Tag: l'apres-midi

  • “Can you play it in one breath?”

    “Can you play it in one breath?”

    Long phrases under pressure One of the most famous examples of a long phrase for flute players is the opening of Debussy’s L’après-midi d’un faune. This appears on almost all orchestra audition lists, and there is a common expectation to play this all in one breath. In performance, one can generally do what one wishes…