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Drouet - Salute to New York - Flute and Piano
Salute to New York, A Song for the Flute, by Louis DrouetEdited and with a Foreword by P. H. Bloom
Piano Score and Flute Part, PDF $5.99We have posted Peter H. Bloom's fascinating and highly informative © foreword to this edition, in its entirety, elsewhere on our website, under Resources - Reviews & Articles, so please visit that page for additional historical details regarding the composer, Salute to New York, the New York Crystal Palace, and Hall & Son's flutes, beyond the short excerpts and paraphrases included here.
Louis-Francois-Philippe Drouet (1792-1873) is one of the most highly esteemed flute virtuosi in history. Innumerable contemporary press accounts of his concert triumphs throughout Europe attest to his technical brilliance and exquisite musicianship. He was a prolific and accomplished composer, author, flute theoretician, and pedagogue. His many etudes are still prescribed as tools for flute mastery. His Method of Flute Playing (1830) and 72 Studies on Style and Taste (1855) provide us with useful information concerning instrumental technique and performance practice in the mid-nineteenth century.
The exquisite Salute to New York, A Song for the Flute was performed by Mr. Drouet at the Crystal Palace in New York, on the occasion of its grand reopening under the new management of showman P. T. Barnum in 1854. Our renotated edition of the piece was edited by flutist Peter H. Bloom, who also has enhanced the original piano score with the addition of chord changes in order to broaden the scope of potential players.
Score, 4 pages; Flute part, 2 pages; Total, 14 pages.
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Dvořák - Ballada - Alto Flute & Piano
Ballada, Op. 15, by Antonín DvořákTranscribed for Alto Flute and Piano by C.A.Vater
Alto Flute Part and Piano Score, PDF $7.99
The Czech composer Antonín Leopold Dvořák (1841-1904) first visited England in 1884, at the invitation of the Philharmonic Society of London. He conducted several of his works there and and was commissioned to compose a new symphony for the Philharmonic Society, his Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op.70, which he conducted in London on April 22, 1885. Dvořák, who was well-received in England for his longer works, including cantatas and oratorios, was asked by London publishers to write shorter compositions as well. The Ballada, composed by Dvořák in late 1884 shortly after he completed his Symphony No. 7, was written specifically for publication in the Christmas edition of the London Magazine of Music. It is a short work of approximately six minutes duration for violin and piano. Written in the key of D minor, the Ballad's outer sections are solemn and melancholy while the contrasting central Allegro agitato is fervid and intense. The piece works nicely on alto flute, and our transcription required few adaptations from the original violin part.
[Sources for Dvořák biographical information: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (Eighth Edition, Revised by Nicolas Slonimsky) and the internet website http://www.antonin-dvorak.cz/en/ballad.]
Score, 8 pages; Alto Flute part, 3 pages; Total, 14 pages.
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Dvořák - Romantic Pieces - Alto Flute
Romantische Stücke, Op.75, by Antonín DvořákTranscribed for Alto Flute and Piano by J.W.Pratt and C.A.Vater
Alto Flute Part, PDF $6.99
Antonin Dvorak's Romantische Stücke (Romantic Pieces) was composed originally as a trio for two violins and viola but was later rearranged by the composer as a piece for violin and piano. We created a transcription of the violin part for alto flute; the piano part is readily available in the public domain as a free pdf download of the score for violin and piano. Here is a link to one such source: Piano Score.
Alto Flute part, 7 pages; Total, 10 pages.
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Dvořák - Sonatina - Alto Flute
Sonatina, Op.100, by Antonín Dvořák Transcribed for Alto Flute and Piano by J.W.Pratt and C.A.Vater
Alto Flute Part, PDF $11.99
Czech composer Antonin Dvorak wrote his charming Sonatina in G major for violin and piano in 1893, during his stay in the United States. Intended for Dvorak's own children but no less delightful for 21st century players of all ages, the piece is comprised of four short movements. We provide here a transcription of the violin part for alto flute, which suits the "New World" feeling especially well. We provide the alto flute part; the piano part is readily available in the public domain as a free pdf download of the score for violin and piano. Here is a link to one such source: Piano Score
Alto Flute part, 13 pages; Total 16 pages.
