Pied Piper Fantasy

Pied Piper Fantasy. (Flute and Orchestra Full Score) ** By John Corigliano (1938-). Study Score. 162 pages. G. Schirmer #ED4081. Published by G. Schirmer.

This seven movement flute concerto, premiered in 1981, is based on the Robert Browning story-poem of the pieces title. Corigliano recharacterized the Piper as an adolescent, who begins the score with power and control: its only in discovering his personal theme that hes able to lead both the rats and the children. The finale of the concerto is driven by the Pipers desire to protect the children from parents who are as negligent of their young as they are dishonest in their business dealings. His is not just a siren song but a call to sanctuary. Pied Piper Fantasy was later expanded to the full-length ballet score The Pied Piper, premiered by American Ballet Theater in 2001. 40 minutes.