Maurice River Press / cf / 494-03139
Flute Sonata
$30.00
Paul Somers
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A 70th birthday present for his wife, Somers' Flute Sonata is a three-movement work in A-B-A fashion. The second movement, originally scored for bass flute, was recast for C flute to retain cohesion of the Sonata as a whole. (The middle movement has also been extracted as a solo for bass flute and piano, Dark Lake - 494-03140.) The finale ("allegro energetico") is a dynamic and punchy romp to a satisfying conclusion.
"My intention was not to produce a virtuosic blockbuster, but an affectionate and graceful work requiring well-honed musicality as well as a fine technique. It is a piece a teacher can use for an excellent student a step below taking on the Poulenc or Prokofiev sonatas."-Paul Somers
Voicing/Instrument: Piano
