Danse de la chèvre

Danse de la chèvre
Composition for flute by Arthur Honegger
The topic is the dance of a goat on a grassy hill after the winter snows have melted away
EnglishDance of the Goat
Composed1921 (1921)
Scoringflute

Danse de la chèvre (French for Dance of the Goat) is a piece for solo flute by Arthur Honegger, written in 1921 as incidental music for dancer Lysana of Sacha Derek's play La mauvaise pensée. [1]

At the start of the piece, there is a slow dreamlike introduction consisting of tritone phrases. This soon unwinds into a lively theme that skips along, evoking the dancing goat.[1] The goat theme is a lively 9/8 in an altered F major.[2] After several tempo variations, the music slows and shatters, then finishes in an unearthly harmony. It is approximately four minutes long.[1]

The original manuscript of this piece was lost. Currently published editions are based on a partial transcript by Honegger's transcriptionist.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mawer, Deborah (Feb 1, 2001). "Untitled" (PDF). Hyperion Records. Retrieved June 2, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ Halbreich, Harry; Pauly, Reinhard G. (1999). Arthur Honegger. Portland, Or: Amadeus Press. ISBN 978-1-57467-041-7.
  3. ↑ "Honegger A. Danse de la chèvre for Flute solo - Flute repertoire". masteringtheflute.com. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
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