Oboe Sonata in D major, Op. 166
This guide follows Saint-Saëns’s Oboe Sonata in D major, Op. 166 (1921) in three parts: Andantino (sonata form), Ad libitum – Allegretto – Ad libitum and Molto allegro.
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Follow all 26 sections as they play
- I
- II – –
- III
A gentle, in D major. The oboe sings the first from the start, a tune that echoes the Westminster chimes. A short leads to the , and a passage rounds off the first part. Then the begins. The first in the , followed by the , and a ends the . The overall shape is easy to hear as a , a contrasting middle and a .
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II – – 3:45–8:11
III8:35–10:55
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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