Gounod Save the Queen. Francesca Timperi & Giuseppe Lupis. Autunno Genzanese, Genzano, Italy. November 26, 2011

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Gounod Save the Queen is built on two different themes: Gounod’s Marche Funebre d’une Marionette, and God Save the Queen, also known as My Country Tis of Thee. These two themes do not have anything in common: not rhythm, not harmonic structure. The two performers are forced to play together, although they seem to have different ideas on what it should be performed! As the work progresses from an initial clash throughout the variation-like sections, a common ground is finally found. Or is it? The whole work is indeed ironic.

Highlights

• Premiere by Francesca Timperi and Giuseppe Lupis. Rome, Italy, November 25, 2011
• Work selected and performed at the 27th Rocky Mountain Regional Conference, College Music Society (2012)
• US Premiere by Deborah Nemko and Francesca Arnone, to whom the work is dedicated. Dallas, TX, February 22, 2012
• Known flute performers of this work: Francesca Timperi, Francois Minaux, Francesca Arnone, and Andrea Ceccomori

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