Flute & Piano (P-R)

Evarist de Roye's Three Movements for flute and piano join a group of concert miniatures in threes that many are familiar with - that of the Schumann Romances, Godard Suite, and Foss American Pieces. De Roye's delightful Three Movements, like the Schumann, are simple on first glance - but the melodies and swirls of notes within are so carefully composed that the appeal and level of music quickly becomes evident.

Metropolis Music presents Evarist de Roye's Three Movements as part of the Belgian Repertoire Series. This new repertoire series (ranging from solo repertoire to chamber works) draws from the best of the old Metropolis catalogue. Notably, this repertoire series includes a large number of compositions written as required works for conservatories throughout Europe. Though most musicians are more familiar with the concours titles from the Conservatoire de Paris, these works written for the Belgian schools are as complex - and as musically intriguing - as their Parisian counterparts and range from simple sight-reading solo works to rich, multi-layered quintets and concertos.

The bewitching timbre magic of the last Debussy makes this sonata a highly engaging masterpiece.

The transcription from violin to flute slips away without fractures in an ideal continuity that guides us from the Prelude to Syrinx. An essential enrichment in chamber literature for flute and piano.

Emeraude et Rubis for 2 flutes by composer Edith Lejet. 

A beautiful and creative arrangement of the wedding favorite Pachelbel's Canon in D for flute with piano accompaniment. Intermediate in difficulty.

Pachelbel Canon

Pachelbel, J

Canon

Niccolo Paganini's 'Caprice No. 24' is a set of variations based upon the version of Franz Liszt and transcribed for flute and piano by Lambros Demetrios Callimahos. It is in the key of A minor and is classified as easy by Schott editions.

Two Sentimental Rags

Paget, D

2 Sentimental Rags, Wisteria and Victoria.

Double Espresso! was written as a gift to flutist Christina Jennings in 2017. It is a 2-minute encore piece flung forward at break-neck speed. True to the work’s title, the flutist zips through a multitude of unwinding ribbons in a frenzied, caffeinated state while the piano sizzles and crackles underneath. For advanced performers. Dur.: 2’

Carter Pan’s Giantess was commissioned by the Flute New Music Consortium for simultaneous ‘copremieres’ by many consortium members in early March 2018. The composer has written, ‘The flute presents a far-reaching melody that seemingly never ends and explores the entire range of the instrument at all times. It is this quality of the melodic line that inspired the title of the work… the image of a larger-than-life gigantic performer who has the ability to make the flute expand in range, timbre, and volume, breaking the bounds well beyond its humble size.’ The phantasmagoric 9-minute work is cast in one rhapsodic movement.

Desire Paque presents Un chant de flute pour Orphee for flute and piano.

The Chant, though deceptively simple in structure, is a lush soliloquy that allows the flutist to luxuriate in their sound and in clear, quasi-Impressionist melody. Originally written for flute and string orchestra, this reduction by the composer expertly matches the piano's tone to the flute's.

Duration: 6'55.

Claude Pascal presents the Concerto for Flute and String Orchestra in a reduction for flute and piano.

The three-movement Concerto, full of fresh neo-classical writing, is a dynamic, idiomatic showpiece for flute that has sadly disappeared from current repertoire. The delicate first movement, full of almost Ponchielli-like writing, entertains and engages with ultra-precise melodies and the flute floating over the piano in a quasi-pastorale. The second movement, opening with a touch of jazz in the piano introduction, plays with the flute's longer melodic tendencies - though still quite delicately. The final movement, more lushly neo-classical, pairs the classic Reinecke moto-perpetuo showstopper feel with more playful ballet-type music, lyrical and enchanting - true ballet music in all but name.

Duration: 13'10. For the advanced player.

Six Pieces Variees

Pascal, C

Six Pieces Variess for flute and piano by Claude Pascal

Hal Leonard presents 'A Million Dreams' for solo flute and piano from the major motion picture 'The Greatest Showman'.

This entertaining solo for flute and piano is perfect for the intermediate flutists who want to expand their pop music collection!

Eduardo Luis Patriarca presents this collection of five small pieces for flute and piano that explore contemporary techniques in clever, intriguing ways. The rich, neo-romantic piano accompaniment provides a solid base against which to create rich harmonics, pitch bends, singing while playing, multiphonics, air sounds, and percussive mouth effects. For players learning extended techniques.

Includes two hymns for C instrument and piano: O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go (St. Margaret) and Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us (Bradbury).

St. Margaret is a flowing, reflective work based on stanzas one, three, and four of the hymn. In stanzas three and four, strains from Amazing Grace are used to show the steadfastness of God's grace and love. Bradbury is gentle, flowing, and straightforward, building in intensity until the end, where it becomes reflective of the words, Thou hast loved us, love us still. Reproducible parts included.

An accessible piece for an intermediate player from American composer Peter J Pecora, Jr. 'A Day in the City' is intended to bring to mind someone visiting a big city for the very first time; the jagged melody and hectic harmony of the opening section reflect the visitor's overwhelmed state of mind. This gives way to a Blues section, perhaps portraying the visitor as homesick, while the closing section echoes the opening, but indicates a change of heart: the visitor likes the city!

Duration: 3'00. For intermediate players.