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Flutter-tonguing is a wind instrument tonguing technique in which performers flutter their tongue to make a characteristic "FrrrrrFrrrrr" sound. The effect varies according to the instrument and at what volume it is played, ranging from cooing sounds on a recorder to an effect similar to the growls used by jazz musicians.
Flute Force is a New York City-based flute quartet formed in 1981. [1] [2] Since 2016, the ensemble has consisted of Sheryl Henze, Kathleen Nester, Rie Schmidt and Wendy Stern. [3] [4] Flute Force has been recognized by critics for its unique composition, wide-ranging programs and recordings, and virtuosic performances of classical and ...
The ney (nej) of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Karakalpakstan is a transverse flute that can be made of different materials, often indicated by a prefix in the name. The agach-nai is a wooden flute, the garau-nai a bamboo flute, the misnai a flute made of sheet iron and the brindgzhi-nai a brass flute.
This is a list of notable compositions for the flute (particularly the Western concert flute). Flute alone. C. P. E. Bach: Sonata in A minor (1763) J.S. Bach:
Whilst Clarke listened to classical music in his childhood, with time, he developed an increasing interest in rock music. Clarke read mathematics for a year at the London School of Economics, but then left university for a year to focus on playing the flute, where his teachers also included Kate Lukas. He also formed a rock band.
Syrinx, L. 129, is a piece of music for solo flute which Claude Debussy wrote in 1913. It generally takes three minutes or less to perform. It was the first significant piece for solo flute after the Sonata in A minor composed by C. P. E. Bach over 150 years before (1747 [1]), and it is the first such solo composition for the modern Böhm flute, developed in 1847.
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He conducted the first performance of Christian Darnton's Octet for flute, clarinet, bassoon, cornet and string quartet, on 26 March 1927. [ citation needed ] In 1927, he presented a festival of the music of Manuel de Falla , in which the Harpsichord Concerto and Master Peter's Puppet Show had their first performances in England; the solo part ...