Woodwind Ensemble Alto Flute - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.582225 Composed by Amy Marcy Beach. Arranged by John Gibson. 20th Century. 10 pages. JB Linear #6609367. Published by JB Linear (A0.582225). Amy Marcy Beach (1867 - 1944) was a pioneering woman composer at a time when women were barely considered by music publishers. She has been acclaimed to be the first important American woman composer. As a child Amy was allowed rather than encouraged to further her obvious musical talent. She wrote in a mature and virtuosic style for piano with use of chromaticism, fine melodic lines, and Impressionistic styles. This is her Katy-dids set for small flute choir or quintet by John Gibson. (flute 1-4, and alto flute) A katy did is a type of cricket and this piece would classify as a rhythm game. Can you keep up with the cricket rhythms?