This is the opening movement of Partita No. 3 in F major for solo flute by German flutist and composer Johann Georg Tromlitz, which was first published in Leipzig as part of his Sechs Partiten für Querflöte solo.
This arrangement for two flutes of the popular Scottish pipe tune is taken from Blake's Young Flutist's Magazine, published in 1833.
Today we propose the ninth study from 26 Übungen (26 Exercises) by German flutist and composer Anton Bernhard Fürstenau, first published in 1835.
Note that all trills should be played with a final anticipatory turn, as illustrated in bar 1. This turn should follow on from the trill clearly and without any hesitation.
This jig is taken from Francis O'Neill's celebrated collection Music of Ireland, published in 1903. The title probably refers to one Adam Tobin, a native of Kilkenny, by way of Chicago fiddler James Kennedy, who gave the tune to O'Neill.
This is the second of 8 Caprices for solo flute by German violinist and composer Anton Stamitz, composed around the 1780s.
This particular piece has no tempo indication in the original edition, but modern ones often label it “Andante”.
This Allegro for two flutes is taken from the celebrated Méthode de flûte by French flutist Jean-Louis Tulou, published in Paris in 1835.
This study is the twentieth piece from the first etude book written by Danish flutist and composer Joachim Andersen, his 24 grosse Etüden für Flöte, Op. 15, first published in Hamburg in 1885.
The earliest known appearance of this jig is in Francis O'Neill's celebrated collection Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1903. It is not to be confused with the (arguably more popular) reel of the same name.
This Andante in B-flat major is the second movement of Partita No. 3 in F major for solo flute by German flutist and composer Johann Georg Tromlitz, which was first published in Leipzig as part of his Sechs Partiten für Querflöte solo.
This tune first appeared in John A. Stevenson's Selection of Popular National Airs (1818) as a setting for Thomas Moore's “Hark! The Vesper Hymn is Stealing”. A footnote in that hymnal explained that Stevenson had added what is now the first line of the retrain to a “Russian Air”. Some later hymnals attributed the tune to Russian-Ukrainian composer Dimitri Bortniansky, but no tune resembling this one has been found in his published works. For that reason, Stevenson is sometimes recognized as the composer of the tune.
The present arrangement for three flutes is taken from Blake's Young Flutist's Magazine, published in 1833.
Today we propose the tenth study from 26 Übungen (26 Exercises) by German flutist and composer Anton Bernhard Fürstenau, first published in 1835.
The earliest known appearance of this jig is in Francis O'Neill's celebrated collection Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1903. It is also known under the curious title “The Cow that Ate the Blanket”.
This is the third of 8 Caprices for solo flute by German violinist and composer Anton Stamitz, composed around the 1780s.
This Allegretto for two flutes is taken from the celebrated Méthode de flûte by French flutist Jean-Louis Tulou, published in Paris in 1835.
This study is the twenty-first piece from the first etude book written by Danish flutist and composer Joachim Andersen, his 24 grosse Etüden für Flöte, Op. 15, first published in Hamburg in 1885.
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 obtained the tune from the playing of Chicago fiddler Edward Cronin, originally from County Tipperary.
This is the third movement of Partita No. 3 in F major for solo flute by German flutist and composer Johann Georg Tromlitz, which was first published in Leipzig as part of his Sechs Partiten für Querflöte solo.
This “original Irish melody” was composed around 1830 by pianist William Eavestaff, about whom not much is known.
Oh it is not while riches and splendour surround us,
That friendship and friends can be put to the test,
'Tis but when afflictions cold pressure has bound us,
We find which the hearts are, that love us the best;
For friends will fawn at fortune's dawn,
While the breeze and the tide waft us steadily on,
But if sorrow o'ertakes us, Each false one forsakes us
And leaves us to sink or to struggle alone.
The present arrangement for two flutes appeared in Blake's Young Flutist's Magazine, published in Philadelphia in 1833.
Today we propose the twelfth study from 26 Übungen (26 Exercises) by German flutist and composer Anton Bernhard Fürstenau, first published in 1835.
This tune appears in Francis O'Neill's collection Music of Ireland, published in 1903. It was played by fiddler Edward Cronin, born in County Tipperary in the 1830s, although he had no name for it. A member of O'Neill's traditional Irish music circle in Chicago, Sergeant Early (an uilleann piper and member of the Chicago police force), upon hearing Cronin play, remarked “with evident appreciation, ‛Ah, that's well covered with moss’ — alluding to its ancient strains”. O'Neill seized upon the remark as a convenient title.
This is the fourth of 8 Caprices for solo flute by German violinist and composer Anton Stamitz, composed around the 1780s.
This Allegretto for two flutes is taken from the celebrated Méthode de flûte by French flutist Jean-Louis Tulou, published in Paris in 1835.
This study is the twenty-second piece from the first etude book written by Danish flutist and composer Joachim Andersen, his 24 grosse Etüden für Flöte, Op. 15, first published in Hamburg in 1885.
This tune is taken from Francis O'Neill's collection Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1903. Irish Guitarist Paul de Grae notes that the title “Book of Rights” belongs to a Irish medieval manuscript. A very similar tune appears in the large mid-19th century music manuscript collection of County Cork cleric and uilleann piper Canon James Goodman under the title “The Rights of an Irishman”.
These two minuets constitute the fourth movement of Partita No. 3 in F major for solo flute by German flutist and composer Johann Georg Tromlitz, which was first published in Leipzig as part of his Sechs Partiten für Querflöte solo.
This air was originally composed by British organist John Whitaker for the 1815 operatical farce My Spouse and I.
I went to the fair with a heart all so merry,
Sing hey down, ho down, derry down dee;
And I bought a gay ribbon as red as a cherry,
For the girl I lov'd best and who vow'd to love me.
I return'd from the fair gaily whistling and singing,
My true lover's knot I in triumph was bringing;
0! it wasn't for me that I heard the bells ringing;
Sing hey down, ho down, derry down dee.
The present arrangement for two flutes appeared in Blake's Young Flutist's Magazine, published in Philadelphia in 1833.
Today we propose the thirteenth study from 26 Übungen (26 Exercises) by German flutist and composer Anton Bernhard Fürstenau, first published in 1835.
The earliest known appearance of this popular jig is in Francis O'Neill's collection Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1903.
This is the fifth of 8 Caprices for solo flute by German violinist and composer Anton Stamitz, composed around the 1780s.
This short and sweet Andante for two flutes is taken from the celebrated Méthode de flûte by French flutist Jean-Louis Tulou, published in Paris in 1835.
This study is the twenty-third piece from the first etude book written by Danish flutist and composer Joachim Andersen, his 24 grosse Etüden für Flöte, Op. 15, first published in Hamburg in 1885.