Today's piece is the tenth study from 48 Études pour hautbois ou saxophone, composed around 1835 by German oboist and clarinetist Franz Wilhelm Ferling.
Today's tune is taken from a collection kindly donated to us by piper Roddy Campbell from the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. This fast jig was composed by his son, Rory. You can listen to the author playing it on the pipes here.
This is the opening movement of Jean-Daniel Braun's Flute Sonata in E minor, which was published in Paris in 1740, two years after the death of the composer, together with his Pièces sans basse.
This is the second movement of a sonata for 3 flutes in A major by the prolific French Baroque composer Joseph Bodin de Boismortier. It was first published in Paris in 1725.
Today we propose a little study by British flutist and composer John Clinton. It was first published in London in 1843, as part of his A Theoretical and Practical Essay on the Boehm Flute.
This jig first appears as “The End of the Day” in Francis O'Neill's celebrated collection Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1903. However, the tune closely resembles another one, known as “Barley Grain”, which can be traced back to the 1850s.
Today we propose the second movement from a sonata for violin and basso continuo in D major, HWV 371, composed by George Frideric Handel around 1750.
This is the third movement of a sonata for 3 flutes in A major by the prolific French Baroque composer Joseph Bodin de Boismortier. It was first published in Paris in 1725.
Today's piece is the ninth study from 48 Études pour hautbois ou saxophone, composed around 1835 by German oboist and clarinetist Franz Wilhelm Ferling.
Nowadays this melody is best known as the vehicle for the Australian bush ballad “Click Go the Shears”, which details a day's work for a sheep shearer.
The tune, however, comes from American Civil War song “Ring the Bell, Watchman” by Henry Clay Work, originally published in 1865. The first verse of “Click Go the Shears” follows closely, in parody, Work's lyrics as well. The earliest version of the Australian song can be found in a 1891 edition of the regional Victorian newspaper The Bacchus Marsh Express, under the title “The Bare Belled Ewe”, where the tune was indeed given as “Ring the Bell Watchman”. There was a shearers' strike in 1891, so the publication of the song in that year probably resonated with the Australian community.
“Click Go the Shears” has since been recorded by many artists, notably in 1958 by American folk musician Burl Ives, on his album Australian Folk Songs.
Thanks to Michael for suggesting this tune!
This is the second movement of Jean-Daniel Braun's Flute Sonata in E minor, which was published in Paris in 1740, two years after the composer's death, together with his Pièces sans basse.
This gavotte is the fourth and last movement of a sonata for 3 flutes in A major by the prolific French Baroque composer Joseph Bodin de Boismortier. It was first published in Paris in 1725.
Today we propose a little study by British flutist and composer John Clinton. It was first published in London in 1843, as part of his A Theoretical and Practical Essay on the Boehm Flute.
Today's tune is taken from a collection kindly donated to us by piper Roddy Campbell from the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. This fast jig was composed by his son Rory, and was recorded in Deaf Shepherd's 2001 album Even in the Rain.
Today we propose the third movement from a sonata for violin and basso continuo in D major, HWV 371, composed by George Frideric Handel around 1750.
Undoubtedly one of the most popular Christmas carols, “God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen” is quite an old song. The earliest known version was found in an anonymous manuscript dating back all the way to the 1650s! And yet, to this day it remains a ubiquitous presence during Christmas time.
Thanks to Mark for contributing this arrangement for three flutes!
Today's piece is the seventh study from 48 Études pour hautbois ou saxophone, composed around 1835 by German oboist and clarinetist Franz Wilhelm Ferling.
This sea shanty, also known as “Rolling King”, has historically been used as a worksong in a variety of trades, as we know it was sung by the wool and wheat traders who worked the clipper ships between Australian ports and London. In adapted form, it is now a very popular song among folk music performers.
The tune was first noted by sea music author Laura A. Smith, who collected it “from a coloured seaman at the [Sailors'] 'Home'” in London and published it in her 1888 collection The Music of the Waters.
Information on the age, spread, and practical use of the shanty is relatively sparse. However, the evidence at hand does not suggest there is anything particularly “Australian” about the song, contrary to how it has become popularly envisioned since the late 20th century.
This short Adagio is the third movement of Jean-Daniel Braun's Flute Sonata in E minor, which was published in Paris in 1740, two years after the composer's death, together with his Pièces sans basse.
Today we present an arrangement for flute trio of the traditional carol “Joseph, O Dear Joseph Mine”. It is a very old melody, dating back to 14th-century Germany.
Joseph, O dear Joseph mine,
Help me rock the Child divine,
God reward both thee and thine,
In paradise,
So prays the mother.
Thanks to Mark for contributing this arrangement!
Today we propose a little study in E major by British flutist and composer John Clinton. It was first published in London in 1843, as part of his A Theoretical and Practical Essay on the Boehm Flute.
Today's tune is taken from a collection kindly donated to us by piper Roddy Campbell from the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. This fast jig was composed by his son, Rory. Intrepid is also the title of the album Rory released in 2007.
This lute piece by Italian late-Renaissance composer Simone Molinaro was first published in 1599 in the first book of his Intavolatura di liuto. The title could be translated as “Dance called the Count Orlando”.
In 1917, composer Ottorino Respighi used Molinaro's music as the basis for the first piece of his Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1, changing the title slightly to “Balletto detto il Conte Orlando” (balletto being the diminutive of ballo).
Thanks to Phil for suggesting this piece!
If you do not recognize the melody of this popular Christmas carol, it is probably because over the last two centuries it has been set to some 40 different tunes! The one we present today is the one most commonly sung in the United Kingdom, which was composed around 1895 by Irish-born American hymnwriter William James Kirkpatrick.
Many thanks to Mark for contributing this arrangement for flute trio!
This tune was first printed in Elias Howe's 1000 Jigs and Reels, published in Boston around 1867. It is most commonly used for contra dancing, and in fact instructions for a “Christmas Hornpipe” dance had been published as early as 1862 in Howe's American Dancing Master.
Merry Christmas to all!
Today's piece is the fifth study from 48 Études pour hautbois ou saxophone, composed around 1835 by German oboist and clarinetist Franz Wilhelm Ferling.
This is the fourth and final movement of a sonata for violin and basso continuo in D major, HWV 371, composed by George Frideric Handel around 1750.
This is the opening movement of a sonata for 3 flutes in D minor by the prolific French Baroque composer Joseph Bodin de Boismortier. It was first published in Paris in 1725.
Today we propose a little study in G major by British flutist and composer John Clinton. It was first published in London in 1843, as part of his A Theoretical and Practical Essay on the Boehm Flute.
Today's tune is taken from a collection kindly donated to us by piper Roddy Campbell from the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. This fast jig was composed by his son, Rory, who recorded it on his 1996 album The Piper's Whim.
This corrente is the fourth and final movement of Jean-Daniel Braun's Flute Sonata in E minor, which was published in Paris in 1740, two years after the composer's death, together with his Pièces sans basse.