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Tune of the Day: Study in G major by Clinton

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!

Tune of the Day: Adagio by Mattheson

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.

Tune of the Day: Bizaria by Braun

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.

Tune of the Day: The Woodcock

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?”.

Tune of the Day: Study in B major by De Michelis

This study in double tonguing is the eleventh piece from a collection of 24 esercizi by Italian flutist and composer Vincenzo De Michelis.

Tune of the Day: Marche by Mattheson

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.

Tune of the Day: Minuetto by Braun

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”.