{"product_id":"9780711963504","title":"Flugelhorn and Piano","description":"(Music Sales America). This piece was commissioned in 1991 by Graham Ashton for his album 'The Contemporary Trumpet'. Quoting Graham Ashton: Michael Nyman wrote Flugel and Piano for me during a period when I felt his approach to the writing and recording of his music was changing quite considerably. I had given him very few guidelines as I did not want to restrict his writing. I knew the result would be a difficult piece, as Michael had often said he likes to hear the performer 'fighting' the instrument. Flugel and Piano is a fight for a couple of reasons: firstly, the flugel does not like being played in the key of D sharp minor, especially with a Trombone 'bucket mute' - unfortunately, this was all that I could find to fit over the larger Flugel bell; secondly, the Flugel enjoys being flat at the top register, making top Cs and Ds a nightmare! Michael's reaction on hearing the recording was that he found the piece surprisingly emotional.","brand":"Chester Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014390890736,"sku":"9780711963504","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780711963504_p0.jpg?v=1763620374","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780711963504","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}