This is the third and final movement of Johann Joachim Quantz's Sonata in C minor for flute and continuo, QV 1:18. It is one of many works for flute that Quantz composed for his student and patron Frederick II, King of Prussia.
This is the twentieth 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.
This is the fourteenth 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.
This tune appears to be unique to Francis O'Neill's collection The Dance Music Of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1907. It is probably related to an older Irish tune known as “O Hag, You Have Killed Me”. O'Neill had previously published a different jig under the same title in his 1903 collection, which seems however entirely unrelated.
This is the eighteenth piece from a collection of 20 Capricci by Italian composer Saverio Mercadante. It is not certain when these caprices were composed, but scholars tend to associate them with Mercadante's early years in Naples, between 1811 and 1814.
Today we propose the first piece from François Devienne's XXIV Duos faciles pour deux flutes à l'usage des commençans (24 Easy Duets for two flutes for use by beginners). It was first published in Leipzig around 1800.
This is the fifteenth 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.
The title refers to the highest hill on the island of Barra, standing at a height of 383 meters.
This is the opening movement of Johann Joachim Quantz's Sonata in B minor for flute and continuo, QV 1:168. It is one of many works for flute that Quantz composed for his student and patron Frederick II, King of Prussia.
This is the twenty-first 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.
This is the sixteenth 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.
The earliest known appearance of this tune is in the 4th volume of James Aird's A Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, published in Glasgow in 1794. Aird designated the provenance of the tune as “Irish”.
One suggestion regarding the meaning of the title postulates a progressive derivation from “Gaberlunzie Boy” (i.e. beggar boy), shortened to “Gaby Boy”, and finally morphing into “Gobby-O”. Other sources say that the title refers to a ‘gobby-stick’ (a flute or fife), the inference being that these woodwind instruments are hollow sticks played with the mouth (‘gob’ is the Gaelic word for ‘beak’ or ‘mouth’).
This is the nineteenth piece from a collection of 20 Capricci by Italian composer Saverio Mercadante. It is not certain when these caprices were composed, but scholars tend to associate them with Mercadante's early years in Naples, between 1811 and 1814.
Today we propose the second piece from François Devienne's XXIV Duos faciles pour deux flutes à l'usage des commençans (24 Easy Duets for two flutes for use by beginners). It was first published in Leipzig around 1800.
This is the seventeenth 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. Roddy writes that “Camuskellaig” is “the rather posey name we gave our house here in Barra — ‛Cam’ for Campbell, ‛us’ for agus (‛and’ in Gaelic) and ‛kellaig’ from Jean's maiden name MacKellaig.”
This is the central movement of Johann Joachim Quantz's Sonata in B minor for flute and continuo, QV 1:168. It is one of many works for flute that Quantz composed for his student and patron Frederick II, King of Prussia.
This is the twenty-second 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.
This is the eighteenth 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.
The earliest known appearance of this catchy jig is in Francis O'Neill's Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1903.
This is the final piece from a collection of 20 Capricci by Italian composer Saverio Mercadante. It is not certain when these caprices were composed, but scholars tend to associate them with Mercadante's early years in Naples, between 1811 and 1814.
Today we propose a set of variations on the aria “Non più mesta” from Rossini's 1812 opera La Cenerentola (Cinderella), kindly contributed to our collection by its composer, Corrado Cristaldi from Italy.
These variations extend an arrangement for two flutes originally published in the 1833 collection Blake's Young Flutist's Magazine, trying to respect the Romantic style while at the same time keeping the piece light and enjoyable.
This is the nineteenth 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. The title is the name of a historical figure, about whom the author writes:
He was a chief of the MacNeils of Barra and a member of the Council of the Isles formed in 1545 to treat with Henry VIII. The name became popular among the MacNeil chiefs but fell out of favour in later centuries.
This is the third and final movement of Johann Joachim Quantz's Sonata in B minor for flute and continuo, QV 1:168. It is one of many works for flute that Quantz composed for his student and patron Frederick II, King of Prussia.
Today we propose the third piece from François Devienne's XXIV Duos faciles pour deux flutes à l'usage des commençans (24 Easy Duets for two flutes for use by beginners). It was first published in Leipzig around 1800.
This is the twentieth 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.
The earliest known appearance of this tune is in The Caledonian Repository of Music, adapted for the Bagpipes, being a collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs & Quicksteps, published by William Gunn in Glasgow in 1848. The jig has a history not only in Scotland but also in Ireland, where it is now better known as “The Legacy”, even though the celebrated Irish collector Francis O'Neill still published it as “The Tailor's Wedding” in his 1903 and 1907 collections.
Today we present the first of 12 caprices included in French flutist and composer Charles de Lusse's L'art de la flûte traversière, first published in Paris in 1760.
This is the twenty-third 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.
This is the twenty-first 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.