Sonata "Since Dawn is Breaking"-OB/PN

Sonata "Since Dawn Is Breaking"
for oboe and piano
by David Dubery (b. 1948)- South African-born English composer

1. Slow and expressive
2. Slow, with tenderness
3. Lively

In 1981, when consulting Pierre Bernac's The Interpretation of French Song with Winifred Radford's elegant translations, I revisited Verlain's poem Puisque L'aube grandit, and I began to write the Sonata for oboe and piano, Since Dawn is Breaking. 
The three contrasting emotions expressed in the poem became my inspiration: The first two movements were completed during five weeks of February and march 1981, and the third followed in June 1982. 
The first movement develops around two main themes in a free fantasy form, while the second movement is a simple tender love song in which the oboe and piano entwine and then exchange melodies. The finale is an effervescent, rhythmic ode to hope and joy. The metronome tempi are only approximate indications. 
The sonata received many performances during the 1980s by the Verlaine Duo (Jonathan Tobutt and David Dubery) including the Manchester Concerts Society debut at the Royal Exchange Theater in 1982. 

Duration: 12:20