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Sheet Music: Chaconne

TitleChaconne
from 30 Studies for Flute Solo
Alternate titlesCiaccona from Thirty Caprices for Flute Solo
Opus numberOp. 107, No. 30
ComposerSigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933)
InstrumentationFlute solo
KeyF minor
RangeC4–Db7
Time signature3/4
Tempo76 BPM
Performance time3:00
Difficulty leveladvanced
Download printable scorePDF Sheet Music (145 kB) (preview)
Download audio tracksMIDI (10 kB) MP3 (1.5 MB)
Date added2010-04-19
Last updated2010-04-19
Categories20th century, Etudes, Variations, Written for Flute

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Monday 19 April 2010

Tune of the Day: Chaconne

by Sigfrid Karg-Elert

Sigfrid Karg-Elert composed his 30 Caprices for Flute between 1915 and 1918. The German composer wrote them specifically for Carl Bartuzat, a flautist bound for service in the war. These short exercises were designed to challenge linear one-staff thinking and, in short, keep the friend from becoming bored. They are now a standard set of technical, dynamic, and phrasing exercises for flute students all over the world.

The Chaconne, a form taken from the baroque era, is the last and most challenging of the thirty caprices. It is based on a ground bass (“Basso ostinato”) of four notes: F, Eb, Db, C.

Other Movements from the same Work

1.Study No. 1 in C major Flute solo
2.Study No. 2 in D minor Flute solo
3.Study No. 3 in F major Flute solo
4.Study No. 4 in C major Flute solo
5.Study No. 5 in D major Flute solo

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