“Four Romances” for Oboe and Piano are melodious, late romantic style pieces with conventional form and idiomatic writing. The movements are: Berceuse, Siciliano, Intermezzo, and Caprice.
This piece explores the various sounds and relationships between 3 disparate instruments utilizing alternative playing techniques such as singing while playing on the horn, clicking the tongue on the flute, and striking the double bass to create a percussive sound.