber

Movements: 1. Trio; 2. Flopp-top; 3. Hot Flopp; 4. Sentimental Flopp; 5. Flopp non stopp. Adi Traar is professor of oboe a the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, in Austria.

Treggor, Philip

Trio for Three Reeds, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1980)

New York: American Music Center, 1980

Duration: 12:00.

Trenet, Charles(1913-2001)

J’ai ta main (arr. Stéphane Egeling) for English horn, clarinet and contrabassoon.

The arranger is a member of the Trio Lézard, which has recorded this work on the Coviello label.

Tucker, Tui St. George(1924-2004)

Lift Up Your Heads for oboe, clarinet and bassoon with voice or unison chorus

Available for free download with a Creative Commons Attribution from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Türk, Peter Hans(1940- )

Trio pentru suflători (Trio for Winds) (1964), for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Cluj, Romania: Conservatorul de muzică, 1969

Trio Nr. 2 (1981) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

This work has been recorded by Mariana Raiciu, Ion Nedelciu and Ion Anghel and is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TwBb8DC1zd0?feature=shared

Turok, Paul (1929-2012)

Tourist Music, Op. 67, No. 2 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Seesaw Music, 1989

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Uhlig, Herbert(1912-?)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Haale: Renaissance Musikverlag, 2002

Uhlik, Tomislav(1956- )

Dva Stavka Za [Two Pieces] for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Movements: 1. Jutro [Morning]; 2. Ples Na Rosi [Dance on Dew]. Recorded by the Zagreb Reed Trio. Available on Spotify and on Youtube: first movement; second movement.

Ulrich, Jürgen(1939-2007)

Trio d’anches (1977) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Wolfenbüttel: Möseler Verlag, 1982

Movements: Präludium; Sonate; Marsch; Intermezzo; Fuge. One tantalizing online note suggests that Jürgen Ulrich may also have used the pseudonym Jan Zdenek Drlac (not to be confused with Jan Zdenek Bartos). But I’ve not found any reference to that alias.

Dancing Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Mainz: B. Schott Sohne, https://en.schott-music.com/

Unterfinger, Frédéric

La Chèvre de Monsieur Seguin for oboe, clarinet (or English horn) and bassoon

Zimmersheim: Ill aux roseaux, 2012

Duration: 23:00.

Urmuzescu, Paul(1928-2018)

Eseuri Muzicale (2006?) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Urmuzescu wrote several works with the “Eseuri Muzicale” title, including one for oboe, clarinet and bassoon and one for flute, oboe,and bassoon. Both may be unpublished.

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Vachey, Henri (1930-2006)

Quatre Instantanes for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1969

Movements: I. Souplement et librement; II. Allegro molto; III. Tres modere et tres espressif; IV. Allegro giocoso. Recorded by The Cavell Trio (Shelly Myers, oboe; Osiris J. Molina, clarinet; and Jenny Mann, bassoon) and available on Spotify and YouTube (starting at https://youtu.be/BnGmkWwNbFs?feature=shared , but I’ve found only movements 1, 3 and 4 on YouTube).

Vallier, Jacques(1922-1997)

Trio d’anches for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Editions Choudens; New York: C. F. Peters, 1972

Movements: Allegretto; Andante; Allegro.

Van Hove, Luc

Trio, Op. 1/1 (1976)

First performed by the Avena Trio: Jan De Maeyer, oboe; Nestor Janssens, clarinet; and Luc Loubry, bassoon in 1976. Copy in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.

van der Velden, Renier(1910-1993)

Divertimento (1943) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Brussels: CeBeDeM, 1957

Duration: 11:00. Copy in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.

Van Landeghem, Jan

Jiva (2004) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Copy in the library of the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles. First performance was by the Avena Trio at the Walter Boeykensfestival in 2004.

Varela, Marcus

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Natal, Brazil: Edufrn, 2015, in volume Música de câmara com clarineta, Volume I in series: Série Compositores da UFRN.

Varela’s work is the fourth in the volume, with three other non-trio, non-woodwind quintet works.

Vasile, Filip(1900-1983)

Divertisment (1975) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Vasile was a well-known violinist and composer in Romania, but hard to find online.

