Modern French Composers
Bizet, Carmen, Act II., Opening. Zigeunerlied.
Bizet, Carmen, ii-iii. Zwischenspiel.
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with the harp, 'cello, viola; and the Zwischenspiel (ii.-iii.) for solo flute and harp only. In fact, throughout the entire work, the flutes are splendidly handled.
Turning to English composers of recent times, we find Sir Arthur Sullivan making great use of both the flute and piccolo in The Golden Legend.ModernEnglish
Composers The flute parts are written very high. At the beginning of this work he uses the flutes in sustained notes at the very top of their register to depict the whistling of the wind and the storm raging round the spire of the cathedral, and
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