Nightingale Rag for flute sextet

This piece resembles a cheerful back and forth between a sweetly singing bird and a lively dancer. It was written at the turn of the twentieth century, during the era in which ragtime was a very popular form of street and dance hall music. The tempo should be moderate, to allow for dancing or marching, not the accelerated pace of some Hollywood versions. There are no serious technical issues other than keeping the precise beat that propels it forward.

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