Vaubourgoin, Marc(1907-1983)

Trio (1927 or 1936) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris, New York: Selmer, 1939

Movements: Prélude; Scherzo; Andante; Final. This trio is dedicated to Fernand Oubradous. It has been recorded by the Trio Lezard on their album, Le Tango des Fratelli. You can listen to it on Spotify and on YouTube.

Vellère [Weiler], Lucie(1896-1966)

Bagatelles (1960) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Bruxelles: J. Maurer Edition Musicale, 1961

Movements: 1. Modérément animé; 2. Sans Lenteur; 3. Allègrement; 4. Assez vite.

Verbesselt, August(1919-2012)

Iskato (1985) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

First performance by the Avena Trio on December 13, 1986.

Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) Arrangements

Excerpts from La Traviata (arr. Alexandre Ouzounoff)

Paris: International Music Diffusion, 1995

“Caro nome” from Rigolotto (Act I, Scene 2) (arr. unlisted)

Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Dario Golčič, oboe; Bruno Philipp, clarinet; Žarko Perišič, bassoon) for Nota Bene Records. Available on YouTube.

Overture to La Traviata (arr. unlisted)

Recorded by the Zagreb Woodwind Trio (Dario Golčič, oboe; Bruno Philipp, clarinet; Žarko Perišič, bassoon) for Nota Bene Records. Available on YouTube.

Veremans, Mauritz (or Maurice)(1904-1964)

Trio 1 (1953) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Antwerp: Metropolis, 1954

Movements: Scerzando; Lento cantabile; Allegro con spirito.

Veress, Sándor (1907-1992)

Sonatina (1931) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Milan: Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, 1931

Duration: 9:00.

Movements: I. Allegro giocoso; II. Andante; III. Grave–Allegrissimo. The East Wind Trio d’Anches has recorded this work and it is available on Spotify. Another version is performed by Nuria Cabezas Castaño, oboe; Paloma Martín Martín, clarinet; and Adolfo Cabrerizo Martínez, bassoon on YouTube, 1st movement, second movement and third movement. ¶ For more about Sándor Veress and his music, see our series on “The Earlist Trio d’Anches’.

Verrall, Pamela [Motley](1915-1996)

Old English Music for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

London: Oxford University Press, 1975

Based on music by John Stanley and Samuel Wesley.

Villa-Lobos, Heitor(1887-1959)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1921)

Paris: Max Eschig, 1928, 1954

New York: International Music, 1985

Available for free download in those countries where the copyright has expired from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Duration: 18:40. Movements: Animé; Languidamente; Vif. If unfamiliar with this work, there are several recordings immediately available on YouTube.

This Trio was written by Villa-Lobos in 1921 in Rio de Janeiro. When he travelled to Paris in 1923, he brought the score with him and the Trio was premiered in Paris on April 9, 1924 by the French trio of Louis Gaudard, oboe; Gaston Hamelin, clarinet; and Gustave Dherin, bassoon. [See the article about Villa-Lobos’ Quintet on this website for more info on his years in Paris.] So this work is one of a handful that precedes the creation of the ensemble Trio d’Anches de Paris. Read more about Villa-Lobos and his trio d’anche in Part II of our articles on “The Earlist Trio d’Anches’. Recommended. [ Andrew Brandt ]

Violette, Andrew(1953- )

American Songs (1984)

Available for free with a Creative Commons Attribution from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

6 movements. Duration: 14:00. Dedicated to the Burgundy Trio.

Vlad, Marina(1949- )

Raze de lumină (1988)

Vlădescu, Lucian

Coral cu variaţiuni saw miniaturi (1988) (Chorale with Variations or Miniatures)

Vodenitcharov, Yassen(1964- )

Les Trois Grăces (2008)

Coblenz am Rhein: Egge Verlag

Voert, Georg Ter (1951- )

Happy bis for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Markgröningen, Germany: C-Script, https://www.c-script.de/

Vogel, Wladimir (1896-1984)

Trio (1982) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Adliswil, Switzerland: Edition Kunzelmann, 1982

von Kreisler, Alexander

SEE Kreisler, Alexander von

Voorn, Joop(1932- )

Trio (1975) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1975

Duration: 7:00.

