Mother and son - Trio Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon

Mother and Son 12-9-25.pdfHi all,

Once again I resurrected an old work which needed a dusting off and a new look.  It's called Mother and Son ... I describe the playful and sentimental interactions of a Mother and child as they play/interact in the park.

Mark

I love this piece.  A very nice trio.     If I was ever a chamber music teacher, I would recommend this to a woodwind trio who have the skills and instruments and means to do so.       Anyways, this seems not too hard to be a collegiate level work, but a simple pedagogical piece of music.   The school I go to does not have any chamber, music, ensembles or classes other than a few student lead performances throughout the year. It would definitely be perfect for one of those occasions and this would be a lovely applicator for practicing and or teaching staccato and different tonguing techniques.  

Hello @MJFOBOE!

Yes „playful and sentimental“ interaction is a good description of the mood of the piece.

It immediately reminded me at Prokofiev’s „Peter and the wolf“ where the different characters have also been represented by different instrument -  prominently including Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon, too.

Although this comparison may not be entirely accurate, as the title refers to two people and we have three instruments in the trio, I agree with @Fruit hunter that the piece has some educational qualities, either as an introduction to the woodwind instruments - for example for children as an audience -, or as a piece that can be performed by students.