Thread - Glazunov Spring, Op.34: Alto Oboe?

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Glazunov Spring, Op.34: Alto Oboe? ⟨User:Notenschreiber⟩ [#8264]

Hi Notenschreiber. I have a curious question about one of the parts in this piece since your an oboist and you might be able to answer this question:

If you look at the score and the recently provided parts, you'll see an Alto Oboe part. Do you have any idea on this piece what an Alto Oboe is? Does the Oboe d'amore or the English horn play this part? And what transposition is it in? I thought I knew every double reed out there (Bass Oboe, Oboe da Caccia, Heckelphone, even I think a piccolo oboe, etc.) but I never heard of an Alto Oboe. Really curious to know what instrument in today world would play this part. In the piece, all the other C instruments (flutes, bassoons) are in D concert but this "Alto Oboe" is playing in A so I assume it is the same key as the french horn. Let me know about what this instrument is!

Here is the piece: Spring, Op.34

Posted at 01:44, 15 September 2014 by Sallen112 (administrator)
Edited at 05:10, 15 September 2014 by Sallen112 (administrator)

I (the uploader) had assumed it was an English horn. The Belaieff edition of Glazunov's Finnish Sketches, Op.89 that I just uploaded has listed in the full score for the second oboe:
1 Ob. c alto.
(Corno inglese)

Posted at 03:59, 15 September 2014 by Cypressdome (administrator)

Of some research I did, the English horn in terms of choral voicing would be classified as a tenor oboe. The regular oboe as being the soprano instrument and the oboe d'amore as being the alto instrument, so maybe the oboe d'amore is the alto oboe? But that instrument is pitched in A, which means from the piece "Spring" Op. 34, it would have to play in F major, not A major, like the "A" clarinet.

Posted at 04:49, 15 September 2014 by Sallen112 (administrator)
Edited at 05:25, 15 September 2014 by Sallen112 (administrator)

I just examined this alto oboe part in the Spring piece comparing the keys with the regular oboe part, I believe that Cypressdome is right that the part is indeed played by an English horn because the part is transposed down a fifth so maybe it is really a English horn that plays?

Posted at 05:37, 15 September 2014 by Sallen112 (administrator)

The choral voice equivalents are soprano - oboe, mezzo soproano - oboe d´amore, alto - English horn, tenor - bass oboe (in german Baritonoboe). There are some chamber music pieces from the 19th century with "Altoboe" in the title, these can be played with the English horn.

Posted at 07:20, 15 September 2014 by Notenschreiber (administrator)
Edited at 08:55, 15 September 2014 by Notenschreiber (administrator)

Alright that clears up the issue then! Will make the necessary changes. Thanks Notenschreiber!

Posted at 08:49, 15 September 2014 by Sallen112 (administrator)
Edited at 08:54, 15 September 2014 by Sallen112 (administrator)
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