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Reich describes the piece as being in the form of a chaconne, variations on a repeated short harmonic progression.The piece has three variations of a complete cycle of harmonic progressions (C minor to C flat, and then gradually back through several keys to C minor), moving one note of a chord at a time, a process of suspension.
Flute Force is a New York City-based flute quartet formed in 1981. [1] [2] Since 2016, the ensemble has consisted of Sheryl Henze, Kathleen Nester, Rie Schmidt and Wendy Stern. [3] [4] Flute Force has been recognized by critics for its unique composition, wide-ranging programs and recordings, and virtuosic performances of classical and ...
The Ten National Airs with Variations for Flute and Piano, Op. 107, were composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1818 and 1819. [1] Beethoven wrote this piece based on folk-derived melodies. [ 1 ] This is one of several sets of pieces that Beethoven wrote that are folk-derived.
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Stravinsky in 1921. The Octet for wind instruments is a chamber music composition by Igor Stravinsky, completed in 1923.. Stravinsky’s Octet is scored for an unusual combination of woodwind and brass instruments: flute, clarinet in B ♭ and A, two bassoons, trumpet in C, trumpet in A, tenor trombone, and bass trombone.
Music for Flute, Strings, and Percussion is a piece written by Sofia Gubaidulina in 1994 dedicated to Pierre-Yves Artaud. The instruments are divided into two sections, one of which is tuned a quarter-tone lower than the other. [1] Gubaidulina (2001) describes, "in this way the potential of treating both halves as 'light' and 'shadow' emerges."
Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...
The Sonate pour flûte et piano (Flute Sonata), FP 164, by Francis Poulenc, is a three-movement work for flute and piano, written in 1957. The sonata was commissioned by the American Library of Congress and is dedicated to the memory of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge , an American patron of chamber music.