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This slip jig is taken from Francis O'Neill's collection Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1903. According to Breandán Breathnach's Folk Music and Dances of Ireland (1971), “Jerry Houlihan” belongs to a cycle of tunes originating in the 17th century, or possibly even earlier.
Today we present the eighth study from Italian composer Giuseppe Gariboldi's Etudes mignonnes (Dainty Studies), Op. 131.
This is the central movement from Georg Philipp Telemann's fifth Canonic Sonata for two flutes. As with all of these sonatas, the two players play the exact same melody, but one (as in this case) or more measures apart.
Telemann's seventh Fantasia for solo flute is in the majestic key of D major. The opening movement, rightly marked “Alla Francese”, has the attitude of a French overture, and sports a series of regal dotted rhythms, which are usually played in a very incisive manner. A rondeau in 3/8 time follows, which culminates in a repetition of the initial rhythmic pattern. A ternary-form Presto closes this Fantasia in worthy manner, reverting back to 4/4 time and introducing a very fast, brilliant final theme.
This traditional folk song probably originated in the Southern United States. It was popular with Confederate soldiers during the Civil War, has been recorded by many artists over the years, and is still frequently sung in the South to this day.
The lyrics of “Goober Peas” are a description of daily life during the latter part of the Civil War for Southerners. After being cut off from the rail lines and their farm land, they had little to eat aside from boiled peanuts (or “goober peas”) which often served as an emergency ration. Peanuts were also known as pindars and goobers.
The earliest sheet music for the song was published in New Orleans in 1866 by A. E. Blackmar, who humorously lists A. Pindar as the lyricist and P. Nutt as the composer.
This is the ninth study from German flutist and composer Caspar Kummer's 32 Etudes amusantes et instructives, Op. 129, first published in 1858.
This is the slow central movement of a Flute Duet in G major that the famous German flutist and composer Johann Joachim Quantz composed in 1759.