Tabuteau taught and coached students of all disciplines at Curtis and privately, individually, and in ensemble—in a wide range of music. This included solo repertoire, orchestral works, chamber music, didactic works, and so forth. It is a vast area and we can’t know every piece that he taught; but in her biography of Marcel Tabuteau, Laila Storch gives a good sense of it. For the purposes of this website, presented below is a list of music that Tabuteau taught, confirmed by those who studied with him.
Solo/Soli Works with Orchestra
Bach, Johann Sebastian. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046.
Bach, Johann Sebastian. Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor, BWV 1060R.
Bach, Johann Sebastian. Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066.
Barber, Samuel. Capricorn Concerto.
Handel, Georg Friedrich. Oboe Concerto in G Minor, HWV 287.
Handel, Georg Friedrich. Oboe Concerto in B♭ Major, HWV 301.
Haydn, Joseph. Oboe Concerto in C Major, Hob.VIIg: C1. (dubious attribution)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Sinfonia concertante in E-flat Major, K. 297b (unfounded attribution).
Chamber Music
Tabuteau coached the following works for wind instruments at Curtis:
Bach, Johann Sebastian. Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 549 (arr. William Strasser).
Bach, Johann Sebastian. Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582 (arr. William Strasser).
Bach, Johann Sebastian. Clavier-Übung III: Kyrie, Heiliger Geist, BWV 671 (arr. Hershy Kay).
Barthe, Adrien. Passacaille.
Beethoven, Ludwig van. Quintet for Piano and Winds, Op. 16.
Beethoven, Ludwig van. Septet in E Major, Op. 20.
Beethoven, Ludwig van. Sextet in E-flat Major, Op. 71 (arr. for woodwind quintet by Albert Andraud).
Beethoven, Ludwig van. Trio for 2 Oboes and English Horn, Op. 87.
Beethoven, Ludwig van. Variationen über ‘Là ci darem la mano,’ Wo O 28.
Bernard, Émile. Divertissement, Op. 36.
Caplet, André. Suite Persane pour dixtuor à vents.
Couperin, François. Les Petits Moulins à Vent (arr. Giacomo Setaccioli).
Debussy, Claude. Children’s Corner: V. ‘The Little Shepherd’ (arr. Andre Caplet).
d’Indy, Vincent. Chanson et Danses, Op. 50.
de Wailly, Paul. Aubade pour Flûte, Hautbois et Clarinette.
Enesco, Georges. Dixtour, Op. 14: ‘Le tempo de menuet’.
Gounod, Charles. Petite symphonie.
Hindemith, Paul. Die kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2.
Hugues, Luigi. Allegro scherzoso, Op. 92.
Jacobi, Frederic. Scherzo.
Jongen, Joseph. Rhapsodie, Op. 70.
Kameneff, S. Three Chinese Impressions (arr. Joel Spector).
Lefebvre, Charles. Suite for Winds No. 1, Op. 57.
Milhaud, Darius. Sonata, Op. 47.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Serenade in B-flat Major, K. 361/370a.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Serenade in E♭-Major, K. 375.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Quintet in E♭ for Piano and Winds, K. 452.
Nováček, Rudolf. Sinfonietta, Op. 48.
Pierné, Gabriel. Pastorale variée, Op. 30.
Pierné, Gabriel. Prelude & Fuguetta, Op. 40, No. 1.
Poulenc, Francis. Trio pour Hautbois, Basson et Piano, FPO 43.
Ravel, Maurice. Sonatine: ‘Mouvement de menuet’ (arr. Hershy Kay).
Rieti, Vittorio. Sonata for flute, oboe, bassoon and piano.
Roussel, Albert. Divertissement, Op. 6.
Saint-Saëns, Charles. Caprice sur des airs Danois et Russes, Op. 79.
Schmitt, Florent. Lied et Scherzo, Op. 54.
Strasser, William. Fuga.
Strasser, William. Peterna.
Strauss, Richard. Serenade, Op. 7.
Stravinsky, Igor. Pastorale (arr. by Samuel Dushkin).
Taffanel, Paul. Quintette pour instruments à vent.
Tansman, Alexandre. Le Jardin du Paradis: ‘La danse de la sorcière’.
Tansman, Alexandre. Quatre Impressions.
Thuille, Ludwig. Sextett, Op.6.
Turina, JoaquÍn. Mujeres españolas II: ‘La gitane amoureuse,’ Op 73, No. 1 (arr. William Strasser).
Turina, JoaquÍn. Mujeres españolas II: ‘La sevillane joyeuse,’ Op 73, No. 3 (arr. William Strasser).
Oboe and Basso Continuo
(Tabuteau used piano accompaniment)
Handel, Georg Friedrich. Sonata in C Minor, HWV 366.
Handel, Georg Friedrich. Sonata in G Minor, HWV 368.
Oboe and Piano
Busser, Henri. Pièce en si bémol, Op. 22.
Colin, Charles. Grande fantaisie concertante, Op. 47.
Comtesse de Grandval, Marie. Concerto pour Hautbois, Op. 7 (1st mvt. – Allegro moderato).
Diémer, Louis. Legende, Op. 52.
Gaubert, Philippe. Deux Pièces pour Hautbois et Piano (1st mvt. – Romance).
Lefebvre, Charles. Deux Pièces pour le hautbois et orchestre, Op. 102 (piano reduction)
Paladilhe, Émile. Solo de Concours pour Hautbois et Piano.
Saint-Saëns, Charles-Camille. Sonate pour Hautbois et Piano, Op. 166.
Schumann, Robert. Drei Romanzen, Op. 94.
Vogt, Gustave. 4ème concertino pour hautbois avec accompagnement de piano (2nd & 3rd mvts. – Adagio & Finale).
Didactic Works
Tabuteau taught the following etudes to his oboe students at the Curtis Institute of Music, at his private studio in Philadelphia, and in France following his retirement.
Barret, Apollon Marie-Rose. A Complete Method for the Oboe.
Brod, Henri. Grand Méthode complète pour le Hautbois.
Ferling , Franz Wilhelm. 48 Übungen für Oboe, Op. 31.
Gillet, Georges. Études pour l’enseignement supérieur du hautbois.
Sellner, Josef. Douze duos pour deux hautbois.
Tabuteau taught the following studies in his wind ensemble classes at the Curtis Institute of Music.
Danhauser, A. and Lemoine, L. Solfège des Solfèges, Vol 1.