ibert flute concerto program notes for ibert

His parents were aghast at the idea of his pursuing his livelihood in the theater, but they allowed him to enroll as a music student at the Paris Conservatory in 1910-as long as he understood that the burden of a poorly paying career would be one he would need to shoulder without any parental bail-outs.Īt the Conservatory, he studied counterpoint with André Gédalge (his fellow students included Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, and Jean Wiéner) and composition with Paul Vidal. He was drawn to both music and the theater, and after graduating from high school he took acting lessons. His mother had studied piano at the Paris Conservatory and encouraged his musical education as a child.

He was born in Paris during the Belle Epoque and died there seventy-two years later, having weathered two world wars. THE BACKSTORY Jacques Ibert represents the quintessence of the Parisian composer of the early-to-mid twentieth century-cultivated but not pompous, technically adept but self-effacing, blending the “serious” with the “popular,” typically good-spirited and often witty. INSTRUMENTATION: 2 flutes and piccolo (1 flute doubling 2nd piccolo), 2 oboes and English horn, 2 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, tuba, timpani, bass drum, cymbals, snare drum, tambourine, castanets, tam-tam, triangle, xylophone, 2 harps, celesta, and strings SFS PERFORMANCES: FIRST AND ONLY-January 1946. Paul Paray led the Lamoureux Orchestra, in Paris Concerto pour Flute (arr.WORLD PREMIERE: January 6, 1924.Concerto for Cello and Wind Instruments (1925).Gregory Martin, conductor Jessica Schury, flute) – 15 November 2015 West Chester (Penn.) University Wind Symphony (M.

Seggelke, conductor Alex Clay, flute) – 17 April 2016 Illinois State University (Normal) Symphonic Winds (Martin H.Durham (N.C.) Community Concert Band (Tom Shaffer, conductor Julia Yeh, flute) – 14 April 2019.Peabody (Baltimore, Md.) Preparatory Wind Orchestra (Elijah Wirth, conductor) - 15 February 2020.

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The transcriber, William Montgomery, reports that he created the transcription to perform as a new flute soloist with the United States Marine Band in the mid-1950s. The piece was dedicated to Marcel Moyse, and features flute as the soloist lead instrument, along with small orchestra. The concerto comprises three movements ( Allegro, Andante, and Allegro scherzando), and was first performed in 1934 in Paris at the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire. (Needed - please join the WRP if you can help.)įlute Concerto was written by composer Jacques Ibert in 1932. Original Medium: Solo flute and small orchestra Please join the WRP and visit the FAQ (left sidebar) for information.ĭifficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)

Ibert flute concerto program notes for ibert