Agrell, Jeffrey % Blues for D.D. - OB solo

Blues for D.D.for oboe soloby Jeffrey Agrell - American composer and hornist Blues for D.D. was written for oboe virtuoso Diana Doherty at her request. It starts slow and easy, and then takes off, transmogrifying the blues through sections of catchy swing, lilting Latin, and blistering bebop before crashing to earth with a nearly three octave chromatic swoop and concluding with a sassy bit of tongue in cheek. The piece was designed to be fun to play and fun to listen to, and to test the outer limits of the possible in oboe technique. Thus, the principal requirements for undertaking this piece are a sense of humor and considerably more technique than God. The Blues is an oboist's Everest.  For the original version for unaccompanied oboe click HERE.  For the version for oboe and piano, click HERE. For the version for oboe and bassoon, click HERE. For the version for oboe and English horn, click HERE. About the Composer Jeffrey Agrell was horn professor at The University of Iowa School of