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JButky
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 Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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You could throw an etude in the mix too. The Kohler Romantic Etudes are nice as are many of the other etudes.
The Transcriptions of the Bach unaccompanied Cello Suites for Flute are also very nice (although not originally written for Flute)
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sidekicker
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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| desdemona.sams wrote: | | sidekicker wrote: | I'm curious -- why only pieces for flute alone?
Another nice set to play are the Ferroud 3 pieces.
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beacause im going to make a concert with only solo pieces...people do not hear very often the solo flute, so i think it is interesting..
and i dont have stress with my piano player |
Part of being a seasoned musician is learning how to effectively work with other musicians. It's just my opinion, but that's not a really good reason to go with all flute alone. You are missing out on a great (and critical) learning experience, not to mention cutting out a huge part of the flute repertoire by limiting yourself in that fashion.
As for your other reason (that solo flute pieces are not heard very much), I would disagree with you on that. Solo flute pieces are programmed all the time on well-rounded recital programs. Again, this is just my opinion, but I would never program a recital of all flute alone pieces. To keep from boring the audience, you would have to not only select very interesting and entertaining pieces, but also successfully pull off many different types of tone colors, styles, etc., in order to hold the attention of your audience. I'm not saying you can't do that because I have no idea what your level of playing is, but from a realistic standpoint few people would be able to do that very successfully.
Personally, I would not attend a flute recital of just flute alone pieces. As beautiful as our instrument is, it still has its limitations and there is only so much you can do by yourself to create an enjoyable experience for those who make the effort to come to hear you play. We cannot forget that our audience expects to be entertained to some degree, and have to keep that in mind as a program is being constructed. I believe most listeners would find a program of all flute alone pieces to be extremely uninteresting no matter what you put on it. And if that happens, you as a flutist might be painted as a rather unimaginative artist -- a hard jacket to shake off in the competitive flute world.
Again, these are just my opinions. You will do whatever you want, of course. But I hope you will consider changing your mind on this for your sake. To me, it's not as good an idea as you might think.
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AnnaJ
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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I've just read this thread as I'm looking for solo pieces at the moment. I was just wondering, desdemona.sams, have you done your recital yet?
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desdemona.sams
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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| sidekicker wrote: | | desdemona.sams wrote: | | sidekicker wrote: | I'm curious -- why only pieces for flute alone?
Another nice set to play are the Ferroud 3 pieces.
SK |
beacause im going to make a concert with only solo pieces...people do not hear very often the solo flute, so i think it is interesting..
and i dont have stress with my piano player |
Part of being a seasoned musician is learning how to effectively work with other musicians. It's just my opinion, but that's not a really good reason to go with all flute alone. You are missing out on a great (and critical) learning experience, not to mention cutting out a huge part of the flute repertoire by limiting yourself in that fashion.
SK |
I love to play with ohter musicians, especially improvise. The stress i'm talking about is more like an termin stress. I am studing in one country in Europe, but living in an other; my piano player is during the semester also in this country, and then in the summer, when i want to make this concert, she is in an different continent, in her home country.  ...so, that's what im talking about.
and I think, the flute has much more possibilities , we just have to search for them, by ourselves, and not just follow blind that, what is written in books
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AnnaJ
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I agree desdemona!
Also, I just bought this book: Die Solofloete - Edition Peters. There are 4 volumes: Barock, Classic, Romantic and 20th Century.
Anna
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