Category: Chamber Music / Flute / Guitar
Instrumentation: flute, guitar
Duration: 9 minutes total
Difficulty: Intermediate to upper intermediate
Original Composer: Moritz Moszkowski
Source: Three dances from Spanish Dances, Op. 12, originally for piano
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Pieces:
Spanish Dance No. 2
Spanish Dance No. 4
Spanish Dance No. 5

Moszkowski — Three Spanish Dances is Garth Baxter’s arrangement for flute and guitar of three light, melodic dances from Moritz Moszkowski’s Spanish Dances, Op. 12. Originally written for piano by the German composer, these charming pieces translate naturally into the bright color and rhythmic clarity of flute and guitar.

The set offers performers a graceful blend of melody, dance character, and chamber interplay. At nine minutes total, it is well suited for recital programs, teaching repertoire, and concerts featuring Spanish-inspired Romantic music in an intimate flute-and-guitar setting.

The three dances may be performed as a complete set or excerpted individually. Performers should emphasize elegance, rhythmic buoyancy, clear phrasing, and balanced dialogue between flute and guitar.