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FIRST EDITION - JUNE 2021
Dear flutists,
We would like to present the first edition of The Babel Flute and thank our contributors from many countries for their interesting articles and the unique material!
In this edition we have an interview of Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, soloist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, whose birthday happen to be on the same day as we release the Babel Flute magazine – June 20. Happy Birthday to Stefán from our international flute community!
Also, in June we remember the birthday of Cesare Ciardi, a wonderful Italian flutist and composer. We invite you to read an article, dedicated to him by Marina Vologdina from Russia.
In this edition we have articles on vintage flutes by Alan Weiss from USA, top strategies to motivate young flutists by Aiva Elsina from Italy, insights on flute servicing by Amin Kashanchi from Canada, news on the new International Festival and Competition in Kyiv, Ukraine by Anton Kushnir, the flute in tango by Eduardo Tami from Argentina, a contemporary composer Nono by Francesca Cescon from Italy, flute in Peru culture by Manuel Carranza Cueto, the spiritual role of the flute in mythology by Marco Felicioni from Italy, an extensive research on fundamental physiological elements by Marco Gaudino from Italy, a discovery of an unknown piece by Michael Lynn from USA, an overview of the flute and mandolin repertoire by Natalia Marashova from Germany, one of the first jazz flutists Alberto Socarras by Nicola Rizzo from Italy, the Audacity recording software and useful thoughts on performing by Onorio Zaralli from Italy, flamenco flute by Oscar de Manuel from Spain, more advice on organizing your practice by Sofia de Salis from Switzerland, a Venetian composer of the XVIII century Anna Bon by Vilma Campitelli from Italy and flute in Greek mythology by Yulia Berry from the United States.
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INTERVIEWS
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Nono e il flauto
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The Bible Flute by Onorio Zaralli
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FLUTE HISTORY
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Edition 1 - June 2021, Flute History, North America / June 20, 2021 by Alan Weiss Many flutists have been finding value in playing and understanding traversos and simple system flutes for 18th and early 19th century compositions. Playing these instruments adds insight
Флейта в творчестве трёх поколений Моцартов / Flute In The Works Of Three Generations of Mozarts
Edition Zero - March 2021, Editors' Choice, Europe, Flute History, Russia / March 20, 2021 Марина Вологдина / Marina Vologdina «Вечный солнечный свет в музыке – имя тебе Моцарт!» - так сказал Антон Рубинштейн о великом австрийском композиторе, чьё имя стало синонимом гениальности. Но родисьETHNIC FLUTES
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Mitologia e spiritualità
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JAZZ FLUTE
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ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION
Esiste una “etica interpretativa”?
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Analysis & Interpretation, Edition 1 - June 2021, North America / June 20, 2021 by Michael Lynn During the 19thC, there were 100s, even 1,000s of popular opera arrangements published for the flute. These operas, and their themes were the most popular “classical music” of the day. As soon
Thoughts on phrasing
Analysis & Interpretation, Edition Zero - March 2021, North America / March 20, 2021 by Sergio Pallottelli The issue of phrasing is a difficult matter as it is mostly personal and unique to every musician. What makes the difference between what we call a “well phrased” performance versus the
The Structure of Music Language
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L’emotività
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Ma possiamo realizzarlo, seguendo un itinerario adeguato. Consideriamo
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Flute, one of the finest and most sensitive musical instruments
Edition 1 - June 2021, Flute Making and Repair, North America / June 20, 2021 by Amin Kashanchi Why the flute needs so much maintenance and repair? A pianist needs a piano technician only when the piano gets out of tune. A guitarist meets with
Headjoints: Mystery vs. Mastery
Edition Zero - March 2021, Flute Making and Repair, North America / March 20, 2021 Sarah Merrow Making a headjoint draws on rigorous training in the mechanics of sound and surgical skills in measuring and cutting. But to produce a quality head, a flute maker MULTIMEDIA
Audacity, un software per l’editing audio / Audacity, a software for audio editing
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EDITORS’ CHOICE
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por Manuel Carranza Cueto Cuando
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