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Example 8. The motive reflecting “the sound of the flute an oboe” from “La Cornemuse.” Left: vocal rapsodies, m. 20; right: instrumental rapsodies, m. 89

insight. It sets the scene for the music and invites the challenge to evoke vivid imagery and meaning to previously abstract music. Next time you pick up this work, please allow yourself to enter Loeffler’s world of fierce friendship, haunting imagery, and his journey for cultural identity. Dr. Courtney Miller is the oboe professor at the University of Iowa. Prior to this position, she taught at Boston College and Ashland University. Fanfare Magazine hails Courtney Miller as “a performer of considerable skill, with an unfailingly lovely sound, abundant technical ability, and a special gift for turning notes into poetry.”

Example 9. “La Cornemuse” from the instrumental rapsodies, mm. 34–48.

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