This gigue is the twenty-second 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 opening movement of a sonata for 3 flutes in C 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 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.
The earliest version of this tune can be found in Playford’s The English Dancing Master (London, 1651) under the title “An old man is a bed full of bones”. The melody appears to have been known throughout the British Isles, and particularly in Ireland, where a special dance was performed to it.
This is the twenty-third 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 Allegro is the second movement of a sonata for 3 flutes in C minor by the German Baroque composer and music theorist Johann Mattheson. It was published in Amsterdam in 1708.
This Allegro is the tenth study from a collection of 24 esercizi by Italian flutist and composer Vincenzo De Michelis.
This Dorian-mode jig is taken from Francis O'Neill's celebrated collection Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1903. Some people have pointed out that the tune might be related to an older Irish jig, “The Gold Ring”.
This is the twenty-fourth 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 minuet is the third and final movement of a sonata for 3 flutes in C minor by the German Baroque composer and music theorist Johann Mattheson. It was published in Amsterdam in 1708.
Today we propose a minuet in A minor 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 appearance of this jig is under its Irish title, “Buachaill ó’n Sliabh”, in the large mid-19th century music manuscript collection of County Cork clergyman and uilleann piper James Goodman.
The present ornamented setting is taken from Francis O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1907.
This lovely minuet is the twenty-fifth 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 march is the opening movement of a sonata for 3 flutes in C major by the German Baroque composer and music theorist Johann Mattheson. It was published in Amsterdam in 1708.
This study in double tonguing is the eleventh piece from a collection of 24 esercizi by Italian flutist and composer Vincenzo De Michelis.
This catchy jig is taken from Francis O'Neill's collection Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1903. O'Neill's source was Chicago policeman and fiddler Timothy Dillon. Although this is the earliest known appearance of the tune in print, the melody is related to that of older jigs such as “How Are You Kitty?”.
This is the last 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 Adagio is the second movement of a sonata for 3 flutes in C major by the German Baroque composer and music theorist Johann Mattheson. It was published in Amsterdam in 1708.
Today we propose a 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.
The second half of this piece, starting with the switch to C major, only uses 4 notes. If you are up for a challenge, the whole 16 bars can be played (an octave higher) on a single fingering, by using harmonics!
This jig is taken from Francis O'Neill's celebrated collection Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1903.
Dunmanway is a market town in County Cork, in the southwest of Ireland.
This Andante is the opening movement of the first of the six Op. 7 flute sonatas with bass accompaniment by French flutist and composer Jean-Daniel Braun, published in Paris in 1736.
This Allegro is the third movement of a sonata for 3 flutes in C major by the German Baroque composer and music theorist Johann Mattheson. It was published in Amsterdam in 1708.
This study is the twelfth piece from a collection of 24 esercizi by Italian flutist and composer Vincenzo De Michelis.
This jig first appears in Francis O'Neill's collection Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1903. It is however closely related to the Scottish jig “Teviot Brig”, which was first printed in Nathaniel Gow's Complete Repository in 1817.
Ballinafad (meaning “mouth of the long ford”) is a village in the south of County Sligo in the west of Ireland.
This Allegro is the second movement of the first of the six Op. 7 flute sonatas with bass accompaniment by French flutist and composer Jean-Daniel Braun, published in Paris in 1736.
This air is the fourth movement of a sonata for 3 flutes in C major by the German Baroque composer and music theorist Johann Mattheson. It was published in Amsterdam in 1708.
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 quirky jig appears to be unique to Francis O'Neill's collection The Dance Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1907.
This waltz comes from a set of 16 short waltzes for piano duet written by Johannes Brahms. Published in 1865, and dedicated to the Bohemian musicologist Eduard Hanslick, the pieces had an instant success, contrary to the composer's expectations. Over time, number 15 in A-flat major has acquired a life of its own.
You can choose to play this flute arrangement as a slow, sweet lullaby. Take advantage of dynamics to express all its feelings.
This gigue is the final movement of a sonata for 3 flutes in C major by the German Baroque composer and music theorist Johann Mattheson. It was published in Amsterdam in 1708.