Alfven, Hugo - Herdsmaiden's Dance for Solo Flute and Flute Choir arr Matt Johnson *Shawnee Press Debussy based three compositions on

Debussy based three compositions on the poems by Louys: "Trois Chansons de Bilitis" (1897)

Allegro from the STRING QUARTET IN F MAJOR

Night Scene (B)

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Alfven, Hugo - Herdsmaiden's Dance for Solo Flute and Flute Choir arr Matt Johnson *Shawnee Press Debussy based three compositions onSwedish composer Hugo Alfvn (18721960) was born in Stockholm and studied at the Royal College of Music (Kungliga Musikhgskolan) from 1887 to 1891. The Herdsmaidens Dance (Vallflickans Dans) is part of the music from his three act ballet Bergakungen, which was premiered in 1923. The idea for the story behind this ballet can be traced back to his friendship with Swedish illustrator John Bauer. In 1915, Bauer presented Alfvn with the idea to compose a