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Tune of the Day: Study in G minor by Kummer

This is the sixth study from German flutist and composer Caspar Kummer's 32 Etudes amusantes et instructives, Op. 129, first published in 1858.

Tune of the Day: Menuet by Scherer

This minuet, along with its Trio, constitutes the fourth and last movement of the third Sonata for three flutes by Johann Scherer.

Thanks to Joyce Kai for contributing this piece!

Tune of the Day: Larghetto

This supple aria starts Handel's Sonata in C major for Recorder and continuo. Despite the movement being a Larghetto in C major, it concludes with a one-bar Adagio in G major.

Here are the links to the other movements of the sonata: Allegro, Larghetto, A tempo di Gavotta, Allegro.

Tune of the Day: The Whigsborough Hunt

This hop jig was first printed in R.M. Levey's First Collection of the Dance Music of Ireland, published in London in 1858.

Whigsborough is a historic townland located in County Offaly in central Ireland, near the town of Birr.

Tune of the Day: Study in E minor by Gariboldi

Today we present the fourth study from Italian composer Giuseppe Gariboldi's Etudes mignonnes (Dainty Studies), Op. 131.

Tune of the Day: Duet in D major by Hugues

This is the eigth duet from the first volume of La scuola del flauto (The School of the Flute) by Italian composer and arranger Luigi Hugues.

Thanks to Paolo for contributing this piece!

Tune of the Day: Fantasia for Solo Flute No. 1

Telemann's first Fantasia for Solo Flute is in the key of A major. Because the piece was designed to be played with no continuo accompaniment, the flute's single line assumes various roles simultaneously, sometimes soaring to a high note before quickly dipping down to provide a closing cadential figure. A prime example can be found in the middle section of the opening Vivace, where Telemann created the illusion of a fugal texture by rapidly sending the flute across registers to intermittently execute quasi-contrapuntal figurations. This piece is also typical in its alternation of slow and fast sections, marked “ad.” and “all.” for “adagio” and “allegro” respectively. The fantasia ends with a binary-form (AABB) passepied in 3/8 time, a lively dance music form that originated in Brittany in the 17th-century.

Thanks to Anne for suggesting this piece!