French composer Georges Barboteu had a parallel career as a horn performer, and many of his works feature that instrument, including his 1940 Esquisse (French for Sketch). The flute opens this piece with a miniature cadenza; the harp then provides an underpinning of up-and-down arpeggios above which flute and horn trade short musical thoughts. The horn is given a lyrical theme, and the flute comments with rapid figures and trills. Near the close, the flute and horn come together, stating the lyrical melody in unison.