Мишел Блаве Соната за флейта и цифрован бас, опус 2 № 4, g moll „La Lumagne“
Michel Blavet Sonata for flute and basso continuo, Opus 2 Nr. 4 in g moll La Lumagne

Summary/Abstract: French flute music from the beginning of the 18th century is distinguished for its striving for portrayal and imagery, and the flute timbre is bearer of melancholic, sorrowful and lyrical, elegant and graceful images. That was the time when the first books of suites, sonatas, pieces and other compositions for flute – solo or with accompaniment of basso continuo, by the composers JacquesMartin Hotteterre, Michel de la Barre, Michel Pignolet de Montéclair, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Michel Blavet, Jean-Marie Leclair and others, started to be printed in France. Michel Blavet (1700 – 1768) was a French flute virtuoso, composer and teacher, creative successor of Hotteterre. His brilliant virtuoso performance style, pure intonation and singing tone contributed considerably to the popularity of the flute in France. He wrote 18 flute sonatas /3 books/, 6 compositions for two flutes, concertos /only the Concerto in a moll for flute has survived/, several songs, 4 operas. Blavet’s sonatas, published in 1732 in Paris, are masterpieces of early flute music. The most popular of them are La Vibray and La Lumagne. They feature virtuosity, melodiousness and imagery, and reveal in an amazing way the capabilities of the flute. Sonata Nr. 4 in g moll, La Lumagne, scrutinized in this paper, was written in a five-part cycle /Adagio, Allemande, Sicilienne, Presto, Le Lutin/. In it the composer synthesized characteristic features of sonata da chiesa and sonata da camera.French flute music from the beginning of the 18th century is distinguished for its striving for portrayal and imagery, and the flute timbre is bearer of melancholic, sorrowful and lyrical, elegant and graceful images. That was the time when the first books of suites, sonatas, pieces and other compositions for flute – solo or with accompaniment of basso continuo, by the composers JacquesMartin Hotteterre, Michel de la Barre, Michel Pignolet de Montéclair, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Michel Blavet, Jean-Marie Leclair and others, started to be printed in France. Michel Blavet (1700 – 1768) was a French flute virtuoso, composer and teacher, creative successor of Hotteterre. His brilliant virtuoso performance style, pure intonation and singing tone contributed considerably to the popularity of the flute in France. He wrote 18 flute sonatas /3 books/, 6 compositions for two flutes, concertos /only the Concerto in a moll for flute has survived/, several songs, 4 operas. Blavet’s sonatas, published in 1732 in Paris, are masterpieces of early flute music. The most popular of them are La Vibray and La Lumagne. They feature virtuosity, melodiousness and imagery, and reveal in an amazing way the capabilities of the flute. Sonata Nr. 4 in g moll, La Lumagne, scrutinized in this paper, was written in a five-part cycle /Adagio, Allemande, Sicilienne, Presto, Le Lutin/. In it the composer synthesized characteristic features of sonata da chiesa and sonata da camera.

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