Arirang Variations
by Stanley M. Hoffman
Flute Duet - Sheet Music

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2 flutes of the Same Kind - Intermediate

SKU: EC.7.0663

Composed by Stanley M. Hoffman. Instrumental Duet. 21st Century. 2 scores. Galaxy Music Corporation #7.0663. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation (EC.7.0663).

ISBN 600313706639. UPC: 600313706639.

This work, first scored for piano solo, was composed for the 2008 Sejong Music Composition Competition. Although it did not win a prize, having entered the competition left me with a neat little piano piece to show for it, as well as the present transcription which I created for flutist Peter Sheridan in 2015.

The set of variations opens with the traditional Korean theme accompanied by arpeggios. This is followed by Variation 1, a sad waltz in the style of a Chopin waltz. Next comes Variation 2, a funeral march in the manner of Chopin’s Funeral March from the Piano Sonata in B-flat Minor, Op. 35. Variation 3 is a Tango written in tribute to one of my favorite composers, Astor Piazzolla. Variation 4 combined the Korean tune with motifs from the slow movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, The Pastoral. The set of variations closes with a repeat of the opening passage. -Stanley M. Hoffman.