Page57 #14, German Gavotte

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 57 Number 14, German Gavotte, performed by David Summer. The composer of this duet, Nicolas Chédeville, was a French Baroque composer who was well known for his proficiently on an instrument called the musette. The musette (also known as a musette de cour or baroque musette) is an instrument that is similar to a bagpipe. It was popular in the 1700’s and used in a wide variety of music including chamber music and operas. This German Gavotte contains several notations resembling a + (plus) sign. This is a notation that was used during the Baroque period to indicate a short trill. The metronome setting for this performance is quarter note = 76.