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First Arabesque
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Flute Choir, Woodwind Ensemble Alto Flute, Bass Flute, Flute, Piccolo - Level 4 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1845550
Composed by Claude Debussy. Arranged by Adrian Dee. This edition: pdf. Chamber, Classical, Romantic Period, Wedding. 31 pages. Adrian Dee #1405106. Published by Adrian Dee (A0.1845550).There were a handful of piano pieces that Mom used to play when I was a kid. Debussy's “First Arabesque” is special among them for me. I heard it once when I was away from home and feeling scared and lonely and instantly recognized it as “one of those pieces that Mom plays.” It took me right back home, sitting in the living room listening to Mom play, and gave me comfort. As a young person I didn't know the name of it, but later when I grew up, I tracked it down. It has been a favorite all my life and I am pleased to be able to bring it into the flute choir repertoire.
This arrangement is for piccolo, 2 C-flutes, 2 alto flutes, bass flute, and contrabass flute. The contra part is not optional; my apologies to those of you who are yet without contra. The piano left-hand part is just so rich and full, I had to include it. Even so, there are some notes which are still way off the deep end and had to be put up an octave into the contra range. Maybe I should have included a sub-contra part!
The Flute 2 part requires low B in ms. 45—46. The metronome marking is mine so take it simply as a suggestion. I also tweaked some dynamics and made the phrase markings more appropriate for flute slur markings. The total play time is about 4:15, depending on your tempos.
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