Joueurs de Flûte Op.27 (Roussel)
Movements
i Pan, ii Tityre, iii Krishna, iv Mr de la Péjaudie
Notes
Joueurs De Flute Op.27, was composed in 1924 for the flautist Louis Fleury. Each movement is based on the 4 mythical flute players, Pan, Tityre, Krishna and Monsieur de la Péjaudie.
‘Pan’ is named after the half-goat, half-man god of nature in Greek mythology, who is often depicted playing the flute, and after whom the panflute is named. The piece employs the Dorian mode (with flattened thirds and sevenths) that was used in ancient Greece.
