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Tune of the Day: Andante

The opening movement of Bach's Flute Sonata No. 4 is actually more of a “Presto”, although it begins with a measured “Andante” introduction. The flute plays nonstop throughout, and when it launches into the cadenza-like Presto proper, the accompaniment is reduced to a single, suspenseful, long-held chord. It's immediately clear that the flute part of this movement could easily stand alone.

Here are the following movements: Allegro, Adagio, Menuetto I and II.

Tune of the Day: The Humors of Castleoliver

This jig appears to be unique to Chicago Police captain Francis O'Neill's collection The Dance Music of Ireland, published in 1907.

Castle Oliver (also known as Clonodfoy) is a Victorian castle-style country house in the southern part of County Limerick, Ireland.

Tune of the Day: Study in B-flat major by Karg-Elert

This is the fifteenth étude from Sigfried Karg-Elert's 30 Caprices: a “Gradus ad Parnassum” of the modern technique for flute solo. It is marked “mosso e leggerissimo”, which translates as “agitated and very light”.

Tune of the Day: La Claudine

This is the last duet in E minor from the 55 Easy Pieces collection by French Baroque composer Joseph Bodin de Boismortier.

Tune of the Day: The Skaters' Waltz

“Les Patineurs” is a waltz by French composer Émile Waldteufel. Known in English as “The Skaters' Waltz”, it was composed in 1882 and was inspired by the Cercle des Patineurs (“Ring of Skaters”) at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. His introduction to the waltz can be likened to the poise of a skater and the glissando notes invoke scenes of a wintry atmosphere. The other themes that follow are graceful and swirling, as if to depict a ring of skaters in their glory.

Extremely simple and catchy, Waldteufel's Waltz once enjoyed a popularity rivaling that of the works of his near contemporary, Johann Strauss, Jr. It has featured in dozens of films, from the earliest talkies to the present, including the Academy Award-winning Chariots of Fire.

Tune of the Day: The Mariner's Frock

This jig is unique to Francis O'Neill's collection The Dance Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1907. It is however very similar to another jig, “Palm Sunday”, which had appeared in O'Neill's Music or Ireland in 1903.

Tune of the Day: Study in G-flat major by Andersen

Here is another étude by Danish flutist Joachim Andersen. This 3/4-time Pastorale in G-flat major is study No. 13 from his Twenty-Four Etudes for Flute, Op. 21.

Thanks to Elizabeth for suggesting this piece!