Valse Musette

for Accordion, Harp and String Orchestra

Carey Blyton

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Valse Musette has the date 8/4/1974 on the score and is for piano accordion (French musette registration), harp and strings. It is an evocation of the France, or perhaps the Paris, of Simenon’s Maigret. Similarly to Girl Friday it is in ternary form; however, in this piece the repeat of the first section is modified.

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Composer	Title	Forces	Duration
Carey Blyton	Valse Musette for Accordion, Harp and String Orchestra	Harp, Accordion, String orchestra	2 mins

Recorded performance

This recording is taken from the CD Carey Blyton – Film & Television Music (1/4).

Catalogue code: FM274 • Published: 12th November 2023
Entry last updated: 12th November 2023

	The performances are excellent. Cellist Lionel Handy plays with full, rich tone and precise rhythmic control. He avoids excessive vibrato and the kind of nasal sound that can sometimes afflict cellists in high-lying passages. Nigel Clayton negotiates the demanding piano parts with precision and spontaneity. Sound quality is excellent as well, exemplary in spaciousness, clarity, focus, and smoothness. The piano tone is firm and well defined, and the acoustic has just the right amount of reverberation.
	—Daniel Morrison, Fanfare (37:3, Jan/Feb 2014)