Vredenburg, Max(1904-1976)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1965

Vučkovič, Vojislav(1910-1942)

Dve Pesme za Sopran i Duvački Trio (Two songs for soprano and trio d’anche)

Beograd: Udruženja kompozitora Srbije, 1982

For high-voice, oboe, clarinet and bassoon. Text in Serbo-Croatian (Romanized). Movements: Protivinosti, text by Pei Lo-Tien (Chinese poet); Golubovi, text by Radovan Zogoviž (Montenegrin poet).

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Wagner-Régeny, Rudolf(1903-1969)

Kleine Gemeinschaftsmusik for trio d’anche and string trio

Leipzig: Edition Peters, Collection Litolff, 1967

For oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola and cello. The four movements are divided so the outer movements are performed by all six players together, one inner movement is for wind trio, the other for string trio. Movements: 1. Kleine Marsh (sextet); 2. Trio – Suite for Winds; 3. Trio – Suite for Strings; 4. Grosse Marsch for sextet.

Walentynowicz, Władysłav(1902-1999)

Trio Stroikowe (Reed Trio) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Kraków: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne

Movements [Polish = English = German]: 1. Wspólnie, zgodnie = All in Harmony = Einträchtig miteinander; 2. Wrytmie walca = In waltz time = Im Walzerrhythmusl 3. Rozmowa = Conversation = Gespräch; 4. Zabawny marsz = Merry March = Fröhlicher Marsch. The Sonora Winds has recorded this work on their album “From Shadow to Light, Music for Winds from Poland”. See a video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uHgoa7tgB2s?feature=shared .

Walker, Richard (1912-?)

Rococo for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Delevan, New York: Kendor Music, 1961

Air and Dance

Oskaloosa, Iowa: C. L. Barnhouse, 1959

Walther, (Heinrich Ernst) Erwin (1920-1995)

Trio 1978, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Stuttgart: IKURO Edition, 2013

Walthew, Richard Henry(1872-1951)

Triolet in E^♭ (1932) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1934

Bradfield, Berkshire, England: Rosewood Publications, www.rosewoodpublications.co.uk

Movements: 1. Allegro comodo; 2. Lento, poco appassionato; 3. Intermezzo, Allegretto. Duration: 10:00..

Walthew’s Triolet in E^♭ was probably written before the Trio d’anches de Paris became known in England; and it was a long time before another British composer wrote another work for oboe, clarinet and bassoon. ¶ Compared with the works by the French modernists that make up most of the early trio d’anche literature, Walthau’s style is steadfastly conservative. On a trio d’anche concert, however, the Triolet might provide a charming contrast to the pervasive French virtuosic style of the time. ¶ For more on Walthew and his music, see our blog series on “The Earlist Trio d’Anches’.

Warner-Buhlmann, Helga(1961- )

Tango & Co. for oboe (or flute), clarinet and bassoon

Warngau: Accolade Musikverlag

Movements: Tango; Walzer; Polka; Blues; Bolero. There appears to also be a version for 2 oboes and English horn (or bassoon)

Hexensuite for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Warngau: Accolade Musikverlag

Movements: 1. Die kleinen Hexen; 2. Prophezeiung; 3. Besentanz; 4. Hexenlachen; 5. Hexanera; 6. Black Tomcat Blues; 7. Wilder Ritt. Duration: 12:30.

Washburn, Robert (1928-2013)

French Suite (1980) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon

Commissioned by the Renaissance City Winds (of Pittsburgh).

Waters, Charles Frederick(1895-1975)

Serenade in Five Movements for oboe, clarinet and bassoon OR viola, clarinet and cello

Hinrichsen Edition, 1965, U.S.: New York: Edition Peters

Wauters, Christian-Adolphe(1953- )

Pavane, Antienne & Tombeau, Op. 20 for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Brussels: J. Maurer, 1982

Trauerfuge, Op. 67 for wind trio (2000), exact instrumentation not given

Waxman, Donald(1925- )

Trio (1967) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: Galaxy Music Corp.; London: Galliard, 1972

Duration: 19:00.

Weait, Christopher (1939-)

Tributaries (2017) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Formerly published in Dublin, Ohio by Weait Music, now available from Tallevast, Florida: TrevCo-Varner Music Publishing

Movements: Brooks; Streams; Rivers. Duration: 8:15.

