Of Good and Evil

Of Good and Evil

Black composer Jeff Scott wrote "Of Good and Evil" for oboe and piano. As written by the composer on the TrevCo publisher's website:

"I’m drawn to the subject of good versus evil. Goddesses and demons, angels, and devils – I find it all fascinating and great source material for composing. In Of Good and Evil, the piano introduces the Devil’s motif in the opening bars of the first movement. Sweetly determined, the oboe dances with the darker angels, fighting to stay in the light, but temptation is always present – menacing, taunting, seducing, raging….Of Good and Evil was commissioned by Toyin Spellman-Diaz, and it affords me the opportunity to showcase an artist’s unique gifts."

The work has three movements:
1. Waltz with a Devil
2. In Judgement of Mankind
3. Fly with the Orishas
(*Note: The second movement can be sung or performed on oboe)

Duration: 5 minutes

Scott, Jeff

Jeff Scott (personal website), https://www.musicbyjeffreyscott.com/

Jeff Scott, Of Good and Evil (score), https://www.trevcomusic.com/products/scott-jeff-of-good-and-evil-ob-pn-1

Jeff Scott, "Jeff Scott 'Of Good and Evil' for Oboe and Piano" (YouTube), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMu93tIhAGQ&ab_channel=JeffScott

Jeff Scott's 'Of Good and Evil': Interview and Performance with Bart Feller (YouTube), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypx8U1KpD0c

2000s

0-10 minutes

2000-

oboe / hautbois

piano

duo