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Dvořák - Sonatina - Clarinet (and piano)
Sonatina, Op.100, by Antonín DvořákTranscribed for Clarinet in A (and Piano) by J.W.Pratt and C.A.Vater
A-Clarinet Part, PDF $11.99
From 1892 to 1895, Czech composer Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) was in the United States, serving as the director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City. He wrote his Sonatina in G major (Opus 100, B. 183) for violin and piano in 1893, and in some ways it reminds us of his triumphant Symphony No. 9, "From the New World", which was composed the same year. The Sonatina was written for and dedicated to Dvořák's own children. It has an average duration of 20 minutes and consists of four movements: I. Allegro risoluto; II. Larghetto (Indian Lament); III. Scherzo. Molto vivace; and IV. Finale. Allegro.
In transcribing this popular work for clarinet, we have incorporated several changes in the part to account for sonic differences between the clarinet and the violin. In so doing, every effort has been made to maintain the spirit and character of the original composition. In places the New World feel is even stronger with a wind instrument. We provide here our transcribed A-clarinet part only; Dvořák's original piano part works well with the new clarinet part, and the score for violin and piano is readily available in the public domain as a free pdf download from imslp.org.
A-Clarinet Part, 11 pages; Total, 14 pages.
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Elgar - Chanson de Matin - AFl & Pf
Chanson de Matin, Op.15, No.2, by Edward ElgarTranscribed for Alto flute and Piano by C.A.Vater
Alto Flute Part and Piano Score, PDF $6.99
Edward Elgar composed his Chanson de Matin for violin and piano c.1889-1890. The two companion pieces, Chanson de Matin (No. 2) and Chanson de Nuit (No. 1), together constitute his Op.15, and both pieces were later arranged for small orchestra by the composer. Chanson de Matin was received with great enthusiasm, and its initial and lasting popularity can be attributed largely to its strong melodic appeal. Enduring public affection for the piece has spawned the creation of numerous arrangements and transcriptions, including renditions for cello and piano, viola and piano, flute and guitar, piano solo, organ solo, and string quartet. Noteworthy Sheet Music offers two of our own transcriptions of the lovely Chanson de Matin, one for alto flute and piano and one for C-flute and piano.
Alto Flute part, 2 pages; Piano Score, 4 pages; Total, 12 pages.
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Elgar - Chanson de Matin - Fl & Pf
Chanson de Matin, Op.15, No.2, by Edward ElgarTranscribed for Flute and Piano by C.A.Vater
Flute Part and Piano Score, PDF $6.99
Edward Elgar composed his Chanson de Matin for violin and piano c.1889-1890. The two companion pieces, Chanson de Matin (No. 2) and Chanson de Nuit (No. 1), together constitute his Op.15, and both pieces were later arranged for small orchestra by the composer. Chanson de Matin was received with great enthusiasm, and its initial and lasting popularity can be attributed largely to its strong melodic appeal. Enduring public affection for the piece has spawned the creation of numerous arrangements and transcriptions, including renditions for cello and piano, viola and piano, flute and guitar, piano solo, organ solo, and string quartet. Noteworthy Sheet Music offers two of our own transcriptions of the lovely Chanson de Matin, one for alto flute and piano and one for concert flute and piano.
Flute part, 2 pages; Piano Score, 4 pages; Total, 12 pages.
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Elgar – Mot d’Amour – Alto Flute & Piano
Mot d’Amour, Op.13, No.1, by Edward ElgarTranscribed for Alto Flute and Piano by C. A. Vater
Piano Score and Part for Alto Flute, PDF $5.49
In 1888, Elgar composed Salut d’Amour, now one of his most-recognized pieces, as an engagement gift for his beloved fiancée. Later he wrote Mot d'Amour (Love's Word) for violin and piano as a companion piece to Salut d’Amour. Mot d'Amour, which was initially given the German title Liebesahnung, was published in 1889 by Osborn & Tuckwood in the edition 2 Pieces for Violin & Piano that included this piece and a second one, less well-suited to alto flute, called Bizarrerie. Mot d’Amour is similar to Salut d’Amour in being light, charming, and highly romantic. Although Mot d’Amour never attained the level of popularity achieved by the earlier work, it is considered by some to be the finer composition (https://www.elgar.org/3salut.htm). Both Salut d’Amourand Mot d'Amoursound especially rich and mellow when performed on alto flute, and both pieces are now available from Noteworthy Sheet Music as transcriptions for alto flute and piano, adapted from the composer’s violin and piano editions now in the public domain and available on imslp.org.
