Oboe Sonata, FP 185 (Poulenc, Francis)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 movements
Composition Year	1962
Genre Categories	Sonatas; For oboe, piano; Scores featuring the oboe; Scores featuring the piano; For 2 players; For clarinet, piano (arr); Scores featuring the clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); For viola, piano (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr)

1 Performances
- 1.1 Naxos
2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Scores and Parts
- 2.2 Arrangements and Transcriptions
  - 2.2.1 For Clarinet and Piano (Fernández Ferrer)
  - 2.2.2 For Viola and Piano (Yiu)
3 Free Recordings
4 General Information

Performances

Naxos

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Sheet Music

Scores and Parts

Complete Score (CA)
*#999257 - 1.99MB, 22 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/59/34 - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2025/11/4)

Oboe (CA)
*#999258 - 0.57MB, 7 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/59/34 - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2025/11/4)

Publisher. Info.	London: J. & W. Chester, Ltd., 1963. Plate J. W. C. 1617.
Reprinted	London: Chester Music, 1990.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	Corrected reprint.
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Complete Score (CA)
*#478281 - 3.76MB, 21 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/59/34 - JacopoTore

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JacopoTore (2017/6/23)

Publisher. Info.	Moscow: Muzyka, n.d. Plate 4668.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Clarinet and Piano (Fernández Ferrer)

Clarinet Part (B♭) (CA)
*#844747 - 0.63MB, 12 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/59/34 - Ana ferferrer

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Ana ferferrer (2023/3/13)

Arranger	Ana Fernández Ferrer (b. 2000)
Publisher. Info.	Ana Fernández Ferrer, 2022.
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	To be played with the original piano score.
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For Viola and Piano (Yiu)

Viola Part (CA)
*#844215 - 1.24MB, 13 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/59/34 - Douglas Yiu

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Douglas Yiu (2023/3/11)

Arranger	Douglas Yiu (b. 1997)
Publisher. Info.	Douglas Yiu, 2021.
Copyright	Public Domain (dedicated) - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	To be played with the original piano score.
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Free Recordings

Deutsche Welle: Philippe Tondre (oboe), Masako Eguchi (piano)

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General Information

Work Title	Oboe Sonata
Alternative. Title
Name Translations	Sonate für Oboe und Klavier; Sonata para oboe y piano; Oboesonaatti; Sonate pour hautbois et piano de Poulenc; オーボエソナタ; Sonate voor hobo en piano (Poulenc); Sonate for obo og klaver; Sonata per a oboè i piano
Name Aliases	Sonate pour hautbois et piano ; Oboensonate; Sonata for Oboe and Piano
Authorities	WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 183950873; LCCN: n91011589; BNF: 13917132x
Composer	Poulenc, Francis
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	FP 185
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IFP 66
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 movements: Élégie Scherzo Déploration
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1962
First Publication.	1963
Dedication	à la mémoire de la Serge Prokofieff (Sergey Prokofiev)
Average DurationAvg. Duration	13 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Modern
Instrumentation	oboe, piano
External Links	Wikipedia article