Shave and a Haircut, Two Bits! Where Did it Come From? (2002) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Published by the composer. (Available at Trevco Music)

Duration: 2:30. It appears to be a short set of variation on the short musical phrase that accompanies the beginning of the title.

Weber, Alain(1930- )

Trio d’anches for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1956

also:

Epodes for saxophone, English horn, clarinet and bassoon (1974)

Paris: Éditions françaises de musique, 1974

Wedd, F. L. Dunkin(1955- )

Cube Root (1996) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

British Music Collection, https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/

Contact the composer, http://dunkinwedd.com/

Duration: 9:00. Three pieces, each in triple time and each lasting 3 minutes, hence the title.

Reviewer David Inman, 1997, reviewed a performance by the Cremone Trio: “Highly entertaining, nay downright amusing, this was a piece of mature, well-crafted and polished writing betraying a detailed knowledge of the instruments’ capabilities. Amusing yet not lightweight, jazzy and syncopated, yet far from trivial.” Also performed by The Lezard Trio.

Weeks, John R.

Trio (1979)

British Music Collection, https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/

Duration: 6:00.

Weelkes, Thomas(1576-1623)

Ha, Ha, the World Doth Pass (from? Ayeres or Phantasticke Spirites)(arr. William Jamieson) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Medfield, Massachusetts: Dorn Publications, 1996

Wehage, Paul

Sonate en Forme de Trio (2005) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Lagny-sur-Marne, France: Musik Fabrik

Movements: 1. Allegro (alla Breve); 2. Adagio – Canon at the Fourth; 3. Presto. See also: http://www.paulwehage.com/sft.htm .

The composer writes: “The Sonate en Forme de Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon is dedicated to the American Organist and Composer Carson P. Cooman. ¶ The work is written as a neo-classical Trio Sonata, in an expanded tonal style. The first movement is Fugato-style Allegro. The second movement is a canon in the Oboe and Clarinet which is acompanied by the Bassoon to provide a harmonic base. The final presto is in an Italianate Concertante style to end the piece brilliantly.”

Weiss, Manfred(1935-2023)

Trio (2004) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Berlin: Verlag Neue Musik

For more info, see: http://www.manfredweiss.com/ .

Werner, Jean Jacques(1935-2017)

Trio d’anches (1956) (oboe, clarinet and bassoon)

Paris: Edition M. R. Braun, 1962

Paris: G. Billaudot (in catalog)

Movements: I. Allegro moderato; II. Andante; III. Scherzo; IV. Final-allegro. Duration: 14:00. Premiered by the Trio d’anches Marius Briançon. See also (in French): http://www.jeanjacques-werner.com/

Werner, Sven Erik (1937- )

Triplum (1982-83) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Frederiksbert, Denmark: Edition-S, http://www.edition-s.dk/

Duration: 20:00.

Westerlinck, Wilfred(1945- )

Partita voor houtblazerstrio [Partita for Woodwind Trio] (revised 2007) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Antwerp: Éditions Metropolis

See also: http://www.wilfriedwesterlinck.com

Westwood, Lee

As Day Recedes, So Night… (2014) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

British Music Center

Duration: 4:00.

Whettam, Graham(1927-2007)

Trio (1975) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Lydney, Gloucestershire (UK): Meriden Music, 1975

Duration: 14:00. Premiered by the Berliner Bläsertrio in Berlin in 1976. It has also been recorded by members of the Vienna Wind Quintet (M. Kautsky, S. Schoner, and K. Dvorak).

Reed Trio (2002) for oboe, clarinet in A and bassoon

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania: Theodore Presser Co.

Movements: I. Vivamente; II. Recitativo & Adagietto; III. Festivo. Duration: 14:00.

also:

Les Roseaux au Vent, Triple Concerto (1993) for 2 oboes, English horn (or bassoon) and strings

Duration: 17:00.

Widłak, Woyciech(1971- )

Salve Regina, Alegoria na trio stroikowe (An Allegory for Reed Trio: oboe, clarinet and bassoon)

Kraków: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, 2005

Duration: 7:30 Recorded by the LLLeggiero Woodwind Trio. (Pietr Lato, clarinet; Damian Lipień, oboe; Damian Lipień, bassoon), available on Spotify.

