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Tune of the Day: Nocturne No. 21 in C minor

Though this is listed as the last of the 21 nocturnes of Chopin, it was chronologically his 13th. For those attaching superstitious significance to that numbered position, they will not find this an unlucky piece in any sense. The only problem with this posthumous nocturne actually concerns numbering: in many editions it is not numbered at all, while some refer to it as No. 21 or No. 20a, and some other as KKIVb No. 8

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Tune of the Day: Roudledum

This slip jig is taken from Francis O'Neill's collection The Dance Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1907. Although that seems to be the earliest appearance of this specific setting, this is clearly a member of a family of tunes which has been around since the first half of the 19th century.

Tune of the Day: Trills and Appoggiaturas

This is étude No. 17 from Ernesto Köhler's 25 Romantic Studies, Op. 66. As the title says, it is intended to be a study in ornaments and grace notes, with particular attention to trills and short appoggiaturas (also known as acciaccaturas).

Tune of the Day: Allegro by Scherer

This is the first movement of the second Sonata for three flutes by Johann Scherer.

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Tune of the Day: Larghetto

Here is the third of the five movements of Handel's Recorder Sonata in C major. It is not to be confused with the first movement, which is also marked “Larghetto”. This piece features a very clear and simple melody, and is excellent for experimenting with Baroque ornamentation.

Tune of the Day: The Humors of Ballymanus

This 9/8-time jig made its first appearance in O'Farrell's Pocket Companion for the Irish or Union Pipes, published in London around 1805.

Ballymanus is a town in County Wicklow, Ireland, and was the birthplace in 1775 of William Byrne, the famous “Billy Byrne of Ballymanus”, a leader of Wicklow men in the Rebellion of 1798 against the British.

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

This 7/16-time piece, to be played as fast as possible, is the twenty-fourth étude from Sigfried Karg-Elert's 30 Caprices: a “Gradus ad Parnassum” of the modern technique for flute solo.