Flautando

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Flautando
(2004) is the first in our series of new chamber concertos written for each instrument of the Pierrot Ensemble plus percussion. The piece is intended for professional and conservatory ensembles. This new series of pieces to which

Flautando
belongs is being created by the contemporary ensemble
Grup XXI of Barcelona. If you wish to be informed of our future chamber concerto publications from this series, let us know and we will send you a note as they are released.


Flautando,
scored for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion is a one movement concertino for flute and chamber ensemble. The work starts with an introduction by the ensemble where the different instruments take turns in an alternating series of contrasting patterns. The permutated repetition of these patterns leads to the first bold statement of the flute. This virtuosic and highly ornamented statement is accompanied by rhythmically punctuated chords in the piano, percussion, and strings as well as by a more sustained and imitative line in the clarinet. This first statement by the flute is followed by a quasi return to the opening fragmentary statements in the ensemble. The opening five minutes of the piece described above serve as a prelude to the two other thirds of the piece which are structured as a theme and variations. After the flute introduces the theme, the ensemble takes turns with the soloist in articulating twenty-two variations to the theme. The music is pulsating and rhythmic throughout the entire piece.