Wigglesworth, Frank(1918-1996)

Trio (1986) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Duration: 15:00. Written for the Purchase Woodwind Trio.

Wildberger, Jacques(1922-2006)

Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

München: Edition Modern, 1958

Wilder, Alec (1907-1980)

Suite for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon (1969)

New York: Associated Music Publishers, 1983

Newton Centre, Massachusetts: Margun Music, distributed by Hal Leonard

Wildgans, Friedrich(1913-1965)

Kleines Kammertrio (Little Chamber Trio), Op. 21 (1932-1940) for oboe, English horn and bassoon

Wien: Doblinger, 1965

Wilkinson, Scott(1962-2011)

Metamorphosis for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Mentor Music USA, LLC

Winkler, Adalbert(1930-1992)

Preludiu Ûi fugă

Winkler, Peter(1943- )

Recitativo e Terzetto (1980) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: American Music Center, 1980

Commissioned by the University of Redlands New Music Ensemble. The New York premiere was by members of the New York Woodwind Quintet on Dec. 6, 1988 at Merkin Concert Hall in New York. Duration: 12:00.

Wislocki, Leszek

Reed Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Wissmer, Pierre(1915-1992)

Sérénade (1938)

Paris: Costallat, 1938

Movements: Prélude; Chanson; Danse. The Sérénade has been recorded by Trio Lezard on the album “Le Tango des Fratellini.” Available on Spotify.

Propos (1986), for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Woestijne, David van de (Woestyne)(1915-1979)

Divertimento (1941)

Brussels: CeBeDeM, 1941, 1958

Wolff, Jean-Claude(1946- )

Trielen, Trio d’anches (2007-2008) for oboe (doubling English horn), clarinet (in B^♭, A, and bass clarinet), and bassoon

Koblenz: Egge-Verlag, 2009

The work is named after the Trielen Trio, which it was written for. Duration: 13:00.See also: http://www.jeanclaudewolff.com/ .

Wray, Ron

Trail Mix for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Recorded by The Cavell Trio (Shelly Myers, oboe; Osiris J. Molina, clarinet; and Jenny Mann, bassoon). Available on Spotify and YouTube https://youtu.be/mcNRYt7aqgM?feature=shared .

Wrochem, Johann Gottlob von

Bläsertrio (1982) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer, http://www.vonwrochem.de/

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Yavelow, Christopher(1950- )

Moments (1973) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

New York: American Composers Alliance, https://composers.com/

Duration: 7:00. See also: http://www.chrisyavelow.com/

Yeats, Marc

Dark Gravity [2] Wind Trio (2014) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

From the composer: https://www.marc-yeats.com/

The “[2]” in the title appears to stand for ‘version 2’. The players perform independently of each other. Performance instructions are on the composer”s website. There is also a quartet version that adds percussion.

Yokoyama, Shin-Itchiro(1956- )

Valse de mariage [Marriage Waltz] (2007) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Available for free download with a limited Creative Commons Attribution from the International Music Score Library Project, https://imslp.org/

Duration: 3:00. Recorded by The Cavell Trio (Shelly Myers, oboe; Osiris J. Molina, clarinet; and Jenny Mann, bassoon) and available on Spotify and YouTube: https://youtu.be/4e1YXgGKoBk?feature=shared .

Yun, Isang (a.k.a. Yun I-sang) (1917-1995)

Rondell, (1975) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Wiesbaden: Bote & Bock, 1976

Z

Zaheri, Amir

Two Girls and a Boy, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Louisville: Potenza Music Publishing, 2014

Written for and recorded by the Cavell Trio. Duration: 4:50. Recording available on https://www.amirzaheri.com/

I Come from where the Lotus Flower blooms (2016)

Louisville, Kentucky: Potenza Music Publishing

Premiered by the Cavell Trio (Shelly Myers, oboe; Osiris J. Molina, clarinet; and Jenny Mann, bassoon) in 2016 at the International Double Reed Society annual conference in Columbus, Georgia. Duration: 3:35.A recording is available on https://www.amirzaheri.com/ and also on YouTube https://youtu.be/l16fuuJXGvc?feature=shared and on Spotify.

