Jacques Ibert ： Encounters Flower Girls

“Encounters: Flower Girls” is a short piece from Ibert’s collection Encounters. In keeping with its title, which evokes flower girls selling their wares, it is appealing for its light movement and bright sense of color. Listening for contrasts that suggest changing scenes, and clearly distinguishing the roles of melody and accompaniment, helps bring out the music’s character. The small notes should not be rushed; while maintaining the flow of the beat, give the decorative movement a supple elasticity. Rather than exaggerating dynamic changes, try to evoke this approachable scene with transparent sonorities and delicate pedaling.