Monochrome I
For Eight Flutes
by Peter Schickele
Chamber Music - Sheet Music

Chamber Music Flute, Flute 1, Flute 2, Flute 3, Flute 4, Piccolo 1, Piccolo 2, Piccolo 3

SKU: PR.164000980

For Eight Flutes. Composed by Peter Schickele. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. Theodore Presser Company #164-00098. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.164000980).

UPC: 680160036325.

In 1959 Peter Schickele composed a flute octet for Albert Tipton’s students at Aspen; long before the medium of flute ensemble became a growing genre, Schickele prophetically explored the colors of 8 flutes together, and in places developed textures anticipating later developments toward minimalism; Philip Glass was one of the flutists in the ensemble premiering MONOCHROME I. After several more works in this series for other instruments, in 1982 Schickele composed MONOCHROME V for the same instrumentation, a much longer work with more developed exploration of minimalist counterpoint and its relationship to J.S. Bach. Both works are fascinating to hear and play!