Score, 4 pages; Alto Flute part, 1 page; Total, 8 pages.
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Elgar – Salut d’Amour – Alto Flute & Piano
Salut d’Amour, Op. 12, by Edward ElgarTranscribed for Alto Flute and Piano by C. A. Vater
Piano Score and Part for Alto Flute, PDF $6.99
The English composer Edward Elgar held many positions throughout his career, including those of organist at St. George’s Roman Catholic Church in Worcester, conductor of the Worcester Philharmonic, Professor of Music at the University of Birmingham, and conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. He achieved considerable prominence as a result of his many successful orchestral, vocal, and chamber music compositions. Elgar composed this piece in 1888, as an engagement gift to his beloved future wife. Though first written for piano solo, arrangements were created shortly thereafter by the composer himself for violin and piano, and for orchestra. Originally titled “Liebesgruss” (Love’s Greeting), but later changed to Salut d’Amour, the piece is now one of Elgar’s most widely recognized works, and its immense popularity has led to arrangements for a wide variety of other instruments. We provide here a transcription of Salut d’Amour for alto flute and piano, which has been adapted from the editions published by Schott for violin and piano, oboe and piano, or orchestra and which are now in the public domain.
Score, 4 pages; Alto Flute part, 2 pages; Total, 10 pages.
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Falla - Siete Canciones populares Españolas - Alto Flute (& piano)
Seven Spanish Folksongs, by Manuel de FallaTranscribed for Alto Flute (and piano) by C. A. Vater
Alto Flute part, PDF $8.99
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) is regarded as one of the greatest Spanish composers of the twentieth century. His Siete canciones populares españolas (“Seven Spanish Folksongs”) is a cycle of traditional songs from various regions of Spain set for voice and piano. Written in 1914, the work quickly became very popular: in 1925, six of the seven songs were arranged for violin and piano as the Suite populaire espagñole by the Polish violinist, composer and arranger Paul Kochánski, and subsequent versions were designed for solo piano, voice and guitar, piano and cello, and orchestra. We created the Noteworthy Sheet Music alto flute part by adapting ideas from both the Falla vocal line and the Kochánski violin line, modifying pitches, articulations, dynamics, etc. as needed to best suit the alto flute’s range and style. Our alto flute part is intended to be accompanied by piano using the original Falla score for voice and piano, which is available as a free downloadable pdf at imslp.org; we provide only the transcribed alto flute part in the NSM edition.The seven songs included in the original voice and piano publication, as well as in our alto flute part edition, are El Paño Moruno (“The Moorish Cloth”), Seguidilla murciana (an old dance form, omitted in the Kochánski violin and piano version), Asturiana (a lament from the northern part of Spain), Jota (a familiar dance form from the north east of Spain), Nana (an Andalusian lullaby), Canción (“Song”), and Polo (reminiscent of the zapateado, a Spanish dance rich in flamenco rhythms). This information and an in-depth analysis of the Siete canciones populares españolas, including historical and regional background, music analysis, and an English translation of the lyrics, can be found in the excellent article by composer and conductor Gianmaria Griglio, co-founder and Artistic Director of ARTax Music.
Alto Flute part, 8 pages; Total,10 pages. (pdf of piano accompaniment is freely available at imslp.org)
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Fauré - Berceuse - Alto Flute & Piano
Berceuse, Op.16, by Gabriel Fauré
Transcribed for Alto Flute and Piano by C.A.Vater
Piano Score and Alto Flute Part, PDF $6.99
Gabriel Fauré composed his Berceuse(Op. 16) for violin (or cello) and piano in 1878-1879, and it was first published by J. Hamelle, Paris. To this day, the Berceuse remains one of Fauré's most beloved and popular works. The piece is simple but beautiful, short, with a quiet sweet melody that appeals to both performers and audiences alike. It is no wonder that over the years the Berceuse has been transcribed for many other instruments; arrangements have been created for solo piano, viola, flute, alto saxophone, flute and harp, and string quartet, in addition to the composer's own arrangement for violin and orchestra.
