Le merle noir [SEP] instrumentation
Le Merle noir
Le Merle noir ("The Blackbird") is a chamber work by the French composer Olivier Messiaen for flute and piano. It was written and first performed in 1952 and is the composer's shortest independently published work, lasting just over five minutes. This work has become a staple of the French flute and piano repertoire.The composition originated in a commission for a test piece for flute for the Paris Conservatoire, at which Messiaen was a professor. The winners of the premier prix in the Concours de
Brun - Andante and Scherzo
- 1949 E. Passani - Concerto
- 1950 A. Pépin - Impromptu
- 1951 A. Szalowski - Concertino
- 1952 O. Messiaen - Le Merle Noir
- 1953 J. Dupont - Aulos
- 1954 J. Rueff - Dityque
- 1955 R. Boutry - Concertino
- 1956 R. Gallois-Montbrun - Divertissement
- 1957 F.J. Brun - Pastorale d'Arcadie
- 1958 N. Gallon - Improvisation and Ronde (with cadenza)
- 1959 M. Poot - Légende
- 1960 R. Casadesus - Fantaisie