The Nightingale

"The Nightingale" Flute duet and Piano is in Barcarolle tempo and in ternary form. Written in 6/8 time in concert G minor, I wanted the lilting tempo in the outer sections to have a medieval minor tone, to work with the contrasting major section in the middle. I very much wanted it to be a flute duet, rather than a more challenging flute 1 and easier flute 2, so the parts are pretty equally divided. It is romantic in nature, but uses modes and has a few interesting harmonies. It is placed at early early intermediate level, about associated board grade 4/5- dotted quaver semiquaver is the most complicated rhythm),and would be very suitable for concerts, contests, recitals, weddings as well as an incidental piece. There are 2 flute pages per part and the piano part has 6 pages- 5 minutes in length ( Flute and Clarinet duet, Clarinet duet, alto sax duet and violin duet are also available)