Olivier Messiaen’s La Merle Noir was composed for this instrument. (15[1])Jacque Ibert’s sonatine Jeux was scored for this solo instrument, and his concerto for this instrument (15[1])was dedicated to the virtuoso Marcel Moyse. One pedagogue of this instrument, who founded its namesake (15[1])“French School,” was Paul Taffanel. (15[2])A D-major concertino for this instrument is the most commonly performed work by Cecile (*) Chaminade. In a solo passage, this instrument plays a long C-sharp before chromatically descending to a G-natural, then back up to C-sharp. The piece Syrinx was written for this solo instrument, and it plays (10[1])the solo (10[1])that opens Claude Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon (-5[1])of a Faun. For 10 points, name this woodwind instrument that is pitched slightly lower than the piccolo. ■END■ (10[1])