Par VERDI GIUSEPPE. Othello (or Otello) is an opera in four acts composed by Giuseppe Verdi, premiered in February 1887. As was customary at the time, a short ballet sequence was composed for the opera, to be inserted into Act III, just prior to the entrace of Lodovico, ambassador to the Venetian Republic. When Verdi sent the original manuscript to his publisher Ricordi, he included this detailed description of the scenario: 'Looking at the splendid, colonnaded scene of the Third Act, I decided to make the music go as follows: At the very beginning, to the sound of horns, a group of Turkish slave-girls dance with reluctance and ill-humor because of the very fact they are slaves. Then, hearing the strains of the Arab Song, they grow livelier and at the end dance quite wildly... At the Invocation to Allah, they all fall to the ground... Just then a group of beautiful Greek girls appears among the columns, and four measures later another similar group; at the thirteenth measure these two groups join in a quiet, aristocratic, classical dance. The next motif is that of La Muranese, which heralds the appearance of a 'group' (!) of Venetians... Eight measures later, another group of Venetians enters and at the eighteenth measure (fortissimo) these two groups meet and dance at the front of the stage. After the fortissimo there is a passage of very light music in F-sharp, which should be danced by couples. This motif is repeated, louder, and then all the Venetians dance together. The 6/8 motif reappears, and here I should like to see another group of Venetians come forward. The War Song should be danced by men alone. At the recurrence of the first motif, all the Venetians dance again, then at the più mosso, Venetians, Turks, Greeks, and the rest all dance together... Amen.' / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / Ensemble de Flûtes

Par DVORAK ANTONIN. Antonin Dvorak?s symphonic poem Vodnik (The Water Goblin) was inspired by a poem penned by 19th century Czech poet Karel Jaromir Erben and consists of seven themes, representing characters in the poem. This flute choir arrangement by Linda Kirkpatrick includes four of the themes, opening with the theme of the title character, the water goblin, and closing with the theme representing the misery of the underworld. / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / Ensemble de Flûtes

Par RACHMANINOV SERGEI / HINZE GUDRUN (Arr.). Gudrun Hinze has masterfully arranged these Selections from Sergei Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Flute Quintet. The Rhapsody, originally composed for solo piano and orchestra was written during the summer of 1934 and was premiered by the Philadephia Orchestra, under the direction of Leopold Stokowski and with Rachmaninoff at the piano, on November 7 of that year. Included in this arrangement are the following variations: Introduction and Variation I, Tema, Variation II, Variation III, Variation VI, Variation VII, Variation IX, Variation X, Variation XI, Variation XIX, Variation XX, and Finale. / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / 5 Flûte Traversières

Par . Seeking to bridge the educational divide between modern flute and baroque flute performance opportunities, Traverso Colore was founded in early 2005 as an outgrowth of the baroque flute class at Florida State University. They are a baroque flute ensemble that promotes baroque music on period instruments and creates more opportunities for flutists to perform original and arranged works from this historical era. All the arrangements in the Traverso Colore series, created by Karen McLaughlin Large and Tammara K. Phillips, can be played on baroque flutes as well as modern flutes. Volume 6 includes: Stella coeli extirpavit (Anonymous), Si el Amor se quedare dormido (Juan de Araujo), Tota pulchra (Anonymous), Pastoreta Ychepe Flauta (Anonymous), Sonata Chiquitana XVIII (Anonymous), Aqui ta naqui: Ut reque and Chapie, Iyai Jesu Christo: Venu, sponsa, dulcis amor (Anonymous), and Sonata IX (Ignazio Balbi). / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / Ensemble de Flûtes

Music Medals Flute Ensemble Pieces are five volumes of enjoyable and accessible repertoire for the developing ensemble progressively graded Copper Bronze Silver Gold and Platinum. They contain original pieces and imaginative arrangements for duets trios and quartets.

