
Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano This type of harp has become the standard in orchestral and solo classical music over time.Ħ. The allegro follows a modified sonata form and gives some time for the solo harp in order to really show off the manufacturer Érard’s pedal-harps capabilities. The introductory section is quite short, consisting of only 26 measures of music, but nevertheless, the main theme heard here is very lyrical and catchy. Maurice Ravel’s two-part composition for a quite unusual combination of instruments was commissioned by the harp manufacturer Érard in 1905. Maurice Ravel: Introduction et allegro pour harpe, flûte, clarinette et quatuor à cordes (Introduction and allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet) The three movements are Allegro maestoso, Adagio ma Non Troppo and Tempo di minuetto.ĥ.

It is no wonder that Mozart has been called one of the most creative and ingenious composers of all time since he was only 22 years old by the time he had finished this concerto, one of the first widespread masterpieces of classical flute music. Representing the traditional musical style of the classical period, Mozart’s first flute concerto was commissioned by the Dutch flutist Ferdinand De Jean.

music that is not primarily musical or very soloistic, which is a bit funny because the piece is thought of as an essential part of any flutist repertoire nowadays.Ĥ. The piece represents the genre of incidental music, i.e. Bach’s son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s Sonata in A minor was completed in 1847. The first significant and the largely performed piece for the solo flute to be composed after J. Although his music had some properties that made him stand out from the rest of the composers of his era, still, the rules and traditions taught by his father were never abandoned.

The most famous of the children of Johann Sebastian Bach’s, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach lived between the Baroque and the early classical periods. These 12 Fantasias for solo flute are unique among other pieces of classical flute music in the sense that they include movements that would normally seem impossible for a solo flute, like fugues and passacaglias. Georg Philipp Telemann is one of the most renowned composers of the baroque period, but his style of composition is still notably different from Bach’s faithfulness to strict and precise contrapuntal guidelines.
