Girl with the Flaxen Hair (5-part Flex Band Gr. 3) [Debussy]

‘La fille aux cheveux de lin’ is the original French title of this piano prelude by Debussy. He wrote it in 1910 as one of a set of twelve. Michael Brand’s arrangement for Concert Band is firmly established in the repertoire but now he has brought his orchestration skills to the Flexible format which allows many more ensembles to enjoy the subtlety of Debussy’s most well-known miniature.

Genre: 5-Part Flex Band | # of Players: 5+
Series: The SpectraFlex Series
Level: 3 | Duration: 2:30

Instrumentation
Transposed Score (showing all transposed parts)
Condensed Score (only "C" parts)

Adaptable Parts
(2 copies of each of all parts for each listed instrument)

Part 1: Flute/Oboe, B-flat Clarinet/Trumpet

Part 2: B-flat Clarinet/Trumpet, E-flat Alto Saxophone

Part 3: B-flat Clarinet/Trumpet, E-flat Alto Saxophone, F Horn

Part 4: B-flat Tenor Saxophone, F Horn, Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon

Part 5: B-flat Tenor Saxophone, F Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Bassoon

Part 6: B-flat Bass Clarinet, E-flat Baritone Saxophone, Trombone, Euphonium, Bassoon, Tuba, Double Bass

Percussion Parts (100% optional)
Timpani (4 drums)
Glockenspiel
Percussion: Suspended Cymbal

Program Notes
‘La fille aux cheveux de lin’ is the original French title of this piano prelude by Debussy. He wrote it in 1910 as one of a set of twelve. Michael Brand’s arrangement for Concert Band is firmly established in the repertoire but now he has brought his orchestration skills to the Flexible format which allows many more ensembles to enjoy the subtlety of Debussy’s most well-known miniature.

ABOUT THE SERIES
The SpectraFlex Series for adaptable wind band offers flexibility with pieces across all grade levels, featuring traditional high-to-low scoring with 5 or 6 parts and optional percussion. Each part is transposed and playable by a multitude of wind or keyboard percussion instruments while maintaining the spectrum of sound we have grown to love about the wind band.