Dialogues I. Muse II. Banter III. Bane IV. Soliloquy V. Chatter oboe and piano 2001 duration 11’30” Dialogues for oboe and piano consists of five movements that depict various types of interaction between imaginary characters. The first movement, Muse, deals with inspiration and encouragement. The second, Banter, describes a playful and flirtatious interaction. In contrast, the third movement, Bane, portrays annoyance and bickering leading to an argument. The fourth, Soliloquy, is a melancholy and introspective conversation with oneself. The piece concludes with Chatter, a lively movement depicting several simultaneous conversations where the characters are sometimes talking “at” each other rather than “to” each other. The entire piece is unified by reoccurring melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic ideas that originally appear in the first movement.  These ideas are treated as the topic of the dialogue and are revisited in various ways throughout the four movements that follow. Dialogues was premiered by oboist Marlen Vavrikova in July 2003 and was awarded first prize in the Tampa Bay Composers’ Forum Prize for Excellence in Chamber Music Composition. Listen to the second movement Banter recorded by live Marlen Vavrikova (oboe) and the composer at the piano. Please contact me to purchase scores, for perusal scores or recordings, or to commission a new work.
 
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