Jon Raybould
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Be Still, Be Calm
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"Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence...."

"... Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story...."
Be Still ---- be Calm.
Jon Raybould

Fresh ideas in flute music
This is a calm, meditative piece for 2 flutes and piano.
It was originally composed for myself, a flute teacher, to play along with my pupils.
So, the Flute 1 part is marked for pupils, and is therefore quite easy throughout.
However, the download also includes a second set of flute parts,
which features the same music -
in which the musical phrases have been distributed across both flutes 1 and 2.

This is great when the two flutes are of approximately the same ability
(it gives a more satisfying performance experience for both flutists).
Listen:
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A meditative, gently evolving piece

The piece has a hint of "Pachelbel's Canon" in that it features a simple melody over a repeated chord sequence.
To download the flute and piano score,
or

2 flutes and piano (or backing track).
Score and flute parts in one download:
$6 (£5.49)
20 pages. The score includes an optional "descant" piano part (easy), to be played by another pianist or piano student sitting to the right of the accompanist.
It provides a musically more effective accompaniment.
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