The simple beauty of this piece is obtained through poignant harmonies and the lilting quality of the traditional Sicilian dance, 'Siciliana' or 'Siciliano'. Appearing often in the syllabus of grade 4 flute exams, it is in the key of G minor, and is the second movement of the flute sonata in E flat [Es] attributed to J.S. Bach.
The included flute duet* is the special feature of this edition, allowing the work to be performed by 2 equal flutes with or without a piano.
*in the duet version, flute 1 has the complete flute solo, while the accompaniment is compressed into a single line for the flute 2.
