Sometimes I wonder why we have certain licks in a piece. And I wonder how many “give it to the flute player!” (A suggestion that has been made over and over these past few weeks.) This is only a snippet … I play the measure four more times! Or I try to play it, anyway.
Clearly to give you something interesting to do in an otherwise boring chart…
I actually really like the opera, and the music sounds quite shimmery. But there are parts that I puzzle over. This is one of them!