This piece was commissioned in 1991 by Graham Ashton for his album 'The Contemporary Trumpet'.
Quoting Graham Ashton: Michael Nyman wrote Flugel and Piano for me during a period when I felt his approach to the writing and recording of his music was changing quite considerably. I had given him very few guidelines as I did not want to restrict his writing. I knew the result would be a difficult piece, as Michael had often said he likes to hear the performer 'fighting' the instrument. Flugel and Piano is a fight for a couple of reasons: firstly, the flugel does not like being played in the key of D sharp minor, especially with a Trombone 'bucket mute' - unfortunately, this was all that I could find to fit over the larger Flugel bell; secondly, the Flugel enjoys being flat at the top register, making top Cs and Ds a nightmare! Michael's reaction on hearing the recording was that he found the piece surprisingly emotional.
| Arrangement | Flugelhorn, Piano Accompaniment |
| Genres | Post-1900 |
| Format | Instrumental Work |
| NumberOfPages | 20 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Chester Music |
| Contributors | Nyman, Michael (Composer) |
| Language | English, French |
| ISBN | 9780711963504 |