Sheet Music: Octaves

TitleOctaves
from 25 Romantic Studies
Opus numberOp. 66, No. 9
ComposerErnesto Köhler (1849–1907)
InstrumentationFlute solo
KeyE minor
RangeD4–G6
Time signature3/8
Tempo144 BPM
Performance time1:30
Difficulty levelintermediate
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Date added2011-08-21
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Sunday 21 August 2011

Tune of the Day: Octaves

from Köhler's “25 Romantic Studies”

This study in octaves is taken from Ernesto Köhler's 25 Romantic Studies, Op. 66. It may look a bit complex at first, but it's an excellent piece to develop a better embouchure. You can start out by playing only the first note in each slurred group, so that you can better focus on the melody and phrase it musically. Then add in the octaves, always marking the first of the slurred notes (that's the meaning of the direction at the beginning of the piece, “marcando sempre la prima delle note legate”). Try not to vary your embouchure too much when changing octaves, or you won't be able to speed things up later on.

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17.Trills and Appoggiaturas Flute solo
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