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{{Short description|Flute composition by Arthur Honegger}}
'''''Danse de la Chèvre''''' (''Dance of the Goat'') '''H. 39''' is a piece for solo [[flute]] by [[Arthur Honegger]], written in [[1921]] as incidental music for Sacha Derek's play ''La Mauvaise Pensée''. After a slow introduction, it is light and playful in character, with the end being similar to the introduction. It is approximately three and a half minutes long. The peice is at about Grade seven AMEB standard.
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| name = ''Danse de la chèvre''
| type = Composition for [[Western concert flute|flute]]
| composer = [[Arthur Honegger]]
| image = Appenzell Goat (552849728).jpg
| caption = The topic is the dance of a goat on a grassy hill after the winter snows have melted away
| translation = ''Dance of the Goat''
| composed = {{Start date|1921}}
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| scoring = flute
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'''''Danse de la chèvre''''' (French for '''''Dance of the Goat''''') is a piece for solo [[Western concert flute|flute]] by [[Arthur Honegger]], written in 1921 as incidental music for dancer Lysana of Sacha Derek's play ''La mauvaise pensée''. At the start of the piece, there is a slow dreamlike introduction consisting of [[tritone]] phrases. This soon unwinds into the "goat-like" theme in a chromatically altered [[F major]] in 9/8 that skips along, providing the picture of a dancing [[goat]]. Following this theme is a more melodic theme or idea that gives off a more calming feeling. The goat theme and the calm theme both reoccur once again, and at the end of the piece the slow dreamlike idea returns and closes off the piece with a soft and quiet harmonic C for resolution. It is approximately three and a half minutes long. (The piece is approximately [[ABRSM]] grade eight standard and can also be found on the ABRSM flute diploma syllabus.)


The original manuscript of this piece has been lost. The editions that are out now were derived from a partial transcript found in Honegger's transcriptionist's works. The piece has been worked on by historians to be as accurate as possible.


==References==
The piece is interpreted by Sarah Bassingthwaite in a recording that can be found [ftp://music.ibiblio.org/pub/multimedia/pandora/vorbis/contrib/Sarah_Bassingthwaite/6Honegger.ogg here].
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*Halbreich, Harry. Arthur Honegger


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Latest revision as of 13:07, 29 June 2024

Danse de la chèvre
Composition for flute by Arthur Honegger
The topic is the dance of a goat on a grassy hill after the winter snows have melted away
EnglishDance of the Goat
Composed1921 (1921)
Scoringflute

Danse de la chèvre (French for Dance of the Goat) is a piece for solo flute by Arthur Honegger, written in 1921 as incidental music for dancer Lysana of Sacha Derek's play La mauvaise pensée. At the start of the piece, there is a slow dreamlike introduction consisting of tritone phrases. This soon unwinds into the "goat-like" theme in a chromatically altered F major in 9/8 that skips along, providing the picture of a dancing goat. Following this theme is a more melodic theme or idea that gives off a more calming feeling. The goat theme and the calm theme both reoccur once again, and at the end of the piece the slow dreamlike idea returns and closes off the piece with a soft and quiet harmonic C for resolution. It is approximately three and a half minutes long. (The piece is approximately ABRSM grade eight standard and can also be found on the ABRSM flute diploma syllabus.)

The original manuscript of this piece has been lost. The editions that are out now were derived from a partial transcript found in Honegger's transcriptionist's works. The piece has been worked on by historians to be as accurate as possible.

References

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  • Halbreich, Harry. Arthur Honegger
Danse de la chèvre
Performed by Sarah Bassingthwaite
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