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 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 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 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

Par COHEN JONATHAN. Grow As A River for Flute Choir, by Jonathan Cohen. Composed for DCFlutes in celebration of their 10th Anniversary. This piece describes the life of a river from inception to maturity. It begins with tenuous drops from melting ice, slowly forming into a brook that playfully dances around rocks and over bumps until it becomes a majestic and peaceful flow. The idyll is shattered by a raging waterfall, the erratic motion and anarchy and terror are gradually replaced by the exhilaration and then peace of motion and arrival. Finally, there is proud celebration in the power and accomplishment and future of the fully mature river. / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / Ensemble de Flûtes

Score + Parties. Par DJAWADI RAMIN / PHILIPS EMMA (Arr.). Le thème sombre et dramatique de la populaire série HBO Game of Thrones est une des musiques les plus puissantes et reconnaissables écrites pour la télévision ou le cinéma ces dernières années. Retravaillée dans un arrangement vigoureux pour quatuor de flûtes, cette pièce aura sûrement un grand succès auprès de vos musiciens. / Niveau : Élémentaire-Moyen / Répertoire / 4 Flûtes Traversières

La Musique d'Ensemble... ou La meilleure façon de communiquer avec et par son instrument Le vif intérêt porté à la musique d'ensemble ne se dément pas au fil du temps car sa pratique permet d'apprendre avec les autres, par les autres, dans un temps de plaisir partagé au service de la musique. La Musique d'ensemble participe au développement de qualités humaines. Elle construit la force d'un groupe dont les participants deviennent des 'compagnons d'art' et met en jeu: - la motivation, aiguisée par la naissance d'affinités qui évoluent en réelles amitiés, - la tolérance et le respect des vitesses d'apprentissage et de compréhension de chacun, - l'entraide, la socialisation et l'adaptation, - la responsabilité et la recherche de la confiance des partenaires: c'est un honneur d'assurer sa partie au mieux, afin de ne pas compromettre le tout, - le vécu d'expériences communes enrichissantes et variées à plusieurs: répétitions puis restitution devant un public par le biais des concerts, des spectacles. La Musique d'ensemble développe des qualités sensorielles et artistiques: - l'écoute attentive conduit à prendre du recul avec ce que l'on joue pour mieux s'entendre parmi les autres - et avec les autres. Une écoute 'pointilleuse' entraîne de réels et appréciables progrès instrumentaux: jouer en place: effort structurant au niveau de la précision (par exemple pulsation intérieure commune dans un tempo stable ou un rubato...), jouer plus juste: effort de correction dans lequel chacun doit faire une partie du chemin vers l'autre, ressentir les mêmes intentions musicales de style, de phrasé, de timbre, de qualité du son - soit se fondre pour accompagner, soit au contraire, s'opposer et se détacher. - En plus de ce travail complet de l'oreille, les yeux ne sont pas en reste. En effet, le regard doit circuler entre les musiciens et / ou le chef d'orchestre - 'l'oeil écoute', lui aussi. L'indépendance et les coordinations du schéma corporel se trouvent donc très sollicitées et améliorées puisque le geste musical nécessite le souffle, la langue, la bouche, l'oreille, le buste, les jambes, les pieds... et bien sûr, l'esprit et le coeur. L'ensemble de ce travail permet d'acquérir des réflexes d'adaptabilité aux autres, de communication et de communion avec les autres, au-delà même d'un objectif musical. Les raisons du choix de ce répertoire Toutes ces pièces sont en correspondance étroite avec l'enchaînement des acquisitions se trouvant dans le Volume 2 (réf.: VV 076) de la méthode La Flûte traversière. C'est un complément de répertoire à suivre en parallèle de la méthode, tout comme le sont les deux volumes de Tout en Do, se référant au Volume 1. / Divers / 3 x 24 pages / niveau : 2 / Partition

Par DEBUSSY CLAUDE / HINZE GUDRUN (Arr.). Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque by Claude Debussy, arranged for Three Piccolos and Two Flutes by Gudrun Hinze. Clair de Lune is the third movement of Debussy's Suite Bergamasque, originally composed for piano. The title means 'moonlight' in French and is taken from the poem by Paul Verlaine, 'Clair de lune.' / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / 5 Flûte Traversières

Ensemble De Flutes [Piccolo, 2Xut, 2Xalto, Basse]. Par GOUVY THEODORE. Ensemble De Flûtes [Piccolo, 2Xut, 2Xalto, Basse] / Niveau : Fin 2ème Cycle / Répertoire / Ensemble de Flûtes Traversières

Par AMLIN MARTIN. Martin Amlin's new tour de force is a quintet composed for Leone Buyse. It is a study in textures and canonic gestures scored for 5 C Flutes, each doubling Piccolo. As with his rhythmic writing, Amlin's movement titles are engagingly cryptic yet meaningful: I. Apparatus, II. Miremi, III. Spiral Canon. Ideal for advanced and professional flutists, the work's intricacies create an exhilarating ten minutes. Martin Amlin's new tour de force is a quintet composed for Leone Buyse. It is a study in textures and canonic gestures scored for 5 C Flutes, each doubling Piccolo. As with his rhythmic writing, Amlin's movement titles are engagingly cryptic yet meaningful: I. Apparatus, II. Miremi, III. Spiral Canon. Ideal for advanced and professional flutists, the work's intricacies create an exhilarating ten minutes./ Répertoire / 5 Flûtes Traversières

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 LUTZ GREG. Turtle and Rabbit by Greg Lutz for Flute Choir and Narrator. A new take on a familiar story! In regards to the Percussion parts, there are a few ways which they can be performed. Optimally, with a large enough flute choir, one player from each of the involved parts (Piccolo, Flute 2, 3, and 4) would be able to play the parts at the times indicated in their parts. Additionally, a separate percussion part is included and can be played by a single player. Or lastly, they can be considered optional and omitted entirely (of course, not optimal). / Date parution : 2022-11-29/ Répertoire / Ensemble de Flûtes