In classical times Bucolics were a collection of pastoral poems particularly those by Virgil. This piece attempts to show off the rustic and plaintive character of the oboe and evoke a pastoral arcadia. The piece is in ternary form with a sprightly middle section in 12/8 in F major contrasting with a slower more wistful outer section in 3/4 in five flats. The piece starts with a long sinewy solo phrase for oboe alone improvisatory in nature which eventually settles on a high Ab which the piano then supports with a single chord. Two more long solo oboe phrases follow each gravitating to the same high Ab each answered by a single piano chord that gradually becomes more dissonant until the piece dissolves into the dance-like middle section filled with wicked cross rhythms.

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Composer	Charles Gaskell
Publisher	Forton Music
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Instrument	Oboe
Category	Woodwind
SubCategory1	Repertoire
SubCategory2	Solos
Medium	Softcover
ISBN13	9790570483686
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