I bought this dilapidated score book from a second-hand bookstore in
Brisbane when I was participating in the beta testing for MOZART 6.
The book has lost its cover, so I don't know the title. It's published by
G. Schirmer in 1961 and has a foreword by Louis Moyse, who is probably the
editor/arranger. It is a collection of 21 pieces for flute and piano,
either composed originally for these instruments or arranged for them.
The composers range from the 17th to the 19th century.

Leonardo Vinci (1690-1734) was quite a famous composer in his time. He was
the leader of the then Neapolitan School and had many pupils, Pergolesi
among them. This Allegro from his Sonata for flute and piano is probably
his best known piece today. It reminds me a bit of Telemann, and its
polyphonic structure is a typical for baroque music. I find the separation
of themes and phrases between the two instruments most interesting; it's
certainly not a piano accompanying a solo instrument. Both instruments
have their own lines and developments, and the effect of the combination
is fascinating.

The ritardando in the second last bar required the quarter note C-E chord
to be split into two eighth because MOZART doesn't allow tempo changes in
the middle of notes.

Enjoy!

Michael Bednarek
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