FLUTE

The flute is a woodwind instrument whose sound is produced by air moving across an opening rather than by a reed. It appears in folk traditions, chamber music, solo repertoire, and the modern orchestra. From the Baroque period onward, composers used the flute for its light tone, agility, and ability to suggest birdsong, pastoral scenes, or a clear melodic line.

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  Badinerie: origins of Bach's famous flute suite

  Badinerie—the final movement of Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor—is rightfully recognized as one of the...
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  Flute Sonata: canonical performance of Poulenc's best-known piece

  The Sonate pour flûte et piano or Flute Sonata is among Francis Poulenc's best-known works, a French composer whose...
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  Locomotive Breath: fine groove born from Jethro Tull's studio session

  Locomotive Breath is one of the more popular songs written by the British prog-rock band Jethro Tull, first released on...
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  Early flute tuning improvements by Quantz

  Johann Joachim Quantz was a famous German flautist and music theorist who had a major influence on the evolution of his...
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  Pixinguinha: Brazilian saxophonist who established choro music as a pop genre

  Pixinguinha, born Alfredo da Rocha Viana, Jr., was an iconic figure in Brazilian popular music who defined its new forms...
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  The early collaboration of flute and viol in the court of Versailles

  In one of his marvelous court paintings, André​ Bouys depicts four prominent composers working on a composition for... 5 comments
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  Japanese traditions meet Western avant-garde in reflective tunes of Toshio Hosokawa

  Japanese contemporary composer of extraordinary aerial themes, Toshio Hosokawa, draws inspiration from the ancient...
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  Incredible stunts by the blind virtuoso influenced a whole generation

  Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1936-1977) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played saxophone, flute, and over 40...
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  Forest ranger's son fled home to reform the operatic world

  Christoph Willibald Gluck was a revolutionary who moved the courtly genre of opera to the way beyond the narrow limits...
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  Pannalal Ghosh: magic flute came to the Indian classics from the river

  Born in Barisal, East Bengal (now Bangladesh) Pannalal Ghosh (1911–1960), was an Indian composer and virtuoso of the...
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  Preserved tradition in the modern aesthetics of The Breadwinner score

  The Breadwinner, directed by Nora Twomey, is an animated drama film based on Deborah Ellis’ award-winning novel that...
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  The most performed contemporary composer grew up with Bob Marley music

  Jennifer Higdon is a contemporary composer and winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Awards. According to a recent...
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  The surviving pearl of Mademoiselle Paradis, contemporary of Mozart

  Maria Theresia von Paradis was a contemporary of Mozart and Haydn. She achieved significant glory as both a composer and...
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  Bourrée: French folk dance from the Bach suite inspired prog-rock flute and the work of Sir Paul McCartney

  Bourrée is a French folk dance typically danced with quick, skipping steps. The dancers sometimes wear wooden clogs to...
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  Brandenburg Concerto dedicated to the king's brother was never played at Brandenburg court

  The Brandenburg Concertos of Johann Sebastian Bach are considered an example from the new era of masterful collaboration...