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Baroque Variations for Flute and Band
Marin Marais (setting by Fred J Allen)
General Info
Year: 2014
Duration: c. 4:45
Difficulty: II+ (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: TRN Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo Flute
Bb Trumpet Solo (optional)
Eb Alto Saxophone Solo (optional)
Marimba Solo (optional)
Flute I-II
Alto Flute in G (optional)
Bass Flute in C (optional)
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo (optional)
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone
Bass Trombone (opt. Trombone II)
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Triangle
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Parisian composer Mann Marais gained his greatest notoriety from his performance on and composing for the viola da gamba, a forerunner of the modern cello. He composed a set of variations for solo gamba using an old melody Les Folies d’Espagne, then famously transcribed it for flute. Les Folies d’Espagne is one of the oldest remembered European musical themes. Over the course of three centuries, this melody has been used by more than 150 composers, namely Lully, Scarlatti, and Vivaldi. This setting for solo flute uses the main theme followed by six variations. As they all fit the same chord progression, a soloist may substitute variations where suitable.
-Program Note by the Indian Springs Middle School Wind Ensemble
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Indian Springs Middle School (Keller, Tx.) Band (Jennifer Alcocer, conductor; Tara Richter, flute) – 18 December 2014 (2014 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Baroque Variations for Flute and Band (setting Allen) (2014)