UNLV Graduate Wind Quintet

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Las Vegas Flute Club Teacher\u27s Exposition Recital

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Graduate Wind Quintet

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Baroque Music Ensemble

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The Flute Music of Franco Donatoni: A Performance Guide

The purpose of this doctoral essay is to create a performer’s guide for two pieces by Italian composer Franco Donatoni: Fili for Flute and Piano (1981) and Midi: due pezzi per flauto (1989). Despite being one of the most prolific composers of music in the mid- to late-twentieth century, Franco Donatoni has been largely overlooked by both scholars and performers. This is especially true in the United States, where Donatoni’s flute music is not well known. This doctoral essay includes a brief biography of Franco Donatoni as well as detailed analysis and performance suggestions for Fili and Midi. Theoretical, technical, as well as stylistic issues are addressed in depth. Through this essay, Donatoni’s flute music will become more accessible to the performer, leading to more performances of these works