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Flight for Solo Flute

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Pan - Journal of the British Flute Society

Pan - Journal of the British Flute Society

This review first appeared in Pan, the journal of the British Flute Society and is reproduced with permission. Join the BFS: membership starts from £25 a year.

In researching this article, I gave some young professional players two minutes to name any British pieces they knew. They all mentioned Flight. Rumour has it that at the first performance, the player did not turn the page over, leaving it incomplete, upsetting the composer.

Atarah Ben-Tovim

From the Publisher

Inspired by the sight of birds soaring and dipping over the peaks of the Swiss Alps, George Benjamin’s Flight for solo flute (1979) unfold over a clear and dramatic 8-minute span, alternating lyrical passages – characterised by keening glissandi – with spectacular virtuosic flourishes.

Performance duration (approx): 10'00

Difficulty guide: 9
Difficulty level, roughly compared to ABRSM exam grades. 0 is total beginner, 9 is advanced (beyond grade 8).

Approved Exam Music

Recommended for the following exam grade(s):

ABRSM ABRSM Flute (Ongoing)
Grades: FRSM

Item Details

Instrumentation

  • Part 1: Flute
Category: Solo Flute Repertoire
Publisher: Faber Music
Publisher's reference: 0571505961
Our Stock Code: 925716
Media Type: Paperback (6 pages [score])

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