Sevilla from Suite Española for Flute Quartet
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Lovely music such as this deserves a really good arrangement and this certainly ticks that box. Intelligent writing for all the different flutes harnesses their colour and ensures that the integrity of the original remains intact. A pleasure to play, wonderful to listen to and a piece that will take endless repetition over the years, this is a great investment purchase!
From the Publisher
Isaac Albéniz’s Suite española, Op. 47, is a suite for solo piano. It is mainly composed of works written in 1886 which were grouped together in 1887, in honour of the Queen of Spain. Like many of Albeniz’s works for the piano, these pieces depict different regions and musical styles in Spain.
The work originally consisted of four pieces: Granada, Cataluña, Sevilla and Cuba. Cádiz, Asturias, Aragón and Castilla were added in 1912, after the composer's death.
Sevillanas are a type of folk music and dance of Seville and its region. They were derived from the Seguidilla, an old Castilian folk music and dance genre. In the nineteenth century they were influenced by Flamenco. They have a relatively limited musical pattern but are rich in lyrics based on country life.
Sevilla was premiered by Albeniz himself on 24 January 1885. Since it has been transcribed for classical guitar it has become one of the most important works of the classical guitar repertoire.
Performance duration (approx): 5'00
Item Details
Instrumentation
- Part 1: Flute doubling on Piccolo
- Part 2: Flute
- Part 3: Alto Flute
- Part 4: Bass Flute
Publisher: Edition Svitzer
Our Stock Code: 1645057
Media Type: Paperback (8 pages [score])
