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This is the sixteenth piece from XXIV Duets for two German Flutes, Adapted to the Capacity of all Degrees of Performers, composed by English flutist Lewis Granom and first published in London in 1747.
In a performance setting, this piece is intended to be played sandwiched between two instances of the preceding Duet No. 15.
Today's piece, written in 1985, was kindly contributed to our collection by its composer, Paul Merkus from the Netherlands.
This Andante for flute and piano is one of my earliest pieces (as can be derived from the low opus number), and represents the first step in a discovery journey into the world of composition. It was written in the key of D minor, partly because D is a relatively easy note to play in tune (as a beginner on the flute).
After the exposition of the theme by the flute in the first eight bars, it is repeated by the piano. In the second part of this small piece, a somewhat more moving theme is offered, which is immediately transferred to the left hand of the piano. Finally, the last phrase contains a continuation of the opening theme, concluded with a Picardy cadence.
The earliest known appearance of this jig is in Francis O'Neill's celebrated collection Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1903. O'Neill's source for this tune was Chicago Police Sergeant James O'Neill, a fiddler originally from County Down.
This is the fifth study from 58 Esercizi per flauto (a.k.a. First Exercises for Flute, or Die ersten Übungen für Flöte) by Italian Romantic flutist and composer Giuseppe Gariboldi.
Today's tune was kindly contributed to our collection by its composer, piper Roddy Campbell from the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
This march is named after Martin Martin, a Gaelic-speaking native of Skye who in the late 17th century toured the Outer Isles (most notably the St Kilda archipelago) and wrote interestingly of his experiences.
Many thanks to Roddy for sharing his music with us! (And Happy 85th Birthday!)
This is the central movement of Johann Joachim Quantz's Sonata in D major for flute and continuo, QV 1:42. It is one of many works for flute that Quantz composed for his student and patron Frederick II, King of Prussia.
The earliest known appearance of this jig is in Francis O'Neill's celebrated collection Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1903.