Composed by Paul Taffanel, "Jean de Nivelle Grand Fantaisie" Sheet music for flute and piano accompaniment. Brand new and unused. #AyamaMama's Sheet Music List The following is a partial quote from the Muramatsu HP. Please use it as a reference. ↓↓↓↓ Taffanel was a flutist, composer, and conductor at the Paris Opera. His flute class at the Paris Conservatory, where he served as professor, produced renowned performers such as Goebaud, Fleury, and Moyse, making him a father figure of modern French flute music. While D'Ouvilly's comic opera "Jean de Nivelle" (1880) is rarely performed today, it was a great success at the time of its composition. The following year after the premiere of "Jean de Nivelle," Taffanel composed "Grand Fantaisie" by selecting four pieces from this opera to perform himself in salons, dedicating it to Donjon, a flutist at the Paris Opera and a friend of Taffanel. This piece begins with the "Ballade of Mandragore," which showcases the charm of the flute's low-register melodic lines, and is a work that brings out the flute's characteristics very effectively. It is a piece with an entertaining quality that makes you feel as if you have slipped back in time to a Parisian salon at the end of the 19th century.