Sunday 9 March 2014
Tune of the Day: Les Ménétriers
Flute duet by J.B. de Boismortier
The two passepieds we present today constitute the fourth duet in A major from the 55 Easy Pieces collection by French Baroque composer Joseph Bodin de Boismortier. The French title Les Ménétriers can be translated as “The Fiddlers”.