The origins of the reed trio are more recent than the wind quintet: while the latter arose early in the nineteenth century, the first known composition for reed trio, a work by French composer Ange Flégier, was not written until 1897.[1] The reed trio ranks second only to the wind quintet among woodwind chamber ensembles in terms of popularity and quantity of original repertoire.[2] The reed trio genre became more firmly established in the late 1920s by bassoonist Fernand Oubradous, oboist Myrtile Morel and clarinetist Pierre Lefèbvre, who together comprised the Trio d’Anches de Paris.[3][4] Much of the original repertoire for the reed trio was written for Oubradous’ ensemble as well as the contemporaneous Trio d’Anches René Daraux (René Daraux, oboe; Fernand Gossens, clarinet; Ange Maugendre, bassoon). Professional reed trios that have produced commercial recordings include the Saarland Radio Wind Trio, Ensemble Trielen, Trio Lézard, the Cavell Trio, Trio d’Anches de Cologne, Trio d’Anches Hamburg, Trois Bois, Trio d'Anches de Monte-Carlo, Zagreb Wind Trio and Ocotillo Winds.
Oiseau-Lyre Wind Trios
Several French composers are responsible for contributing some of the first works for reed trio and have written standards that are part of the Oiseau-Lyre Wind Trio Collection. This collection consists of seven compositions by Darius Milhaud, Jacques Ibert, Georges Auric, and Henry Barraud. These works came as a response to the formation of the well-received Trio d’anches de Paris in the 1930s.[5]Louise Hanson-Dyer collaborated with the Trio d'anches de Paris to publish and record the music with her company Éditions de l’Oiseau-Lyre.
Fernande Decruck, Capriccio (1933), Variations en trio sur l’air de P’tit Quinquin (1935), Orientales (1943), Variations sur un air pyrénéen (1945), Pavane (1949), Sonata en Trio (1949), Trio classique
^Gillespie, James E. (1971). "The Reed Trio: An Annotated Bibliography of Original Published Works". Detroit Studies in Music (20). The University of California. ISSN0070-3885.
^Gillespie, James E. (1971). "The Reed Trio: An Annotated Bibliography of Original Published Works". Detroit Studies in Music (20). The University of California. ISSN0070-3885.
^McGee Stockwell, Catherine (2016). The Oiseau-Lyre Wind Trios: A Critical Study of Interpretations Documented in Sound Recordings. Universidade de Évora. pp. xvi.
^Fletcher, Kristine Klopfenstein (1988). "VI. Annotated Bibliography of Commissioned Solos for Bassoon, 1898-1984". The Paris Conservatoire and the Contest Solos for Bassoon. Indiana University Press. p. 74. ISBN0-253-34215-5.
^Evans, Gary Windell (December 2006). "CHAPTER 4 THE CHAMBER AND SOLO WORKS FOR CLARINET BY MARCEL MIHALOVICI"(PDF). Marcel Mihalovici: A Critical Evaluation of His Solo and Chamber Works for Clarinet, A Lecture Recital, Together with Three Recitals of Selected Works by Bozza, Uhl, Martino, Sowerby, Kalliwoda, Bax, and Others (Thesis). University of North Texas. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
^Fletcher, Kristine Klopfenstein (1988). "VI. Annotated Bibliography of Commissioned Solos for Bassoon, 1898-1984". The Paris Conservatoire and the Contest Solos for Bassoon. Indiana University Press. p. 87. ISBN0-253-34215-5.
^Fletcher, Kristine Klopfenstein (1988). "VI. Annotated Bibliography of Commissioned Solos for Bassoon, 1898-1984". The Paris Conservatoire and the Contest Solos for Bassoon. Indiana University Press. p. 86. ISBN0-253-34215-5.
