Danse de la chèvre
Danse de la chèvre H. 39 is a composition by the French-Swiss composer Arthur Honegger (1892–1955) for solo flute .
Honegger composed Danse de la chèvre (German: " Goat Dance " ) for flute solo in 1921 as incidental music for the dancer Lysana in the piece La Mauvaise Pensée by Sacha Derek . It is dedicated to the flautist René Leroy . The first performance took place on December 2, 1921 in the Parisian Nouveau Théâtre .
The approximately three and a half minute piece is made up of three parts. The beginning, entitled Lent , is in 4/4 time and is characterized by an ascending motif of tritone and two fourths . The middle section Danse is dominated by a motif evoking goat jumps with goat legs. It is in 9/8 time and has the tempo designation Vif . In the last 5 bars ( Lent , 4/4 time) the calm opening motif is taken up again.
In 1932 the work was published by Salabert Verlag . The original manuscript is no longer preserved. Danse de la chèvre is one of the best-known solo compositions of the 20th century for flute and was accordingly recorded frequently.
literature
- Deborah Mawer, CD supplement Hyperion CDA67204, 2000
Web links
- Program note concert Laura Raynor, 2008 (PDF; 188 kB)