Various :: French Pieces

French Pieces

Various

Parlez-vous Français? This collection of popular compositions for flute illustrates French musical styles at the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century. Written information about the composers and French musical styles is included as well as keyboard accompaniments. The pieces include popular and enjoyable pieces by Debussy, Satie, Fauré, Boisdeffre, Saint-Saëns. On the CD, a native French speaker introduces all of the works in the book, helping you learn correct pronunciation of the composers’ names and performance markings. Play along with the piano accompaniment tracks for all pieces in the book. Accompaniment tracks reflect nuances in tempo, phrasing and articulation used by professional performers. All works are set at a performance tempo and can be used in the practice, studio or recital setting.

Contents

• Orientale, op. 31, No. 2 — de Boisdeffre, R
• Romance, op. 37 — Saint-Saens, C
• Sicilienne from Pelleas et Melisande — Faure, G
• Le peit berger from 'Children's Corner' — Debussy, C
• La fille aux cheveux de lin (Preludes I) — Debussy, C
• Pavane — Faure, G
• Gymnopedie — Satie, E
• Le Cygn (Le Carnaval des Animaux) [The Swan [Carnival of the Animals] — Saint-Saens, C
• Clair de lune from 'Suite Bergamasque' — Debussy, C
• Reverie — Pessard, E