Saturday 1 October 2016
Tune of the Day: Study in B-flat major by Boehm
from “24 Caprice-Etudes for Flute”
This trill-filled Andante is the fifth piece of a collection of 24 “Caprice-Études” for flute by Theobald Boehm, the German inventor who perfected the modern Western concert flute. These studies originally served to demonstrate the playability of Boehm's improved instrument in all 24 keys, but they are also very useful technical exercises.