Richard Strauss
up to the top C—(by the way, the menuetto in Sibelius's Konig Kristian II. begins with this extreme note). In Strauss' Symphonia Domestica the flute has a D′′′′ in altissimo, a note which is not to be found in the scales given in instruction books. He takes care as a rule not to write above A′′′ for the piccolo, which instrument is very prominent in Till Eulenspiegel. In Don
Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel, No. 5.
![\new Staff \with {midiInstrument = "flute"} \relative c'' {
\key f \major
\numericTimeSignature
c4^"Fl. I." d16( bes ees,8) ees'16( c f,8) f'16( d g,8)
g'16( ees a,8) a'16( f bes,8) bes'16( g c,8) c'16( a d,8) \bar "||"
\time 6/8
\autoBeamOff
<< {d'4 s8} \\ {r8 f16[^"Fl. II." d g8]} >> d16[ bes e,8 f]
\autoBeamOn
\repeat percent 2 {r8 f'16( d g,8) d'16( bes e,8 f)}
f,16( g a bes c d ees f g a bes c)
\autoBeamOff
d8 f16([^"Fl. I." d g,8)] d'16[ bes e,8 f]
\autoBeamOn
r f'16^"Fl. II." d g,8 d'16 bes e,8 f
r f'16^"Fl. I." d g,8 d'16 bes e,8 f
a,16 b cis d e f g a b cis d e
\autoBeamOff
f8 aes16[^"Fl. II." f bes,8] f'16[ des g,8 aes]
\autoBeamOn
r aes'16^"Fl. I." f bes,8 f'16 des g,8 aes
r aes'16^"Fl. II." f bes,8 f'16 des g,8 gis
e!16 cis dis e fis gis a b cis dis e fis
\autoBeamOff
gis4 b16[^"Fl. I." gis cis,8] d r
}](http://upload.wikimedia.org/score/r/n/rn0z3gt25mfqk7x7zcqynu0rx0id8f0/rn0z3gt2.png)
Quixote he has a variation marked "Flatterzunge"—i.e., flutter-tongue—containing terrific chromatics for both the first and second flutes. In Don Juan the flute is given an important solo. In Strauss' works the extreme limit as regards technical difficulty is assuredly reached; whether the result obtained, however, is commensurate is certainly open to question, and assuredly
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