Brahms | Symphony No. 4 | Flute Family Ex. 2

Extreme OrchestrationBrahms

May 16

Written By Don Freund and David Cutler

Extreme Orchestration | Flute Family, Ex. 2 | Supplemental Materials

Brahms: Symphony No. 4, iv, mm. 89-105

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Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 5, ii, m. 8

Extreme Orchestration: Tchaikovsky's quintessential cantabile horn solo, showcases masterful variations in color, dynamics, and articulation, all within an ideal upper register.

Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 4 | Flute family Ex. 7

The example showcases the piccolo's extraordinary brightness and lightness in a very high range.

Saint-Saëns | Carnival of the Animals | Flute Family Ex. 6

One of three examples demonstrating the flute's remarkable agility, fluidity, and sparkling brilliance, all while playing soft and delicate. No. 10, Volière (Aviary), mm. 6-15 (rehearsal 1)

Rimsky-Korsakov | Russian Easter Overture | Flute Family Ex. 5

One of three examples demonstrating the flute's remarkable agility, fluidity, and sparkling brilliance, all while playing soft and delicate (rehearsal C).

Rossini | William Tell Overture | Flute Family Ex. 4

One of three examples demonstrating the flute's remarkable agility, fluidity, and sparkling brilliance, all while playing soft and delicate, mm. 209-212 (rehearsal letter G).

Debussy | Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune | Flute Family Ex. 3

The excerpt features a flute solo that highlights the instrument's rich tone in its lower register, supported by a delicate accompaniment which gradually increases in complexity and depth as the flute melodic line rises in pitch, from mm. 21-30 (rehearsal 2)

Brahms | Symphony No. 4 | Flute Family Ex. 2

This example showcases the flute's expressive and lyrical qualities across its entire range. From the 4th movement, mm. 89-105

Beethoven | Symphony No. 3 | Flute Family Ex. 1

This passage, written in the flute's optimal tessitura above the staff, allows the instrument to shine with its singing tone, crisp articulation, brilliant passagework, and full dynamic range, easily projecting over the orchestra. From the 4th movement, mm. 170-200

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Don Freund and David Cutler