Anatoly Lyadov, a Russian composer, who was born in St. Petersburg in 1855, wrote his “Eight Russian Folksongs” in 1906, eight years before his death in 1914. I have arranged six of the 8 Folksongs for Flute Ensemble in the original order: I, III, IV, V, VI, and VII. The Piccolo part is in only three of the 6 movements. The Piccolo player should join a flute part for the three tacet Piccolo movements. The tempo marks are only a suggestion; there are a wide range of tempos heard in the orchestral recordings.

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