• Instrumentation: alto flute & piano
• Composer: SGAMBATI, Giovanni (1841 - 1914) 
• Difficulty Level: Intermediate or above [ UK grade 5 ]
• Duration: ca. 3:00"
• arr: Roz Trubger
• Genre: Romantic
• 979070-8135-08-1

The melody is given to the alto flute in this transcription of Nocturne (originally for piano solo). It has a gentle character and a lovely, flowing quality that makes it an effective concert item. The compositional style of Giovannin Sgambati blends the melodic quality of Italian music into Classical forms.

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Sgambati was a great pianist, a friend and a colleague of Franz Liszt. He lived his whole life in Rome where he was an influential conductor, composer and teacher. His mother was English, daughter of the sculptor Joseph Gott.