Par MOLNAR-SUHAJDA ALEXANDRA. 'The Wild Hunt' by Alexandra Molnar-Suhajda for Low Flute Choir. Because of such a unique scoring for low flute ensemble, there are some additional transposed parts included for substitute instruments to be used as needed. / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / Ensemble de Flûtes Basses

Par JOPLIN SCOTT. The Ragtime Dance by Scott Joplin originated as a short ragtime folk ballet, accompanied by narration and choreography. It was first performed in 1899, but because of hesitation concerning the marketability of such a work, it was not published until 1902. As was feared, it was a commercial failure, however this led to a later 1906 publication in a solo piano arrangement. It is this piano solo version which has been arranged here for flute choir by Shaul Ben-Meir. / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / Ensemble de Flûtes

Par TCHAIKOVSKY PYOTR ILYICH. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed the incidental music for Aleksandr Ostrovsky's musical drama, The Snow Maiden, in 1873. This movement, the Melodrama takes place in Act II, intimately scored only for strings. This music was used again as the Entr'acte to Act III of Tchaikovsky's incidental music for Hamlet, Opus 67a. / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / Ensemble de Flûtes

Par MAGALIF EUGENE. Ave Maria for Flute Choir by Eugene Magalif. From the composer: 'The creation of a new Ave Maria requires a certain amount of courage from composers. There are many versions of Ave Maria in the world and it is very risky to compete with Schubert, Bach or Caccini (Vavilov). I did not begin to compose another aria, but composed a polyphonic version, in which the intertwining voices, harmony, unusual rhythm changes and a wide palette of shades play the main role. My Ave Maria turned out to be very unusual, but if you follow my instructions of tempo, dynamic shades, perform it very gently and without forcing the sound, then the piece will show its beauty.' / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / Ensemble de Flûtes

Par GERMAN EDWARD. Three Dances from Henry VIII for Flute Choir, by Edward German, arranged for flute choir by Paige Dashner Long. Edward German composed Three Dances from Henry VIII as incidental music to be performed during Henry Irving?s version of Henry VIII at the Lyceum Theater in London. These are very British and great fun! Each dance can stand on its own or the three dances can be performed together. German incorporates three different types of olde English dances: Morris Dance; Shepherds? Dance; Torch Dance. / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / Ensemble de Flûtes

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Cosi Fan Tutte, K. 588, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the overture arranged here for Flute Choir by Shaul Ben-Meir. Mozart composed Cosi Fan Tutte in 1789, an opera buffa in two acts, premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria, on January 26, 1790. The title, Cosi fan tutte, literally means 'So do they all', but is usually translated into English as 'Women are like that.' / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / Ensemble de Flûtes

Par NISHIMURA JUDY. Flights of Passage by Judy Nishimura for Flute Choir. From the composer: 'In all of our lives there are rites of passage that mark milestones of achievement or herald stages of emotional maturity. In this composition, these ?rites of passage? are celebrated as ?Flights of Passage,? soaring and happy melodies with the occasional minor-key episode thrown in, as in life.' In four movements: First Birth, First Steps, First Love, and First Flight. / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / Ensemble de Flûtes

Sophie Dufeutrelle's Temps Variable (Unsettled Weather) for Flute Choir or other wind instruments.

Par LEMMENS JACQUES-NICOLAS. Fanfare by Belgian composer Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens, arranged for Flute Choir by Matt Johnston. Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823?1881) is a composer unfamiliar to most, unless you happen to be either an organist, or a Belgian (or a Belgian organist!). At the age of 26, he was appointed organ teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels with two of his most accomplished students being Alexandre Guilmant and Charles-Marie Widor. In 1879 he founded a school for church music in Mechelen, Belgium, which would later bear his name upon moving to Leuven in 1968. The Lemmensinstituut has since broadened its curriculum beyond church music and is a prominent, award-winning music conservatory. This Fanfare of Lemmens is an organ piece popular to play as a postlude or as a wedding recessional. / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / Ensemble de Flûtes