The Nightingale

"The Nightingale" is in Barcarolle tempo and in ternary form. Written In Concert G minor, I wanted the gentle tempo in the outer sections to have a medieval minor tone, to work with the contrasting major section in the middle. I very much wanted the flutes and Cello to share not only melodies, but have interesting weaving parts and counter-melodies to keep the piece lilting, so the parts are pretty equally divided. It is romantic in nature, but uses modes and has a few interesting harmonies. It is placed at intermediate level, about associated board grade 5/6 - dotted quaver semiquaver is the most complicated rhythm). On the youtube link there is the full score for you to assess suitability. It would be very suitable for concerts, contests, recitals, weddings as well as an incidental piece. The full score is 9 pages, Flutes/cello 3 pages and piano 7. Nearly 5 minutes in length.