Now, in response to an excellent suggestion we received from one of our customers, we add our own version of the Fauré Berceuse, a transcription for alto flute and piano. Perhaps we are biased, but we think the alto flute is a wonderful instrument choice for this lullaby. The piece is suitable for players of all levels.
Alto Flute part, 2 pages; Piano Score, 5 pages; Total, 12 pages.
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Fauré - Pièce - Alto Flute & Piano
Pièce (Vocalise-Étude), by Gabriel FauréTranscribed for Alto Flute and Piano by C.A.Vater
Alto Flute Part and Piano Score, PDF $4.99
Vocalises are songs without words written to provide technical challenges for singers; they are designed to develop flexibility and control, and thus often serve as vocal warm-up exercises. Gabriel Fauré composed his Vocalise-Étude in 1906, and it was published by Leduc the following year. The original piece, in the key of E minor and marked Adagio molto tranquillo, includes a piano accompaniment and incorporates various difficulties for the vocal soloist, including wide intervals, unexpected harmonies, and demanding rhythms.
Fauré's Vocalise-Étude has long been recognized as a particularly lovely and poignant piece of music, not merely a vocal exercise but a musical work of intrinsic beauty. Under its alternative name Pièce, the Vocalise-Étude has been transcribed for various orchestral instruments, including bassoon and piano, flute and piano, and oboe and harp. We at Noteworthy Sheet Music think the alto flute, with its rich, mellow tone, is the perfect instrument for this moving and somewhat melancholy Fauré melody. Our transcription for alto flute and piano is based on the version of the Vocalise-Étude for medium voice, in the key of D minor, published by Alphonse Leduc in 1907 and now in the public domain.
Alto Flute part, 1 page; Piano Score, 3 pages; Total, 8 pages.
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Fauré - Sicilienne - Alto Flute
Sicilienne, Op.78, by Gabriel FauréTranscribed for Alto Flute (and Piano) by C.A.Vater
Alto Flute Part, PDF $3.79
Sicilienne (Opus 78) was composed by Gabriel Fauré in 1893 and first published as a chamber music version for solo cello or violin with piano accompaniment in 1898. Numerous transcriptions of this popular piece have been made, including arrangements for flute and piano, viola and piano, horn and piano, flute and harp, 2 flutes and piano, flute and clarinet, and piano solo, among others. Our alto flute part is a transcription based on the original violin and cello parts of the edition published by J. Hamelle in 1898. We provide only the transcribed alto flute part; the piano accompaniment is readily available as a free pdf download of the original score for piano and cello, now in the public domain.
Alto Flute part, 2 pages of music; Total, 4 pages.
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Foster - Old Folks; Oh! Susanna - Vo/Pf/Fl/Vc
Old Folks at Home and Oh! Susanna, by Stephen FosterArranged with Flute and Cello ad lib by John W. Pratt
Flute Parts, Cello Parts, Voice Parts, and Piano Scores ― PDF $7.99
The following excerpts are taken from John W. Pratt's foreword to the edition:
When a Golden Oldie comes to mind, Doo-dah! Doo-dah!
Comic, sad, or any kind, Oh! Doo-dah-day!
Jeanie, Swanee, Kentucky, Joe, Doo-dah! Doo-dah!
Beautiful, dreamy, fast, or slow, Oh! Doo-dah-day!
I'll bet I know who wrote it, he wrote them night and day,
Stephen Foster wrote it, he'll never go away.
Stephen Foster was born in Lawrenceville, Pa., on July 4, 1826...He wrote over 200 songs, including 135 parlor songs, 28 minstrel songs, and 21 hymns and Sunday school songs. A remarkable number are memorable, as the ditty above will attest to anyone with anything like my background. One wonders why. The harmonies and rhythms are basic, as are the forms and rhyme schemes (see above), the music is repetitious, and the vocal range rarely goes outside an octave (a great benefit for community singing). Yet the fit is so natural and the pacing so well judged that the songs are ideally effective and diabolically catchy. Foster is perhaps, though on a different plane, the Mozart of his field...
