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Story of the Flute
cantata, The Spectre's Bride. In this work he has allotted the instrument a most charming obligato toDvořák the principal soprano aria ("Oh, Virgin Mother"), in which he shows how fully he appreciated its lower register, going down to the lowest note. In his Stabat Mater and his Sclavonic
Dvořák, The Spectre's Bride, "Where art thou, Father?"
![\new Staff \with {midiInstrument = "flute"} \relative c'' {
\key aes \major
\time 3/8
\tempo "Andante con moto"
c,16( ees aes bes c ees
\autoBeamOff
aes)\pp r ees32([ d ees aes] ees8)
r des!32([ c des aes'] des,8)
\autoBeamOn
ces bes aes
ges des' fes,
ees d4
ees8 r r
\autoBeamOff
r ees''32([ d ees aes] ees8)
r des!32([ c! des aes'] des,8)
\autoBeamOn
ees16( aes ges ees ces fes)
ees( ces ges ces ees, ges)
aes4*1/2 \afterGrace bes4^\markup {\flat}\trill {aes16( bes)}
ces16( ges fes ees des! ces)
\autoBeamOff
ces32[ des! ees fes] ees[ des ces des] ees16 r
\afterGrace fes4.^\markup {\flat}\trill {ees32([ des)]}
ces32([ des! ees fes] ees[ des ces des] ees16) r
\autoBeamOn
\afterGrace fes4.^\markup {\flat}\trill {ees16( des)}
ees16( ges ces8.\< des!16
ges8\f ges,)\> r\! \bar "||"
\autoBeamOff
aes,32([ bes c des] c[ bes aes bes] c16) r
\afterGrace des4.\trill {c16([ bes)]}
aes32([ bes c des] c[ des c bes] aes16) r
\afterGrace des4.\trill {c16[ bes]}
c32([ ees aes bes] c[ bes aes g] aes[ f' d aes]
g[ ees' bes g] ees16)[ ees'\staccato ees\staccato ees]\staccato_"etc."
}](http://upload.wikimedia.org/score/2/c/2c8ibot7094hc77671gz8trkll5chph/2c8ibot7.png)
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