This is where making categories gets really interesting. The most fun performance, however, was a spontaneous “concert” I gave to a group of children at a friend’s home. ![]() This was one of my “signature pieces” for awhile. ![]() Unforgettable experiences for this girl from Michigan….īOZZA Images. I also had the privileges of studying it with Marcel Moyse, who claimed he had played it for Debussy himself (!), and, years later, being asked to perform it in Paris’s Chatelet. Of course! It’s not only “lovely music”, but it’s a brilliant composition, as I discovered when I had to analyse it for a musicology prof in grad school. And I had learned how “romantic” they really were! FRENCH IMPRESSIONISMĭEBUSSY Syrinx. By high school I was proud I could play them, and by the time we were analyzing and memorizing Number 30 in grad school for Prof. Way too many accidentals and modern in a weird way. When I was fighting them in the 9th grade, they were NOT my favorite. Southern Music Co.) so I could practice the Karg-Elert etudes and orchestral excerpts collected there, but I eventually figured out how much fun the (unassigned!) Donjon pieces were! My junior-high teacher had given me The Modern Flutist (pub. Thanks to Zdenek Bruderhans I now appreciate the humor and style in these little pieces! ROMANTICĭONJON Etudes de salon. RENAISSANCEĪlso in my college years I fell in love with Renaissance dance music, playing it first in “Early Music” groups on recorder or Renaissance flutes and later in solo versions on my Western flute.įavorite composers: PRAETORIUS, GERVAIS and JACQUES MODERNE BAROQUEīACH BACH and more BACH!! Partita in A minor, Sonate in C-major (yes, as a solo), and Sciarrino’s adaptation of the Toccata and Fugue in G minor. Davison & Willi Apel (Editors) A required textbook in college, it has proven to be an indispensable resource for many of my solo projects, most recently for one involving ancient music of Greece. ![]() Historical Anthology of Music, Volume I: Oriental, Medieval, and Renaissance Music: Revised Edition (Oriental, Medieval, & Renaissance Music).Īrchibald T. My favorites span many centuries, beginning with ancient melodies from various cultures and continuing via winding paths to music being written this very minute! SOLO REPERTOIRE (FLUTE ALONE) For a complete list, one can check other sites, books and catalogues (e.g. Of course we conservatory-trained flutists can play everything in our traditional repertoire. Short History of Flute Repertoire in general
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