Durand Desplats Alexandre - Airlines - Flute Traversiere

Name: Desplats Alexandre - Airlines - Flute Traversiere
Brand: Durand
SKU: 313282
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ID : 313282

EAN : 9790044093663

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Essential Information About This Score
• A demanding and expressive writing style combining breaths, effects, and contrasting note durations for a very lively interpretation.
• A work dedicated to Emmanuel Pahud, designed for a modern, virtuosic, and "globe-trotter" style of playing.
• An accessible contemporary language, ideal for enriching a concert program with a short piece featuring a strong sonic identity.
• Perfect for working on air control, attacks, timbre colors, and breath management on notes held for varying lengths.

Desplats Alexandre - Airlines - Flute Traversiere

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Summary of This Score

Dedicated to Emmanuel Pahud, the globe-trotting flutist, and composed of effects, breaths, and notes of varying lengths, this work by the renowned composer Alexandre Desplat lives up to its name.

This score highlights the sonic material of the instrument: air, grain, resonance, and articulation become full musical elements. The performer navigates between sustained sounds, shorter attacks, and timbre transitions that invite precise shaping of the phrase. The writing values both musicality and technical mastery, particularly in sound stability, dynamic control, and projection.

Designed as a character piece, it naturally fits into a contemporary program, complementing a more classical repertoire or as a nod to the world of cinema, in which the composer is a key figure. For advanced students as well as professionals, it is an excellent resource to develop a more colorful playing style, refine the palette of effects, and gain confidence in breath and dynamic techniques.

Technical specifications

Musical Genre

Classical

Publication

Sheet music

Composer

Alexandre Desplat

Questions frequently asked

For what level is Alexandre Desplat's Airlines sheet music intended?

The writing is aimed at advanced students and professionals, focusing on sound stability, dynamics, and projection.

What flute effects are used in Airlines?

The score utilizes breath sounds, tonal color, resonance, and articulation. Sustained notes, short attacks, and timbre transitions structure the piece.

Is Airlines dedicated to Emmanuel Pahud?

The work is dedicated to Emmanuel Pahud, described as a globetrotting flutist.

In what type of program should this flute piece be played?

This work fits within a contemporary program. It can complement a classical repertoire or evoke the cinematic world associated with composer Alexandre Desplat. Its writing highlights the flute's sound material.