This is the fourth duet in G major from the 55 Easy Pieces collection by Baroque composer Joseph Bodin de Boismortier. “Les Muguets” is French for “The Lilies of the Valley”.
This is the second study from German flutist and composer Caspar Kummer's 32 Etudes amusantes et instructives, Op. 129, first published in 1858.
This melody appears in O'Neill's Irish Music, a collection of over 400 airs, jigs, reels and hornpipes dating from circa 1915.
This is the fifth movement of a sonata in B minor for flute and harpsichord, sometimes referred to as HWV 367b, by George Frideric Handel. It was originally composed around 1712 as a recorder sonata in D minor, version that is now known as HWV 367a.
This gavotte is the fifth and final movement of a Sonata in D major for two flutes by French Baroque composer Michel Blavet. It was first published in 1728.
This is the very first study from Italian composer Giuseppe Gariboldi's Etudes mignonnes (Dainty Studies), Op. 131.
This melody first appears in John and Andrew Gow's A Collection of Slow Airs, Strathspeys and Reels, published in London around 1795.
Glen Lyon is a valley in the Perth and Kinross region of Scotland. It is the longest enclosed glen in Scotland, running for 34 miles from Loch Lyon in the west to the village of Fortingall in the east.
The Allegro in E minor we present today is the fourth and final movement of the eighth Sonata from the Trattenimenti armonici collection by Italian Baroque composer Tomaso Albinoni.
This is the fifth duet in G major from the 55 Easy Pieces collection by Baroque composer Joseph Bodin de Boismortier.
This is the third study from German flutist and composer Caspar Kummer's 32 Etudes amusantes et instructives, Op. 129, first published in 1858.
This English country dance tune appears in Twenty-four Country Dances for the Year 1808 with proper Tunes & Directions to each Dance as they may be performed at Court, Bath, and all Public Assemblys, published in London by Goulding & Co.
This Largo is the opening movement of Sonata No. 12 in G major from John Ranish's XII Solos for the German Flute, Op. 2, first published in London in 1744.
This Andante is the opening movement of a Sonata in G major for two flutes by French Baroque composer Michel Blavet. It was first published in 1728.
Today we present the second study from Italian composer Giuseppe Gariboldi's Etudes mignonnes (Dainty Studies), Op. 131.
“The Wind That Shakes the Barley“ is an Irish ballad written by Robert Dwyer Joyce, a Limerick-born poet of the 19th-century. The tune we propose today is the basic melody to which it is usually sung.
The song's title was borrowed for Ken Loach's 2006 film of the same name, which features the song in one scene.
An unrelated fast Irish reel titled “The Wind that Shakes the Barley” also exists.
This Allemande constitutes the second movement of a flute sonata in E minor by Jean-Christophe Naudot, a French composer and flutist of the early 18th century.
This canon is the sixth duet in G major from the 55 Easy Pieces by Baroque composer Joseph Bodin de Boismortier. The French title “Les Singes” means “The Monkeys”.
This is the fourth study from German flutist and composer Caspar Kummer's 32 Etudes amusantes et instructives, Op. 129, first published in 1858.
This Gospel hymn tune, written in 1905 by composer Charles H. Gabriel, is a staple of African-American worship services. The song is sometimes associated with actress-singer Ethel Waters, who used the title for her autobiography.
Whitney Houston recorded a version of “His Eye is on the Sparrow” for the soundtrack of the 2012 musical film Sparkle.
This piece was originally written for harpsichord by François Couperin, a French composer, organist and harpsichordist of the Baroque period. It is taken from the fifth ordre of his Premier livre de pièces de clavecin, published in 1713.
Thanks to Alex for suggesting this piece!
This Allegro is the second movement of a Sonata in G major for two flutes by French Baroque composer Michel Blavet. It was first published in 1728.
Today we present the third study from Italian composer Giuseppe Gariboldi's Etudes mignonnes (Dainty Studies), Op. 131.
This English country dance tune appears to be unique to Charles and Samuel Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3, published in London in 1773.
This is the sixth movement of a sonata in B minor for flute and harpsichord, sometimes referred to as HWV 367b, by George Frideric Handel. It was originally composed around 1712 as a recorder sonata in D minor, version that is now known as HWV 367a.
This is the last duet in G major from the 55 Easy Pieces collection by French Baroque composer Joseph Bodin de Boismortier.
This is the fifth study from German flutist and composer Caspar Kummer's 32 Etudes amusantes et instructives, Op. 129, first published in 1858.
Given this reel's first appearance in Joseph Lowe's Collection, it is likely that it refers to Archibald William Douglas, 7th Marquis of Queensbury. “The Marquis of Queensbury” has been a popular tune among Cape Breton fiddlers.
This “Grave Adagio” in G major is the opening movement of the ninth Sonata from the Trattenimenti armonici collection by Italian Baroque composer Tomaso Albinoni.
This Aria is the third movement of a Sonata in G major for two flutes by French Baroque composer Michel Blavet. It was first published in 1728.
Today we present the fourth study from Italian composer Giuseppe Gariboldi's Etudes mignonnes (Dainty Studies), Op. 131.