This Presto is the fourth and last movement of Sonata No. 4 in A major from John Ranish's XII Solos for the German Flute, Op. 2, first published in London in 1744.
This Largo in G major is taken from Belgian Baroque composer Jean-Baptiste Loeillet's second book of Six sonatas of two parts, made on purpose for two German flutes, first published in London in 1720.
Thanks to Joyce Kai for contributing this piece!
Here is another étude by Danish flutist Joachim Andersen. This Andantino in B major is study No. 11 from his Twenty-Four Etudes for Flute, Op. 33.
This ancient melody has been associated with the Irish family of O'Moore, and may have been composed in praise of one Ruairi Og O Mordha, a head of the family during the 16th century and a famous Irish hero of the resistance to English colonization of the time.
The tune is in the key of D Mixolydian, meaning that there is no leading-note (C's are not sharp).
This “Grave Adagio” is the opening movement of the second Sonata from the Trattenimenti armonici collection by Italian Baroque composer Tomaso Albinoni.
This is the third movement from the sixth of Telemann's Sonates sans Basse à deux Flutes traverses, ou à deux Violons, ou à deux Flutes à bec, or “Sonatas without Bass for Two Transverse Flutes, or Two Violins, or Two Recorders”.
This is étude No. 7 from Ernesto Köhler's 25 Romantic Studies. The piece is somewhat similar to a siciliana, a 6/8-time genre characterized by lilting rhythms; it is to be played with full focus on musicality.
“Alt Heidelberg, du feine” (“Old Heidelburg, you fine”) is the first line of a poem in praise of the city of Heidelberg, Germany, which was set to music in 1861 by organist and composer Simon Anton Zimmermann.
This Siciliana is the opening movement of Sonata No. 5 in G major from John Ranish's XII Solos for the German Flute, Op. 2, first published in London in 1744.
This Vivace in E minor is taken from Belgian Baroque composer Jean-Baptiste Loeillet's second book of Six sonatas of two parts, made on purpose for two German flutes, first published in London in 1720.
Thanks to Joyce Kai for contributing this piece!
Here is another étude by Danish flutist Joachim Andersen. This Moderato in G# minor is study No. 12 from his Twenty-Four Etudes for Flute, Op. 33.
This jaunty hornpipe in the key of B-flat major dates back to the nineteenth century. It first appeared in print in Howe's 1000 Jigs and Reels, published around the 1867.
Here is the second movement of the second Sonata from the Trattenimenti armonici collection by Italian Baroque composer Tomaso Albinoni.
This is the fourth and final movement from the sixth of Telemann's Sonates sans Basse à deux Flutes traverses, ou à deux Violons, ou à deux Flutes à bec, or “Sonatas without Bass for Two Transverse Flutes, or Two Violins, or Two Recorders”.
This is the very first étude from Giuseppe Gariboldi's collection of 30 Etudes faciles et progressives. It is extremely simple and offers no technical difficulty whatsoever; for this reason, you should strive to play it perfectly, respecting all of the provided indications. Remember to play it at a slow but steady tempo.
This African-American spiritual song, dating back to at least 1865, has been sung and recorded by many gospel and secular performers. It is considered a Christmas carol because its original lyrics celebrate the Nativity of Jesus.
Thanks to Rachel for suggesting this tune!
This Andante is the opening movement of a Sonata in C major for flute and continuo, written around 1750 by Italian Classical composer Giuseppe Sarti.
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This Vivace in E minor is the fifth movement from Belgian Baroque composer Jean-Baptiste Loeillet's second book of Six sonatas of two parts, made on purpose for two German flutes, first published in London in 1720.
Thanks to Joyce Kai for contributing this piece!
Here is another étude by Danish flutist Joachim Andersen. This Allegretto in F# major is study No. 13 from his Twenty-Four Etudes for Flute, Op. 33. It can easily be considered a study in accidentals... don't let all those sharps scare you!
This jig appears to be unique to the third volume of Charles and Samuel Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, published in London in 1773. Its original setting is in B-flat major, but we transposed it to E-flat major in order to fit the range of the flute.
This Allegro is the second movement of Sonata No. 5 in G major from John Ranish's XII Solos for the German Flute, Op. 2, first appeared in London in 1744.
This Largo in E minor is the sixth movement from Belgian Baroque composer Jean-Baptiste Loeillet's second book of Six sonatas of two parts, made on purpose for two German flutes, first published in London in 1720.
Thanks to Joyce Kai for contributing this piece!
Here is another very simple étude from Giuseppe Gariboldi's collection of 30 Etudes faciles et progressives.
This lesser-known Irish double jig, dating back to at least the second half of the 19th century, has a peculiar multi-modal flavor to it, but in the end it can be easily classified as being in the key of A Mixolydian.
America's most famous march composer John Philip Sousa composed this march at the solicitation of the marching cadet corps of the one and only Washington, D.C. high school in 1890 (later called Central High School), and dedicated it to the teachers and pupils. The school's drill team had asked Sousa that he made an effort to make this piece superior to his “National Fencibles” march, which he had written for a rival cadet corps. In Sousa's estimation, it was indeed a better march.
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This is the first movement from the fifth of Telemann's Sonates sans Basse à deux Flutes traverses, ou à deux Violons, ou à deux Flutes à bec, or “Sonatas without Bass for Two Transverse Flutes, or Two Violins, or Two Recorders”.
Here is another étude by Danish flutist Joachim Andersen. This melancholic Lento in D# minor is study No. 14 from his Twenty-Four Etudes for Flute, Op. 33.
This hymn, whose title can be translated into English as “Let the voice of praise resound”, is a 14th-century Christmas carol which was widely known in medieval Europe, and is still performed today. Many different musical settings of the traditional Latin text exist; the one we propose today was composed by the Benedictine scholar Anselm Schubiger in the 19th century.
Thanks to Marcello from Italy for suggesting this tune!
This Andante is the opening movement of a Sonata in G minor for flute and continuo, written around 1750 by Italian Classical composer Giuseppe Sarti.
Thanks to Doug for suggesting this piece!
This Giga in E minor is the seventh and last movement of Belgian Baroque composer Jean-Baptiste Loeillet's second book of Six sonatas of two parts, made on purpose for two German flutes, first published in London in 1720.
Thanks to Joyce Kai for contributing this piece!