For a pianist playing several stanzas at a sing-along, Foster's songs do become a little dull. But their very simplicity, repetitiousness, and familiarity abet variation as, again on a different plane, chorales serve Bach chorale preludes. Like chorale preludes, the piano parts here always incorporate the melody, so they can be played solo or to accompany amateur singers. It struck me that they could be enhanced by optional flute parts. After writing them, I discovered that, according to his brother Morrison, Foster himself "delighted in playing accompaniments on the flute...As the song went on he would improvise...the most beautiful variations upon its musical theme." If Foster's improvisations were like the one his brother published, however, they just varied the melody itself in the manner of the period. My game is more ambitious, as you will easily see. I added optional cello parts, mostly for color, as in the Haydn trios but superficially more interesting for the cellist. (Again we are on a different plane, of course.)
"Oh! Susanna," one of the best-known American songs by anybody, is Foster's "Erlkönig." (Speak of different planes!) With its nonsensical lyrics and polka beat, it is clearly comical, and I treated it accordingly. It was written in Cincinnati, possibly for a social club, first performed at an ice cream saloon in Pittsburgh in 1847, and published in 1848. When no American song had sold over 5,000 copies, it sold over 100,000. It earned Foster only $100, but its popularity led to a publisher's offer, convincing him to become a professional songwriter, America's first.
"Old Folks at Home" established Foster as a truly American composer. It was written in 1851 for a blackface troupe whose leader paid Foster about $15 to be credited for it. When almost finished, Foster asked his brother for "a good name of two syllables for a Southern river." He rejected Yazoo and Pedee, but was delighted with Swanee, a shortening of Suwanee, a small river in Florida which his brother found in an atlas. Though about a slave's nostalgia for home, I find its theme universal and melancholy and I resisted the temptation to jazz it up. Please try, at least, a slowish tempo.
― John W. Pratt, May 27, 2013 ©
Flute parts, 2 pages; Cello parts, 2 pages; Voice parts, 2 pages; Scores, 7 pages; Total, 18 pages.
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Fürstenau - Adagio et Rondo Brillant - Fl & Pf
Adagio et Rondo Brillant, Op.95, by A. B. FürstenauGassett Collection - Facsimile Edition by C.A.Vater/Noteworthy Sheet Music with a Foreword by Peter H. Bloom
Flute Part and Piano Score, PDF $12.00
Anton Bernhard Fürstenau (1792-1852) was among the most revered flutists of the 19th century. Following his appointment to the post of principal flute for the Royal Chapel at Dresden in 1820, Fürstenau became a valued colleague and close personal friend of the court's music director, Carl Maria von Weber. The influence of Weber's dramatic melodic gestures and edgy harmonic shifts can be heard in this passionately evocative Adagio et Rondo Brillant. An NSM favorite!
For additional information about the Gassett Collection, please see see our article An Introduction to the Gassett Collection.
Piano score, 12 pages; Flute part, 4 pages; Total, 20 pages.
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Gabrielsky - Adagio et Variations - Fl & Pf
Adagio et Variations pour la Flûte sur un Thême de Caraffa, Op. 71, by W. GabrielskyGassett Collection - New Edition by Noteworthy Sheet Music
Flute Part and Piano Score, PDF $18.75
Johann Wilhelm Gabrielski (or Gabrielsky), 1795-1846, was an acclaimed German flutist and composer from Berlin. In 1814 Gabrielski secured a position as flutist at the theatre in Stettin and within two years was appointed to the Royal Court. Gabrielski's compositions, of which there are more than 100, were highly esteemed and popular in his day. Although these works have much to offer modern day flutists as well, Gabrielski's music is neither widely known nor readily available today. The Adagio et Variations pour la Flûte, Op. 71, exploits melodic material by Michele Enrico Carafa (Caraffa) di Colobrano (1787-1872), a Naples born musician who had a remarkably successful career in Paris as a composer for the Opéra-Comique and as a professor of composition and counterpoint at The Conservatoire. The work showcases the flutist's virtuosity, atop a relatively uncomplicated piano accompaniment.
