Pasquinade (Caprice) Op. 59 (Arr. by Anthony McDonald)
Written around 1869, Pasquinade, subtitled "Caprice", is a light, dance-like piece, composed for one of the many salon concerts that Gottschalk, a virtuoso pianist, gave throughout the United States and Europe. Being a native of New Orleans, his music often drew on Creole and Afro-Hispanic as well as ethnic American and African American influences, however, he also incorporated the styles of the Liszt, Chopin and other great piano composers of his time. It features the rhythm of a gavotte, but also a syncopated second theme, which foreshadows a style that will eventually become ragtime. The work has a carefree joyous manner and will also have the flair of a virtuoso showpiece. This arrangement was commissioned by Kathrine B. Jones and The Ohio State University Flute Troupe for their performance at the National Flute Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, 2004. Scored for picc., 4 C flutes, alto & bass.
