Tuesday 29 September 2026
Tune of the Day: Come Up Stairs With Me
Traditional Irish slip jig
This lively 9/8-time jig first appears in Chicago Police Captain Francis O'Neill's collection Music of Ireland, published in 1903.
Monday 28 September 2026
Tune of the Day: Study in F-sharp minor by Kummer
from “32 Etudes amusantes et instructives”
This is the eleventh study from German flutist and composer Caspar Kummer's 32 Etudes amusantes et instructives, Op. 129, first published in 1858.
Sunday 27 September 2026
Tune of the Day: Allegro assai by Quantz
from Flute Duet No. 2 in A minor
This is the opening movement of a Flute Duet in A minor that the famous German flutist and composer Johann Joachim Quantz composed in 1759.
Saturday 26 September 2026
Tune of the Day: Vivace by Telemann
from Sonata in F minor
This is the fourth and last movement of Georg Philipp Telemann's Sonata in F minor for bassoon (or recorder) and basso continuo. It's marked “Vivace”, which is Italian for “lively”, so it should be played at a lively tempo. As always, however, remember to play it slowly when you first sight-read it, even if you feel capable of rushing through the whole movement at performance tempo (which is highly unlikely for most people!).
Friday 25 September 2026
Tune of the Day: Dress Her Out in Fine Clothes
Traditional Irish jig
This 9/8-time jig is taken from Chicago Police captain Francis O'Neill's collection The Dance Music of Ireland, published in 1907. The tune had previously appeared, untitled, in the mid-19th century music manuscript collection by County Cork uilleann piper and Church of Ireland cleric James Goodman.
Thursday 24 September 2026
Tune of the Day: Study in B-flat major by Gariboldi
from “Etudes mignonnes”
Today we present the ninth study from Italian composer Giuseppe Gariboldi's Etudes mignonnes (Dainty Studies), Op. 131.
Wednesday 23 September 2026
Tune of the Day: Scherzando by Telemann
from Canonic Sonata for Two Flutes No. 5
This is the final movement of 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 (in this case) two measures apart.