Dolls’ Waltz is Etude No. 2 from Köhler’s 25 Romantic Etudes, Op. 66. Check out part 1/2 for a talk through of the A and B themes.
Gariboldi Etude No. 18 (Allegro moderato) from 30 Easy and Progressive Studies
Dolls’ Waltz is Etude No. 2 from Köhler’s 25 Romantic Etudes, Op. 66. Check out part 2/2 for the complete play through.
Just a mellow version of the first Caprice from 30 Caprices for Solo Flute recorded on the empty Paramus High School stage as I was leaving for the night.
Gariboldi Etude No. 17 (Allegretto) from 30 Easy and Progressive Studies.
Just the first part of the Allegro movement of the Fantasia in e for flute.
The Adagio movement of the Fantasia in a minor for flute provides a wonderful opportunity to play expressively in the piccolo’s comfortable mid-range.
YouTube Symphony Orchestra Piccolo Audition Video 2011.
Rossini: Overture to Semiramide
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, mvt. III
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Gariboldi Etude No. 16 (30 Easy and Progressive Studies)
Sadly, Köhler Etude No. 1 (25 Romantic Etudes, Op. 66) does not have a fun title like the others (Teasing, At the Fountain, The Tortures of Tantalus).
Establish a steady quarter note pulse that allows you to play all of the 16th notes easily by working on measures 4 and 5 first or begin with measures 48-52. So often measures 1-3 are played very fast because they are easy, but the tempo slows dramatically at 4+ because the 16th note passages are trickier.
Here is the Schumann at a faster speed.
Schumann’s Novelette from 65 Little Pieces (Moyse) is a great starting solo to incorporate using a metronome along with physically tapping your toe inside your shoe. This first pass is at a slow speed and you may have to breath more often.
Gariboldi Etude No. 1 (30 Easy and Progressive Studies)
Times Square Flute Orchestra
The Times Square Flute Orchestra met today at 4 for the first rehearsal of two scheduled prior to the early morning performance on Thursday 8/13. Consisting of more than 150 flutists from all over the world, the event should get the convention off to a great start.
Darlene Dugan, composer and professional flute ensemble director, is conducting the ensemble and has 2 hours left to rehearse and refine the interesting program she picked. Kathy Farmer organized the event and music distribution and seating seems to be going smoothly.
I do think they should have loaded bass and alto flutes in first, but that’s because basses are big!!!!
Ken Sherman, a long time NFA member/coordinator, is a westcoast woodwind player who is also sharing his bass flute talent. I had a very nice time sitting next to him, so hopefully we may had some time to chat at tonight’s rehearsal.
I took a pic of various headjoints (c, alto, bass) that are on the instrument shelf.
Most have bodies but some are without.
I like how they are slightly different.
