Reynaldo Hahn

Variations Sur Un Thème De Mozart is a piece composed by Reynaldo Hahn and dedicated to Philippe Gaubert. Composed after a tune by Mozart and scored for the Flute this piece features a main theme and a total of seven variations which follow one another. The Flute score features many trills especially in the Variation 2 some fast rhythms and up to 6 flats on the key for the Variation 4. It would require a good mastery of techniques for these challenging parts. Reynaldo Hahn was a naturalised French composer conductor theatre director and singer. Best known as a composer of songs he also wrote many piecesand melodies for different instruments.

Having been considered as a 'fashionable' and 'cliché' composer of his day Hahn was best known for his contributions to the French Mélodie. Nocturne for Flute and Piano however represents the engaging diversity of the composer's music. Venezuelan born Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947) entered the Paris Conservatoire at 10 years old. He received a high standard of musical education from Decombes Lavignac Dubois and Massenet before becoming a prolific and versatile composer himself writing works for all genres. For Hahn music was a magical art and his instrumental compositions often containexpressions of his otherwise hidden emotions and moods. Suitable for intermediate standard flautists Hahn's Nocturne provides a pleasant and evocative piece incorporating a range of expressions rhythms and other musical features.