Dona Gilliam, Mizzy Mccaskill

French Pieces for Flute and Piano

Parlez-vous Francais? This collection of popular compositions for Flute with Piano accompaniment illustrates French musical styles at the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century. Information about the composers and French musical styles is included as well as accompaniments. The works featured include popular and enjoyable pieces by Debussy, Satie, Faure, Boisdeffre and Saint-Saens. On the included audio download, a native French speaker introduces all of the works in the book, helping you learn correct pronunciation of the composers' names and performance markings. Play along with the Piano accompaniment tracks for all pieces in the book. Accompaniment tracks reflect nuances in tempo, phrasing and articulation used by professional performers. All works are set at a performance tempo and can be used in a practice, studio or recital setting.