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Tune of the Day: Up and Down Again

This tune dates back to at least 1698, when it was published as “Mad Moll” (the title of a 1611 comic play by Thomas Middleton, featuring the heroine Moll Cutpurse) in Playford's Dancing Master. Professor R.D. Cannon, in his article “English Bagpipe Music” (Folk Music Journal, 1972), suggests the progenitor of this large tune family is the Scottish jig “Up with Aley”.

The melody is better known in Scotland under the name “Brose and Butter”, with brose being an uncooked form of porridge obtained by mixing oatmeal with boiling water, milk, or stock. According to Robert Ford (Song Histories, 1900) “Brose and Butter” was a favorite air of Charles II of England during his exile.

Tune of the Day: Study in D minor by Gariboldi

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

Tune of the Day: Vivace by Telemann

This is the third and final movement of Georg Philipp Telemann's Canonic Sonata No. 2 for two flutes, which appears as Sonata No. 6 in some collections. As with all canons, both players can play from the same part.

Tune of the Day: Two Menuets by J.S. Bach

The fifth movement of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G major is actually made up of two minuets, the first one in the key of G major and the second one in the key of G minor. This second minuet is one of only twelve movements in all six cello suites that don't contain chords. At the end of the movement, Menuet I is played again, this time without repeats.

Tune of the Day: The Hawthorn

The earliest appearance of this jig is found in Chicago Police Chief Francis O'Neill's collection The Dance of Music of Ireland, published in 1907. Its first strain, however, is similar to that of “Cork City”, a tune which dates back to the mid-1800s.

Tune of the Day: Study in G major by Kummer

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

Tune of the Day: Duet in G major by Hugues

This is the ninth 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!