Nocturne No. 2 for Flute and Piano

"Nocturne No. 2 for Flute and Piano", from American composer P. F. Strohm, is a tonal work in A Major, with a range of E4 to B6. The work has a slow pulse with a fluid melodic lines and an impressionistic harmonic sound. The flute moves freely both melodically and harmonically. As with the composer's Nocturne No. 1, mid-level players will benefit from the need fo sensivitive interaction with their accompanist, as well as from the subodividing required to place rhythmic figures accurately at slow tempos. The piece has a short, unaccompanied cadenza-like section before the recapitulation that covers the entire range of the piece, and shows flexibility. Level of difficulty is Medium. Performance time is 5:25. Member, ASCAP.