Pit-a-Pat-a-Pavane (2016)

Louisville, Kentucky: Potenza Music Publishing

Premiered by the Cavell Trio in 2016 at the ClarinetFest in Lawrence, Kansas. Duration: 5:18. A recording is available on https://www.amirzaheri.com/

Zalcman, Guillermo Jorge(1956-2021)

3 Piezas para Trio de cañas [Three Pieces for Reed Trio], Op. 77 (2016) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Leipzig: Gebrüder Stark Musikverlag

Movements: 1. Allegro moderato (come Toccata); 2. Elegia: Andante lento; Rondo: Danzante, Energico..

Zanaboni, Giuseppe(1926-1996)

Piccola Suite

Padova: Zanaboni, 1967

Zanettovich, Daniele (1950- )

Memorie di un clown per trio d’ance e strumenti accessori, for oboe, clarinet and bassoon and “accessories’

Udine, Italy: Pizzicato, 1987

Zbinden, Julien-François(1917-2021)

Trio d’anches, Op. 12 (1949)

Paris: Henry Lemoine, 1954

Movements: Ricercare; Divertimento; Tema con variazioni. Duration: 14:00. The work was premiered on Radiodiffusion nationale française by oboist Paul Taillefer, clarinetist André Dupont and bassoonist André Gabry. Zbinden was still composing as of 2018, at age 100. See also: https://www.jfzbinden.ch/

Zehar, Farid

Circonférences (2016) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Online: Profs Édition.com, https://www.profs-edition.com/partition-3e-cycle/circonferences

Movements: I. Prologue + Allegro (forme sonate) Épilogue; II. Adagio; III. Valse – Scherzo; IV. Rondo. Duration: 26:21.

Zehm, Friedrich (1923-2007)

Trialog (1987) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Aachen: Edition Ebenos, 2000

Hindemith Variations for 2 oboes and English horn

Mainz: B. Schott Sohne, https://en.schott-music.com/

Movements: Einleitung: Lento; Thema: Sehr ruhig; 1. Variation: Veloce; 2. Variation: Allegro marcato; 3. Variation: Lento espressivo; 4. und 5. Variation: Capriccio und Monolog; 6. Variation: Finale (Vivace). See also: http://zehm.eu/

Zieritz, Grete von (1899-2001)

Trio (1971) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Berlin: Ries & Erler, 1999

Kapriolen (1977)

Berlin: Ries & Erler

Zuckert, León(1904-1992)

Reminiscencias Argentinas, Suite para Trio de Viento (1981) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Toronto: Canadian Music Centre, https://www.musiccentre.ca/

Duration: 18:00. Movements: 1. En la Pampa: Crepúsculo Vespertino (in the Pampa: Evening Dusk); 2. La Pampa: Evocación Nocturna (The Pampa: Nocturnal Evocation); 3. Capricho gaucho (Gaucho Caprice).

Credits

The researcher of specialized lists, such as those for woodwind quintets or trio d’anches, always stands on top of the shoulders of those who went before him or her. Here are some of the sources I used to create this trio d’anches list:

WorldCat – the international music library catalog is a wonderful resource for researching printed and recorded music. Once requiring expensive institutional subscriptions, it now can be accessed for free.

About a year after I started seriously researching trio d’anches, I stumbled upon Jacqueline Therese Bretz’s doctoral thesis “The Reed Trio: Analysis of Works by Ibert, Françaix and Schreiner with a Representative Repertoire List.” It was submitted in 2013. Now known as Dr. Bretz-Eichorn, she generously makes the work available for free online and it is an excellent resource.

Therese Bretz-Eichorn herself acknowledges the 1971 work by James Gillespie, “The Reed Trio: An Annotated Bibliography of Original Published Works” for reed trios written between 1897 and 1968, but the work doesn’t appear to be online or in print anymore.

Another useful doctoral thesis is The Oiseau-Lyre Wind Trios: A Critical Study of Interpretations Documented in Sound Recordings by Catherine McGee Stockwell, who discusses the early days of the trio d’anche, the Trio d’Anches de Paris, and the Oiseaux Lyre printing and recording company, with analysis of specific works. Ms. (now Doctor) McGee Stockwell makes extensive use of French reference resources in her research not available in English, making this dissertation even more valuable. You can download the thesis, as a PDF, here.

