Flute

Le Jardin Provencal for Flute, Oboe, Cello, and Harpsichord

Byron Adams

Subtitled "Suite Francaise," Le jardin provencal consists of four movements, none of which describe a particular garden in Provence. The first movement is a brisk Overture in sonata form followed by a Romance sans paroles - a "song without words." The third movement is a farandole, a Provencal dance used most famously by Georges Bizet (1835-1875), which is characterized by a skipping step and a regular pulse. Thus the Farandole avec musette is based on a Provencal folk-song with a contrasting musette that is my own invention. Borrowing a title from a poem by Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) the final movement is entitled Fetes galantes; this music envokes the moonlit landscapes that were perfected in elegant canvases of Jean Antoine Wateau (1684-1721).

--Byron Adams

Solo parts included: Flute, Oboe, Violincollo

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