This is the very first duet from La scuola del flauto (The School of the Flute) by Italian composer and arranger Luigi Hugues.
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This is the seventh étude from 18 exercices pour la flûte traversière by French Romantic composer Benoit Tranquille Berbiguier.
This song, written in 1907 by William Ward-Higgs, became popular during World War I, having already been adopted by the Royal Sussex Regiment as an unofficial “nick” march. It quickly became well known throughout Sussex, and is now regarded as a county anthem, regularly sung at celebrations.
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This Affettuoso (which means “affectionate” in Italian) is the opening movement of Sonata No. 1 in G major from John Ranish's XII Solos for the German Flute, Op. 2, first published in London in 1744.
This is the second movement of a Sonata in E written for three German flutes by Johann Scherer, a German composer of the 18th century.
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As indicated by its title, this study should render the impression of a sweeping motion. The “poco a poco ravivando il tempo” marking at the beginning asks for a very gradually increasing tempo.
This fast G-major reel comes from Ireland. It was recorded by fiddlers Con Curtin and Denis McMahon on the 1967 album Paddy in the Smoke.
Here is the central movement of Sonata No. 1 in G major from John Ranish's XII Solos for the German Flute, Op. 2. Some of the rhythmic patterns in this movement are not straightforward, and this makes it very interesting as a sight-reading piece.
Here is the second duet from La scuola del flauto (The School of the Flute) by Italian composer and arranger Luigi Hugues.
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This is the eight étude from 18 exercices pour la flûte traversière by French Romantic composer Benoit Tranquille Berbiguier.
The earliest appearance in print of this pipe march, composed by William MacKay, seems to be as “The 72nd's Farewel to Aberdeen” in Pipe Major William Ross's 1885 collection. The “Dragon” of the title is thought to mean a kite.
Today we propose the third and final movement of Sonata No. 1 in G major from John Ranish's XII Solos for the German Flute, Op. 2.
This Allegro in E minor is the third movement of the second Sonata for three flutes by Johann Scherer.
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This is étude No. 6 from Ernesto Köhler's 25 Romantic Studies. Bring out the contrast between slurred and staccato notes; the latter must give the impression of water falling drop by drop.
This tune is commonly attributed to the 19th-century Gateshead (near Newcastle), northern England, composer James Hill, who was nicknamed the “Newcastle Paganini”. Named after a famous Newcastle racehorse, the “Bee’s Wing” has become in modern times one of the most popular Scottish fiddle hornpipes.
This is the opening movement of a Sonata for flute and basso continuo in E minor, composed around 1743 by Italian Baroque composer Giovanni Platti.
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This is the third duet from La scuola del flauto (The School of the Flute) by Italian composer and arranger Luigi Hugues.
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This is the ninth étude from 18 exercices pour la flûte traversière by French Romantic composer Benoit Tranquille Berbiguier.
This tune appears to be a 6/8 version of a Scottish reel by the 18th-century fiddler Donald (or Daniel) Dow. There is a tradition that this air was the Clan March of the O'Byrne family.
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This is the opening movement of the fourth of six sonatas for flute and continuo first published in Paris in 1732. This sonata is nicknamed “La Lumague”, a Frenchization of the Italian word lumaca, meaning “The Snail”.
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This minuet, along with its Trio in E major, constitutes the fourth and last movement of the second Sonata for three flutes by Johann Scherer.
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Tantalus was a Greek mythological figure, most famous for his eternal punishment: to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink.
This study presents two difficulties. The first difficulty, of course, concerns the fingers, since the piece must be played at a steady tempo. The second lies in the intonation of the interval C#-E, as C# tends to be too sharp and E tends to be a little flat.
Founded in 1440, Eton College is the most famous public school in Britain, and one of the most prestigious in the world. The Eton Boating Song, first performed in 1863, is sung at the school's end of year concert and other important occasions, including during the procession of boats, Eton being on the Thames, and the College having a long boating tradition. The melody was composed by an Old Etonian, Captain Algernon Drummond, whilst serving with his regiment (The Rifle Brigade) in Lahore in India.
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This is the second movement of a Sonata for flute and basso continuo in E minor, composed around 1743 by Italian Baroque composer Giovanni Platti.
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This is the fourth duet from La scuola del flauto (The School of the Flute) by Italian composer and arranger Luigi Hugues.
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This melody was first published in the periodical The London Magazine, or The Gentleman’s Monthly Intelligencer, in 1752. “Every Man in his Humour” was a humorous comic play by Ben Jonson, written in 1598. However, the appearance of the title in the London Magazine of 1752 undoubtedly honors the successful revival of the play in 1751 by actor and producer David Garrick.
Today we propose the tenth étude from 18 exercices pour la flûte traversière by French Romantic composer Benoit Tranquille Berbiguier.
This allemande is the second movement of the fourth of six sonatas for flute and continuo that Michel Blavet published in Paris in 1732.
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This Vivace in G minor opens the fourth 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.
This is study No. 2 from Joachim Andersen's Twenty-Four Etudes for Flute, Op. 33. To be played with very clear articulation.
This tune is often considered to be from Northumberland, even though its earliest appearance, an arrangement for voice and piano published in New York in 1827, attributes it to London-born composer Alexander Lee.
“Blue Bonnets” was a common nickname for the Scots, stemming from the custom of Jacobite troops to identify themselves with a white cockade worn on a blue bonnet, the only thing that passed for a uniform in those days. The white cockade emblem is said to have originated when Bonnie Prince Charlie plucked a wild rose and pinned it to his hat.