An Idyll for the Misbegotten
(for flute and 3 percussionists)
Duration: 12 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1986 (age 56-57)
Note: amplified flute
1 recording,
1 videos
11:50
Rachel Rudich, et. al.
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glossary
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- idyll, idyllisch [G]—a character piece in the mood of a rustic pastorale suggesting bucolic serenity and harmony with nature. The term derives from Roman poetry with important associations in literature and the visual arts
- quartet, quatuor [F], quartett [G], quartetto [I], cuarteto [S]—ensemble or work for four players the most important examples being the string quartet and the piano quartet