Agrell, Jeffrey % Sensations - OB/PN

Sensationsfor oboe and pianoby Jeffrey Agrell - American composer and hornist About the Music Sensations has five movements, each inspired by one of the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. Each of the movements features two contrasting examples of each sense. The music written for each is not exactly a depiction of the title objects; the titles serve more as inspirations to generate the music, which, for each sense is a highly contrasting pair of musical styles.  I. (Hearing/Sound). Whispers/Hubbub - Whispers is soft, slow, and very free in pulse and expression. Whispers presents an unusual challenge for the pianist: motifs for each hand are suggested, but the two hands and their motifs are to be played independently of each other, not simultaneously. The pianist may play only one hand at a time or may overlap any motif with any other in any order. Rests may be introduced at any time. A pianist comfortable with improvisation is free to create their own free accompanimen