THE HISTORICAL OBOE

The Historical Oboe. Current State of the Research, Contemporary Practice and Perspectives
ed. Geoffrey Burgess, Katarzyna Pilipiuk

The Historical Oboe brings together recent research from leading scholars covering the oboe’s history from the late 17^th to late 19^th century. The eight chapters, originally presented at a conference convened by the scientific committee comprising Dr. Katarzyna Pilipiuk, Prof. Alfredo Bernardini and Dr. Geoffrey Burgess, held at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music, Krakow, Poland in February 2024, investigate topics in three main areas of research: Oboists and Ensembles – Repertoire and Style – Instruments and Technological Developments.

I. Oboists and Ensembles
Janice B Stockigt
Oboists of the Dresden Hofkapelle During the Reign of Saxon Elector and King of Poland, Augustus II ‘the Strong’ (1709–1733), and Beyond

Katarzyna Pilipiuk
Oboe Players in 18th-century Poland

II. Repertoire and Style
Elena Abbado and Alfredo Bernardini
From Florence to St Petersburg: The life, successes, struggles and death of Domenico Maria Dreyer, oboist

Kostis Hassiotis
Franz Wilhelm Ferling (1796-1874) and his 48 Studies for Oboe, op. 31: A Review and Re-evaluation of the Surviving Sources with Implications for Performance

Christine Blasl
Berlin aft er 1730: Developments in Instrumental Music as Seen in Four Oboe Sonatas

Robert de Bree
Oboe Improvisation in the 19th-century: A Collection of Possibilities from Articulating the Obvious to Imagining the Fantastical

III. Instruments and Technological Developments
Geoffrey Burgess
Oboe Manufacture in mid-19th-century Dresden: Th e Golde Workshop

Christopher Palameta
A Widening Gap: Playing Historically-Appropriate Oboes in Performances of 19th-century Music