Eldin burton bio

    Sonatina for flute and piano may be Eldin Burton’s one-hit-wonder, but it has stood the test of time. It is considered a standard within the flute literature today and is well loved worldwide.

Burton () was an American pianist who had ambitions of becoming a composer. He originally wrote the Sonatina as a piano piece for a composition class at Julliard.

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The professor told him that it sounded like more than just a piano part and suggested that he rewrite the piece to include flutist Samuel Baron who was a fellow classmate.
In the Sonatina won the only New York Flute Club Composition contest ever held, and the premiere performance was played by Samuel Baron, who would later become a revered American flute teacher at the University of New York/Stony Brook, the chair of the Woodwind Department at the Julliard School of Music, and the founder of the New York Woodwind Quintet.

    Burton’s prize for winning the