Four Simple Pieces (and Two Trios) for Flute and Piano - Dorothy Pilling

These little pieces are intended for flautists of about a year's standing. It is hoped that this small album will also help to foster in young players a taste for ensemble playing: the two simple trios also include oboe and clarinet, but if these instruments are not available the parts may be played on a violin.

1. Buffoon
2. The Cuckoo
3. Ländler
4. Jig
5. Bercuse (Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano)
6. Sarabande (Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Piano)

Pilling was a much loved figure in the Mancunian musical world, known to generations of young pianists for her imaginative piano teaching pieces. Most famous for classic 'Harmonization of Melodies at the Keyboard' series, Dorothy Pilling also composed many piano duets and solos, as well as songs and other works. According to the Voxturturis blog:

'Her music remains fresh and light; characterised by strong melodies and late romantic harmony which she improvised well and the pieces are, in the main, short.  Instantly appealing to players and audiences alike, most of her work shows a high degree of compositional craft'