Description
Music from Abdelazar by Henry Purcell, arranged for flute orchestra by Shaul Ben-Meir
Purcell composed incidental music for the revival of the play Abdelazar, or The Moor's Revenge, in 1695. Included in the flute orchestra arrangement are 9 of the 10 short movements:
1) Overture (Grave – Allegro) 2) Rondeau (Moderato) 3) Air
4) Air 5) Minuet 6) Air
7) Jig 8) Hornpipe 9)Air
Scored for 4 C Flutes, Alto Flute, Bass Flute and String Bass.