Sonatina for Flute

For solo Flute.Composer's Programme Note'March Sonatina is the third in a series of short sonatina-like pieces for soloinstruments and it was commissioned by the 25th Presteigne Festival of Musicand the Arts with funds provided by the Colwinston Charitable Trust and it isdedicated to this most loveable of Festivals. The first performance was given byKathryn Thomas on Tuesday 28th August 2007 at St Mary’s Church Kinnerton.It contrasts a slow opening with a quicker central section and employs a fewspecial flute effects though not to any great extent. In the middle of the piece alyrical phrase from Ravel’sminiature Prelude for piano suddenly pops up andis then varied. It was a surprise to me to find that a high F sharp on which thesonatina ends seemed absolutely the right note on which to finish. Theatmosphere of the opening section seems to me to relate closely to a number ofrecent pieces inspired by rainforests.'

Mathias' Sonatina, originally composed in 1953 but revised in 1986, is a slighter yet more approachable work. A considerable amount of straight repetition renders the music easily assimilable. For instance, both main themes in the opening sonata movement are repeated during the exposition; similarly a large stretch of the development consists simply of a transposed version of a previous passage. Only in the third and final movement does the structure become more complex, with the combination of variants of the main themes of the first movement. But such subtleties pale into insignificance when compared with the rhythmic ebullience and good humour of the outer movements, and the suave, urbane lyricism of the central Andante. If the listener is entertained agreeably, the Sonatina has done its job well. © Trevor Bray

Instrument: Flute et pianoGenre: 20th Century MusicLangue: Hungarian, GermanPages: 26 pp

Instrument: Flute et pianoGenre: 20th Century MusicPages: 28 ppDate du parution: Mai 1971

A proven source of graded duets for both the student and teacher of brass and woodwind instruments. Each volume contains works from the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods, folk songs and traditional tunes, and a selection of original compositions by Keith Snell in a variety of styles. A useful source of repertoire. Contains: Andante (Fesch) * Evening Song (Snell) * The Filial Crow (Traditional) * Fughetta (Pachelbel) * Intrada (Haussman) * Little Minuet (Mozart) * Little Song (Beethoven) * Little Song (Mozart) * Lullaby (Snell) * March (Gurlitt) * March (Snell) * Minuet (Snell) * Rigaudon (Handel) * Sonatina in D (Andre) * Sonatina (Schmitt) * Ten Easy Duets For Flute (Snell) * Toccata (Snell).

This piece was originally written for Violin and Piano and if the 'New World' Symphony and the 'American' String Quartet are the best-known products of Anton n Dvorak's years in the United States the little Sonatina in G major(sometimes called the 'Indian Lament' Sonatina) may well be the most obscure; yet it is a charming work that deserves better than its relegation to the learning books of young violinists. The Sonatina is in four movements:Allegro risoluto Larghetto Scherzo (molto vivace) and Allegro. The first movement's principal tune has a firm rhythmic spine its second tune a gentle plaintiveness; there is just a hint of Americanfolk music in the movement.The following Larghetto earned the Sonatina its nickname. The succession of its three melodies - one in G minor one in B flat major and one in G major - has to it the same wistfulness and thesame sudden brightening and then softening of mood that we hear in the famous slow movement of the 'New World' Symphony.The Scherzo takes the very first gesture of the Allegro risoluto as its starting-point. The finale isa substantial sonata-allegro movement with three wonderful themes: the opening syncopated idea in G major a subsidiary thought in E minor very dancelike and built around a repeating marcato cell and finally a rich tranquillomelody that closes the exposition. This adaptation for Flute and Piano by James Galway conveys all the spirit of the original.

James Rae's Sonatina For Flute & Piano is a challenging piece that will surely reward the advanced level Flautist who can master this elegant song. This work is included in the 2018-2021 ABRSM Flute syllabus (Grade 8).

Guitar Part-Performed by Christian Reichert guitar Accompaniment: Katarzyna Bury flute Two seminal pieces for guitar and flute duet. Castelnuovo-Tedesco's 20th-century masterpiece of the genre his Sonatina is a brilliant piece cast in three movements (I. Allegretto grazioso; II. Tempo di Siciliana; III. Scherzo-Rondo/Allegretto con spirito). Giuliani's Serenata is a perfect distillation of this 19th-century master's distillation of Italian and Viennese Early Romantic style. This deluxe 2CD set includes a slow-tempo practice version of each of these classics to help you get up to speed. Includes an authoritative newly engraved solo part printed on high-quality ivory paper; a digitalstereo compact disc featuring a complete performance of the concerto with guitar and flute and a second performance minus you the guitar soloist; and a second compact disc containing a full-speed version of the complete version as well as a special -20% slow-tempo version of the accompaniment for practice purposes. Each piece is indexed for your practice and performance convenience.

Welsh-born William Mathias was an optimistic composer whose music is infused with charisma energy and a distinctive Welsh flavour. He was exceptionally versatile skilled in his ability to write for any medium and genre. This wonderful Sonatina written in 1956 is for Flute with Piano accompaniment.

Husa's Sonatina was originally composed in 1945 for Violin and Piano while the composer was a student at the Conservatory of Music in Prague. This transcription for Flute and Piano was created at the request of flutist LeonaBuyse who gave its premiere on July 4 2002.