The improvising 19th-century oboist

A collection of possibilities from articulating the obvious to imagining the fantastical

This post contains full versions of the examples in the article “The Improvising 19th-century Oboist”, and will also contain links to future research and videos.

Lecture on 19th century methods with improvisation puzzle pieces

Improvisation in a 19th C Orchestra according to Louis Spohr's Autobiography

Berlioz is Angry at an improvising oboist | Improvisation Stories

Improvisation in Performance - Joseph Joachim and the 19th century improvisational idyl

Returning themes ornamented in oboe methods: forthcoming

Simple ornamentation with Verroust: Verroust andante Comments
Complex ornamentation with Garnier: Garnier compare analysis

Cadenza: Veny vs Rossini

Simple variations: Methode polyphonique
More complex variations: Kuffner variations
Bravura variations: Hugot etude 23

Rule of the Octave: Panseron x Sabon