Bassoonist Brock Nutter was kind enough to share his own extensive private bibliography of trio d’anches, which added quite a few works to this list. He also pointed me towards the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles library website which yielded an impressively large number of Belgian trio d’anches which are not included in other online resources. While going through his list, I also found myself burrowing down many musical rabbit holes to find even more new trios and woodwind quintets, as well.

Andrea Da Silva Silverio’s doctoral dissertation The Oboe in Brazil, written in 2022 for The University of Alabama, has a wealth of information about oboe instruction throughout Brazil’s history and an unmatched list of wind chamber music from Brazil (with oboe, of course). With this resource, I was able to add 26 Brazilian composers and many more trio d’anches to this site, as well as other trios, quartets and larger ensembles, woodwind quintets, and works for piano and winds. This is a unique and valuable resource.

Yet another thesis that I just recently discovered is Michael W. Harris’s 2006 dissertation, “The Bassoon in the Café: An Annotated List of Selected Works of Twentieth Century French Chamber Music with Bassoon“, written for the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance. (Clicking on the link downloads a PDF file.) Although not exhaustive by any means about trio d’anches or woodwind quintets, it does include personal observations about the difficulty of music he lists and has some interesting tidbits about the Taffanel woodwind quintet and some of the more famous published trios.

Grove Music Online combines The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians as well as its publications on Opera, Women composers, and probably a few other sources. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have an article on “trio d’anches,” but lots of repertoire lists by composers, which I use as jumping off points to find more information on trios, woodwind quintets and other ensembles.

The Wikipedia article “Reed Trio” lists a large number of trios d’anches sorted by nationality. Many of the listings link to other articles on composers on Wikipedia. It is possible to spend many hours (or days) threading through Wikipedia from here. In general, Wikipedia’s value as a music research tool has improved exponentially in the past 15 years.

The Bundesakademie für Musikalische Jugendbildung Trossingen has a Repertoireverzeichnis or repertoire list of works for 2 to 9+ winds, which was completed in 1998. (The digitized PDF apparently was created in 2007, but I didn’t discover it until almost 2020). It covers a wide variety of ensembles, but I did find a small number of trio d’anches not listed in other resources. (There are a few mistakes, too, just as there probably are in this list.) Wind players and researchers ought to download this list and keep it in their digital bag of tricks. It is in German, not English, but as one of my grad school music history professors, Dr. Walter Kaufmann at Indiana University, once facetiously yelled at his class (with appropriate accent), “Why do you need a translation? It’s in German!”

Hundreds (perhaps thousands?) of composer websites were checked looking for trio d’anches, too. When appropriate, I offer the web addresses, too. (Since these web addresses change quickly and frequently, I don’t offer many live links because Google tends to heavily penalize web sites with out-of-date links. But you can easily copy and paste them into your web browser.)

The New York Public Library Online Catalog was also useful, along with the Juilliard School’s Juilcat online catalog. The Indiana University statewide online catalog (which includes the music library of Indiana University in Bloomington (Go Hoosiers!) and the statewide California State University online catalog were both very useful.

An online library resource is the International Music Score Library Project, which offers free digitized scores and parts to many works, including some trio d’anches. It also offers some historical info on selected composers and info about first editions. (It’s holding of woodwind quintets is much more extensive than that of trio d’anches, however.)

Online national music library resources, websites, and lots and lots of Google searches were also used.

Part of the manner in which I’ve researched this page is looking for trios, quartets and quintets as I go through the entirety of Brandt’s Quintet Page with an eye towards cross-checking Grove’s Music Online, WorldCat, Wikipedia and Google. Many of the works here have come from that research. So far, a couple of years into this procedure, I’ve managed to get from A-O alphabetically (as of January, 2023). I expect the rest of this project to continue through 2024. As a result of that research, I’ve also found trios d’anches that don’t fit the oboe-clarinet-bassoon mold. Two combos that are more common than I thought are 2 oboes and English horn and 2 oboes and bassoon. If you wish to look further into this specialized repertory field, I recommend downloading Melissa Sassaman’s dissertation PDF “Oboe Trios: An Annotated Bibliography” which lists original trios for 2 oboes and English horn by nearly 100 composers.

— Andrew Brandt, updated 12/10/2024