🇫🇷Jacques Ibert ： Encounters Affected Girls

The third piece in Ibert’s *Encounters*, “Affected Girls,” is a miniature characterized by refined lightness and a touch of ironic humor. Its finely shifting expressions and rhythmic wit suggest the affected gestures of its subjects. A particular point of interest is the way the changing character of each passage can be made clear while maintaining the overall flow. A crisp, articulate touch with even clarity, together with carefully judged pauses and timing, will bring out its elegant, sophisticated atmosphere without making the wit sound too sharp.