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Prélude, fugue et variation Op.18 for Flute Ensemble
Andantino-Allegretto ma non troppo-Andantino
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Prélude, fugue et variation Op.18 for Flute Ensemble
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You are purchasing high quality sheet music PDF files suitable for printing or viewing on digital devices.Prelude, Fugue and Variation, Op. 18, which was dedicated to Camille Saint-Saëns. Franck’s dedications do not imply portraits, but the balance and clarity of the Prelude, Fugue, and Variation do suggest the classical orientation of Saint-Saëns. The flowing B-minor Prelude has a gentle melancholy, opening almost like Bach’s “Liebster Jesu” prelude with three repetitions of an asymmetrical five-bar phrase. The Fugue has its own little prelude and clean textures, the polyphony by no means hard to follow. Rounding the three-part work is the Variation, basically a repeat of the Prelude with a more active accompaniment, fading to the light of B major. This is an arrangement for flute ensemble (nine players, from piccolo to the contrabass flute) based on the original score for harmonium and piano and brings a wonderful supplement to the growing repertoire for flute ensembles.