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Listen to a Sample - Rose Cottage
Composer: Catherine McMichael
Four Gaelic pieces in traditional style: rowdy, raw, rambunctious when fast,
achingly personal when slow. Movements are entitled Rose Cottage, The
Doubtful Wife, Lake Solace, and Describe a Circle, a jig. Scored for 4 flutes,
this is also ideal for flute choir. This music is meant to be enjoyed like country
cooking - with gusto!
FP-86 Ros Bothan
Instrumentation
Flute 1/Piccolo
Flute 2
Flute 3 (or optional Alto Flute)
Flute 4 (or optional Bass Flute)
Duration: 12:30
Difficulty: III+
Posted by Rob Lubbers, Dobson High School in Mesa, AZ on 10th Jan 2012
This is a beautiful work for four flute parts. We're doing it as a flute choir, and it's working out really well. The students are enjoying the melodies and the independence of each of their parts...all parts are written in extreme ranges, and all parts play the melody -- often! In comparison to concert band music, I would grade this more at a IV, but it is definitely in the realm for good high school flute players. I strongly recommend this piece!