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Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp, L. 137

191518 min

This guide follows Debussy’s Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp, L. 137 (1915) in three parts: Pastorale. Lento, dolce rubato, Interlude. Tempo di Minuetto and Final. Allegro moderato ma risoluto.

Recording: Mathilde Calderini (flute), Christophe Gaugué (viola), Nicolas Tulliez (harp) (2022)

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Follow all 14 sections as they play

  1. I. ,
  2. II.
  3. IIIFinal. ma
I. , 0:02–6:51

Marked , (slow, sweetly flexible), in F major. After an , the flute sings the lyrical (A). An and the B section bring a quick middle dance marked et joyeux (lively and joyful), and the changes often. A leads back to the flute (A′), and then the begins.

  1. A
II. 7:10–12:59
IIIFinal. ma 13:34–18:27

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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