The 3rd Octave and top register of the Flute is usually the last to be addressed by students and opens the full range of the Flute. This terrific book of exercises studies and duets has been written to encourage technique and confidence in the Flute's high register. Simon Hunt's method is a sensible uncomplicated approach to an area of the Flute repertoire for which there is a shortage of good t…

Rumors is an unusual and adventurous collection of four pieces composed 1998-2000 for solo Flute player on various instruments. The first movement Trapset is for Alto Flute. The second movement The Heaven of Animals is for C Flute. Focus Group the third movement is for Piccolo. The fourth movement Bel Canto is for Bass Flute. Award-winning composer Harold Meltzer (b. 1966) isartistic dire…

Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941) was a distinguished performer on the Flute. It comes as no surprise therefore that his compositions for the instrument are at the forefront of the Flute's repertoire his Two Sketches being no exception. After a prominent career as a flautist with the Paris Opéra Gaubert was appointed as professor of Flute at the Paris Conservatoire as well as principal conductor o…

Ready Steady Flute! is a colourful Flute book for early starters.Introducing the notes slowly and clearly it teaches musical literacy with humour and fun. There are plenty of short pieces with jazzyPiano or CD accompaniments at all stages. Many have funny words to aid learning. Rhythm rhymes and performance ideas make playing the flute in the early stages even more fun.Includes Audio CD.

With Online Audio-This volume contains some of the most popular traditional carols arranged for Flute and Guitar. Most of these duet arrangements allow as much dialogue and interplay between the two instruments as possible whilemaintaining each carol's character and spirit. While the Flute often carries the melody the Guitar has frequent solo passages of its own to help break the 'melody with c…

This book contains 65 pieces from a broad range of classical literature which has been adapted and arranged for the flute. This collection presents not only music originally written for solo flute but also melodies from symphonicor chamber music from the Classical Romantic and Modern periods. The author has made special effort to provide simple melodies which the beginning player will find both…

Despite Mozart's well publicised dislike of the Flute he belied this sentiment by writing this wonderful Concerto which truly is a great composition for Flute. This version has been edited by Paul Edmund-Davies and the PianoReduction has been arranged by John Alley.The solo Flute part is also included on a separate insert.

Trevor Wye???s beginner???s book for the flute is an excellent tutor book for students of all ages. The general approach of this series is enjoyment of flute playing and music making in the broadest sense. All keys are used to provide familiarity which in turn results in easier access to orchestras and ensembles. The low register is explored as the foundation to a good tone throughout the compa…

This dreamlike and evocative piece from Peter Maxwell Davies was originally composed for Flute and orchesta. Here it is presented as Flute with Piano reduction and still captures the wonder and sanctuary of the composer's home surrounded by seabirds and seals that fire the imagination in childlike ways evoking images of mermaids and angels. The Flute solo is both tranquil and highly virtuosic and…

While the wooden simple-system flute is traditionally used in playing Irish music a growing number of folk players have adopted the silver flute as a viable alternative. Here for the first time The Complete Irish Flute Bookpresents the silver or Boehm flutist with a method for learning authentic Irish ornamentation! This thorough guide provides detailed fingering charts exercises and technical…