For additional information about the Gassett Collection, please see see our article An Introduction to the Gassett Collection.
Flute part, 11 pages; Piano Score, 16 pages; Total, 31 pages.
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Gade - Fantasy Pieces - Alto Flute
Fantasiestücke, Op.43, by Niels W. GadeTranscribed for Alto Flute and Piano by John W. Pratt
Alto Flute Part, PDF $6.99
Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817–1890) became the preeminent figure in 19th century Danish musical life after an early success in Copenhagen and five years in Leipzig as Mendelssohn's assistant and successor. His Fantasiestücke (Fantasy Pieces, Opus 43) for clarinet (or violin) and piano were published in 1864, apparently his only work published that year although others were in progress. They are dedicated to the clarinetist "Herrn Kammermusiker Mozart Petersen." Our flute transcriptions take into account the nature of the flute and the discrepancies between Gade's original score and the clarinet and violin parts. We provide our alto flute part; the piano score is readily available in the public domain as a free pdf download of the score for clarinet and piano. Here is a link to one such source: Piano Score
Alto Flute part, 7 pages; Total, 10 pages.
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Gade - Fantasy Pieces - Flute
Fantasiestücke, Op.43, by Niels W. GadeTranscribed for Flute and Piano by J. W. Pratt
Flute Part, PDF $6.99
Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817–1890) became the preeminent figure in 19th century Danish musical life after an early success in Copenhagen and five years in Leipzig as Mendelssohn's assistant and successor. His Fantasiestücke (Fantasy Pieces, Opus 43) for clarinet (or violin) and piano were published in 1864, apparently his only work published that year although others were in progress. They are dedicated to the clarinetist "Herrn Kammermusiker Mozart Petersen." Our flute transcriptions take into account the nature of the flute and the discrepancies between Gade's original score and the clarinet and violin parts. The piano score is readily available in the public domain, as a free pdf download of the score for clarinet and piano. Here is a link to one such source: Piano Score
Flute part, 7 pages; Total, 10 pages.
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Gaubert - Deux Esquisses - Clarinet and Piano
Deux Esquisses, by Philippe Gauberttranscribed for Clarinet and Piano by C. A. Vater
Clarinet part and Piano score, PDF $9.99
Philippe Gaubert was a prominent French flutist, composer, and conductor who held a professorship at the Paris Conservatory and principal conducting positions at the Paris Opéra and the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire. We’ve created a transcription of his Deux Esquisses (Two Sketches) for B♭ clarinet, complete with piano score. These pieces were written for flute and piano but are nicely adaptable for other winds. They were originally published by Heugel & Cie, in 1915 (No.1) and 1914 (No.2), and are now in the public domain. No.1, Soir sur la Plaine (Evening on the Plain), opens intriguingly with the solo instrument playing alone, repeating a single note. This motif sets the lovely, mysteriously forlorn tone of Soir sur la Plaine, and returns multiple times later in the piece. No.2, the second sketch, is Orientale, which, as its name suggests, evokes an atmosphere seemingly strange and foreign, Eastern.
Piano Score, 10 pages; Clarinet part, 4 pages; Total, 20 pages.
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Glazunov - Elegy - Flute or Alto Flute
Elegy, Op.44, by Alexander GlazunovTranscribed for Flute or Alto Flute (and Piano) by John W. Pratt
Parts for Flute and Alto Flute, PDF $5.99
Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov (1865-1936) was a major composer in the late Russian romantic tradition. His Elegy, Op.44, was written for viola and piano in 1893. The viola melody is readily adaptable for other instruments, since it is without double stops, and has been transcribed here by John W. Pratt for either flute or alto flute. The piece is about 6 minutes long, elegiac but not lugubrious. It consists of a lovely melody in 9/8 time, enhanced by a simple but warm piano accompaniment. The NSM edition includes a flute part and an alternative alto flute part, but does not include one for piano, since a suitable score is freely available at IMSLP.org.
Flute part, 2 pages; Alto Flute part, 2 pages; Total, 8 pages.
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