Allegretto Grazioso & Allegretto Scherzando for Flute and Piano
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“Beautiful vignettes!”
As sightreading exercises go they don't come much better than this! The Allegretto Grazioso sees Taffanel use all the colours of the flute, ebbing and flowing like a feather in the wind. The Allegretto Scherzando is a more dramatic affair with stronger rhythms and more pronounced dynamics. The change of key to the major is magical. These stunning pieces are always great to hear and they both work really well as encores. More than highly recommended!
From the Publisher
These two pieces were composed as accompanied sight-reading tests for the Paris Conservatoire flute examinations in 1877 and 1892 respectively. It was the custom to commission a new test piece each year, often from one of the composition professors, and there are examples by Massenet, Delibes and Fauré.
Paul Taffanel was a member of the Conservatoire Examinations Board for Wind Instruments when he wrote these pieces. He was also First Flute in the orchestras of the Paris Opera and the Societé des Concerts du Conservatoire, and was renowned as a soloist. He had been a student of the Conservatoire from 1860 to 1865, studying the flute with Louis Dorus and composition with Henri Reber. In 1893 he was appointed Professor of Flute. His compositions include various other flute pieces and a wind quintet. The Allegretto Grazioso and Allegretto Scherzando are published here for the first time.
Our Description
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Approved Exam Music
Recommended for the following exam grade(s):
London College of Music Flute (from 2012)
Trinity College London Flute (Ongoing)Item Details
Instrumentation
- Part 1: Flute
- Part 2: Piano
Publisher: Pan Educational Music
Publisher's reference: PEM50
Part of the French Flute Encores series
Our Stock Code: 1146769
Media Type: Paperback
