Gypsy for flute ensemble

The listener of this traditional Eastern European dance will ​be tempted to ​sway to its pulse and ​possibly imagine ​​another part of ​the world.

The solos are shared with the piccolos and flute ​one​,​ while the melody moves through all parts. There is an optional bass clef ​part ​for a string bass, cello or bassoon if the choir doesn’t have a contrabass flute.

Gypsy should be played in a legato style for the drone effect. Its molto accelerando ending ​results in a fiery ​climax.

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Performed by the Circle of Flutes