La Belle Epoque
French Music around 1900 for Flute and Piano
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“A flute player's dream!”
This wonderful collection of French music, both original pieces and arrangements, really delves into the unusual. Styles range from the lovely Andalouse by Emile Pessard, through the elegance of Pierne's Serenade to the familiarity of Ravel's Piece en Forme de Habanera. All are wonderfully playable and all are very beautiful. A flute player's dream!
From the Publisher
This anthology contains 22 short pieces from the belle époque, around the turn of the 20th century in France. Suitable for the intermediate flautist, the pieces are perfect for pupils’ concerts or competitions. These include originals and contemporary arrangements, all based on first editions and autographs respectively. The belle époque era – about the time of peace in Europe between 1871 and 1914 – brought progress and development in many areas: technologically, economically, socially, and in the arts. Composers like Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré, Camille Saint-Saëns, Maurice Ravel were key figures in this era. The centre of it all was Paris, where the 'New French School' of flute playing developed with the introduction of the Böhm flute.
Contents
- Pierne Serenade Op.7
- Faure Piece
- Debussy The Little Shepherd
- Ravel Pavane pour une infante defunte
- Guilmant Romance sans paroles Op.85
- Donjon Tendre souvenir (Reverie)
- Saint-Saens The Swan
- Tombelle Berceuse
- Cui Scherzetto
- Fontaine Pastorale Op.34
- Catherine Arabesque
- Pessard Andalouse Op.20/8
- Godard Jeuness! (Op. posthume)
- Ravel Piece en forme de Habanera
- Leroux Deuxieme romance
- Faure Adagio non troppo
- Gaubert Soir sur le plaine (from Deux esquisses)
- Boisdeffre Orientale Op.32/2
- Pessard Reverie
- Lalo Introduction & Allegretto (from Namoura)
- Durand Romance Op.7
- Duvernoy Intermezzo Op.41/2
Item Details
Instrumentation
- Part 1: Flute
- Part 2: Piano
Publisher: Schott
Publisher's reference: ED 22396
Our Stock Code: 1387384
Media Type: Paperback (103 pages [score])
