Flute and accompaniment

These pieces are an hommage to the many amusing and silly little songs and ditties invented by me and my brother, David, to whom this work is dedicated. It would take a great deal of space to attempt to explain the meanings and stories attached to... Read more

A charming, clever, and humorous work which is accessible to players and audiences alike.
The score counts many humorous references to "popular" works of Bach, i.e., theme and variations on the Minuet in g major, a hint of "Jesus, Joy of Man's... Read more

The piece is in three traditional movements, and the flute is used in various ways to show its many moods and colors. The first movement begins slowly and lyrically with the flute, and this slow section eventually leads to a lively allegro. The... Read more

The 3 Miniatures for flute and piano is part of a series of pieces being written for all  wind instruments.  Although the first movement begins lyrically, in general the outer movements have a tendency to be rather angular and quirky. This is... Read more

Learning instrumental techniques is transmitted through methods and technical studies. But for the art of interpretation, the transmission occurs with musical works that are adapted to specific technical levels, in progressive sequencing formats,... Read more

Bagatelles, similarly to “Badineries” or “Capprici” allow composers to express their sens of humor, of parody or derision. This genre strongly inspires Jean-François Michel. He has developed a creativ and versatile repertoire for his numerous and... Read more

In the art of interpretation, the transmission occurs with musical works that are adapted to specific technical levels, in progressive sequencing formats, and which enable student practitioners to both comprehend and assimilate what is written in... Read more

Richard Lane dedicated with pleasure smaller works to friends or students. All have his characteristic musical signature, a synthesis between charm and an exceptional sens for melodic and harmonic forms. Few are the composers able to write simple,... Read more

Richard Lane enjoyed writing smaller works for friends and students. These works all carry his characteristic musical imprimatur of a synergy of charm and an exceptional sense of melody and harmony. Very few composers have been able to write simple,... Read more

«Dialogue» is a recital piece in which the elegant melodic and harmonic materials are well balanced between the two instruments, and highlighted by smart rhythmical movements. As is the case with most of the numerous short pieces Richard Lane... Read more

Richard Lane dedicated with pleasure smaller works to friends or students. All have his characteristic musical signature, a synthesis between charm and an exceptional sens for melodic and harmonic forms. Few are the composers able to write simple,... Read more

Richard Lane dedicated with pleasure smaller works to friends or students. All have his caracteristic musical signature, a synthesis between charm and an exceptional sense for melodic and harmonic forms. Few are the composers able to write simple,... Read more

Richard Lane dedicated with pleasure smaller works to friends or students. All have his caracteristic musical signature, a synthesis between charm and an exceptional sens for melodic and harmonic forms. Few are the composers able to write simple,... Read more

Based on a synthetic nine-pitch scale and its augmented triad complement, the frenetic motivic development of the opening statement collides with the simple tonality of an innocuous neo-Rococo melody. The juxtaposition of these two incongruous... Read more

Based on a synthetic scale, the music depicts a frenetic day in the life of a busy New York freelance musician, as he juggles subways, taxis and various disparate gigs. Read more

It is a brilliant, masterly and very effectiv piece putting the virtuoso aspect of the flute playing in evidence. Read more

Vartan Adjemian wrote the Sonata No 2 for flute and piano in 1982. The great Armenian flutist and teacher, Levon Aloyan, who was particularly enamored of the composition, edited it for performance, and then asked Tigran Gevorkyan, one of his best... Read more

This one-movement concerto stands out by Adjemian’s elegant writing which links flashing rhythmical passages with meditativ sequences, a solo or accompanied cadenza, all together attached within that armenian tradition with its occidental and asian... Read more