This Allegro is the second movement of a sonata for 2 flutes in D minor by the German Baroque composer and music theorist Johann Mattheson. It was published in Amsterdam in 1708.
Today we propose a little study in B-flat 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 piece was composed by his son, Rory, who recorded it on his 2001 album Nusa. You can listen to this bagpipe rendition here.
This is the fourteenth of Jean-Daniel Braun's Pièces sans basse for flute or bassoon, published in Paris in 1740 together with Braun's Flute Sonata in E minor. These solo pieces are usually attributed to Braun, even though the front page states that they are “by the same author as well as by various others”.
This Adagio is the third movement of a sonata for 2 flutes in D minor by the German Baroque composer and music theorist Johann Mattheson. It was published in Amsterdam in 1708.
This mesmerizing Allegretto is the sixth study from a collection of 24 esercizi by Italian flutist and composer Vincenzo De Michelis.
This jig first appeared in P.W. Joyce's collection Ancient Irish Music, published in Dublin in 1873. Francis O'Neill printed a nearly identical version in his Music of Ireland (Chicago, 1903) as “Farewell to My Troubles”. Both titles are recurrent lines of several songs set to the melody.
This allemande is the fifteenth of Jean-Daniel Braun's Pièces sans basse for flute or bassoon, published in Paris in 1740 together with Braun's Flute Sonata in E minor. These solo pieces are usually attributed to Braun, even though the front page states that they are “by the same author as well as by various others”.
This gigue is the fourth and final movement of a sonata for 2 flutes in D minor by the German Baroque composer and music theorist Johann Mattheson. It was published in Amsterdam in 1708.
Today we propose a little study in B-flat 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.
You may recognize the melody as that of the famous song “The Last Rose of Summer”, which was composed by John Stevenson only 30 years before this study.
Today's tune is taken from a collection kindly donated to us by piper Roddy Campbell from the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. This piece was composed by his son, Rory, who recorded it on the 2003 Old Blind Dogs album The Gab o Mey.
This Largo is the sixteenth of Jean-Daniel Braun's Pièces sans basse for flute or bassoon, published in Paris in 1740 together with Braun's Flute Sonata in E minor. These solo pieces are usually attributed to Braun, even though the front page states that they are “by the same author as well as by various others”.
This is the opening movement of a sonata for 2 flutes in F major by the German Baroque composer and music theorist Johann Mattheson. It was published in Amsterdam in 1708.
This Allegro is the seventh study from a collection of 24 esercizi by Italian flutist and composer Vincenzo De Michelis.
The earliest appearance of this tune is found in Ryan's Mammoth Collection (Boston, 1883), in which it is attributed to “Jas. Hand”. Unfortunately, nothing is known for certain regarding who this was, although it is likely he was a stage performer or band-leader from Massachusetts in the mid-19th century. It is worth noting that, as with other melodies printed by the same publisher, the attribution may indicate only the source from whom it was collected, and not its actual origin.
This is the seventeenth of Jean-Daniel Braun's Pièces sans basse for flute or bassoon, published in Paris in 1740 together with Braun's Flute Sonata in E minor. These solo pieces are usually attributed to Braun, even though the front page states that they are “by the same author as well as by various others”.
This air is the second movement of a sonata for 2 flutes in F major by German Baroque composer and music theorist Johann Mattheson. It was published in Amsterdam in 1708.
Today we propose a little study in C 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 piece was composed by his son, Rory, who recorded it on his 1999 album Field of Bells. You can listen to the author playing it on the pipes here.
This is the eightteenth of Jean-Daniel Braun's Pièces sans basse for flute or bassoon, published in Paris in 1740 together with Braun's Flute Sonata in E minor. You may find its title spelled with a varying number of r's and z's, but the short form “Bizaria” appears to be the most common one in manuscripts.
This allemande is the third movement of a sonata for 2 flutes in F major by German Baroque composer and music theorist Johann Mattheson. It was published in Amsterdam in 1708.
This turbulent “Andante espressivo” is the eighth study from a collection of 24 esercizi by Italian flutist and composer Vincenzo De Michelis.
This jig is taken from Francis O'Neill's celebrated collection Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1903.
Lough Erne is the name of two connected lakes in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
This is the twentieth of Jean-Daniel Braun's Pièces sans basse for flute or bassoon, published in Paris in 1740 together with Braun's Flute Sonata in E minor. These solo pieces are usually attributed to Braun, even though the front page states that they are “by the same author as well as by various others”.
This tiny Largo is the fourth movement of a sonata for 2 flutes in F major by German Baroque composer and music theorist Johann Mattheson. It was published in Amsterdam in 1708.
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.
The earliest incarnation of this well-loved folk song was as a Middle English poem, dating all the way back to the 15th century. And although the language of that poem may now sound archaic, it is interesting to see that the story has barely changed throughout its retelling: it is the story of a father fox going to town to grab a goose for the family's dinner. To the family's great delight, he comes back with a feast for them all.
Thanks to Sarah for suggesting this tune!
This allemande is the twenty-first of Jean-Daniel Braun's Pièces sans basse for flute or bassoon, published in Paris in 1740 together with Braun's Flute Sonata in E minor. These solo pieces are usually attributed to Braun, even though the front page states that they are “by the same author as well as by various others”.
This gigue is the fifth and final movement of a sonata for 2 flutes in F major by German Baroque composer and music theorist Johann Mattheson. It was published in Amsterdam in 1708.
This sextuplet-based Allegro moderato is the ninth study from a collection of 24 esercizi by Italian flutist and composer Vincenzo De Michelis.
This jig is taken from Francis O'Neill's The Dance Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1907. It is part of a wider family of related tunes, which at the very least can be traced back to a jig titled “The Eviction” in Ryan's Mammoth Collection (Boston, 1883).
Today marks a very special occasion for flutetunes.com, as we've now reached our 15-year anniversary! We are immensely proud of what we've been able to accomplish during this time, growing the website and its collection of sheet music to over 5,500 pieces.
It has not been easy to keep up daily posts for 15 years, with a new piece every day, no matter what. But it was a journey well worth taking. We have learned a great deal, and in doing so we have amassed 15 years' worth of sight-reading material, arguably enough to cover a musician's career from absolute beginner to professional!
We don't feel quite ready to retire just yet, but we have decided that going forward we will be dialing back our work on new scores a little, and start reposting existing tunes from time to time. This will allow us to spend more time with our families, and also give us more time to improve the website itself, which due to time constraints we have been neglecting for a while. We already have ideas for some technical upgrades. We will still be posting a Tune of the Day every day, so unless you have a photographic memory and have been following us daily for more than ten years, you probably won't notice any differences in that respect. As a matter of fact, the collection has grown so big that sometimes even we totally forget about some piece we prepared just a couple years ago!
Once again, a huge thank you goes to all of you out there for supporting us on this amazing journey and sharing your passion for the flute with us!