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Flute Almanac: Launching the First Edition of the New Global Flute Magazine

We are excited to present theĀ first edition of Flute Almanac, the successor to The Babel Flute, continuing its mission of being a free and open platform that brings together a global community of flutists. In this inaugural edition, we are proud to feature 13 international authors from 9 different countries, showcasing a wide array of perspectives on the flute….

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Thank you for these three years!

Dear Contributors, Loyal Readers and Supporters, With heavy hearts, we have come to the end of our beloved magazine. After 3 years of intense hard work and tremendous growth of the project, The Babel Flute founders have decided to part ways, leading to the difficult decision to end the project. We want to express our deepest gratitude to each…

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Edition XI

Dear flutists and flute enthusiasts, We’re celebrating the 3rd year anniversary of the most unique and innovative project in the flute world with the release of the 11th edition of The Babel Flute! Explore 21 new articles covering a wide variety of topics. This edition features 5 new authors, bringing the total number of contributors to 94 from 30…

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Anush Naroyan ĪŸ Ī”Ī·Ī¼Ī®Ļ„ĻĪ·Ļ‚ ĪšĪæĻĪ½Ļ„ĪæĻ…ĻĪ±Ļ‚ ĪµĪÆĪ½Ī±Ī¹ Ī­Ī½Ī±Ļ‚ Ī±Ļ€ĻŒ Ļ„ĪæĻ…Ļ‚ Ļ€Ī¹Īæ ĻƒĪ·Ī¼Ī±Ī½Ļ„Ī¹ĪŗĪæĻĻ‚ Ī¼ĪµĪ»ĪµĻ„Ī·Ļ„Ī­Ļ‚ Ļ„Ī·Ļ‚ Ī Ī±Ī»Ī±Ī¹Ī¬Ļ‚ Ī¼ĪæĻ…ĻƒĪ¹ĪŗĪ®Ļ‚ ĻƒĻ„Ī·Ī½ Ī•Ī»Ī»Ī¬Ī“Ī±. Ī•Ī¹Ī“Ī¹ĪŗĪµĻĪµĻ„Ī±Ī¹ ĻƒĪµ Ī¹ĻƒĻ„ĪæĻĪ¹ĪŗĪ¬ ĪµĪÆĪ“Ī· Ļ†Ī»Ī¬ĪæĻ…Ļ„ĪæĻ… ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĻƒĻ„Ī· Ī¼ĪæĻ…ĻƒĪ¹ĪŗĪ® Ī±Ļ€ĻŒ Ļ„ĪæĪ½ ĪœĪµĻƒĪ±ĪÆĻ‰Ī½Ī± Ī¼Ī­Ļ‡ĻĪ¹ Ļ„Īæ ĪœĻ€Ī±ĻĻŒĪŗ. Ī•ĪÆĪ½Ī±Ī¹ Ī­Ī½Ī±Ļ‚ Ī¼ĪæĻ…ĻƒĪ¹ĪŗĻŒĻ‚ Ļ€ĪæĻ… Ļ€Ī±ĪÆĪ¶ĪµĪ¹ Ī Ī±Ī»Ī±Ī¹Ī¬  Ī¼ĪæĻ…ĻƒĪ¹ĪŗĪ®, Ī­Ī½Ī±Ļ‚ ĪŗĪ±Ī»Ī»Ī¹Ļ„Ī­Ļ‡Ī½Ī·Ļ‚ Ļ€ĪæĻ… ĪµĻ€Ī¹ĪŗĪµĪ½Ļ„ĻĻŽĪ½ĪµĻ„Ī±Ī¹ ĻƒĻ„Ī·Ī½ Ī±Ī½Ī±Ī²ĪÆĻ‰ĻƒĪ· Ļ„Ļ‰Ī½ Ī¼ĪæĻ…ĻƒĪ¹ĪŗĻŽĪ½ Ī­ĻĪ³Ļ‰Ī½ Ļ„Ī·Ļ‚  ĪµĻ€ĪæĻ‡Ī®Ļ‚ Ī±Ļ…Ļ„Ī®Ļ‚. ĪœĪµ Ļ„Īæ Ļ„Ī±Ī»Ī­Ī½Ļ„Īæ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ Ļ„Ī·Ī½ Ī±Ļ†ĪæĻƒĪÆĻ‰ĻƒĪ® Ļ„ĪæĻ… Ī¼ĪµĻ„Ī±Ļ†Ī­ĻĪµĪ¹ Ļ„Ī·Ī½…

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The Case for Flute as a Hobby

by Alexandra Petropoulos Since when did hobbies fall out of fashion? In this day and age, where attention spans are short and productivity is a virtue, hobbies feel like an opulent luxury (unless youā€™re able to prove that it was ā€˜time well spentā€™) Our leisure time finds itself under siege by the same metrics that rule our working hours:…

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“The Magic Flute” of Mikael Tariverdiev

by Yulia Berry Composer Mikael Tariverdiev’s talent emerged early: he wrote his first ballet at the age of 13, and his student works were performed at the same concert as compositions by Prokofiev. Tariverdiev’s songs and musical themes are heard in classic Soviet cinema, such as “Seventeen Moments of Spring” and “The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!”…

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Š£ŠšŠ ŠŠ‡ŠŠ”Š¬ŠšŠ• Š¤Š›Š•Š™Š¢ŠžŠ’Š• Š¢ŠžŠ’ŠŠ Š˜Š”Š¢Š’Šž: Š’Š†Š” Š¤Š•Š”Š¢Š˜Š’ŠŠ›Š® Š”Šž ŠŸŠ ŠžŠ¤Š•Š”Š†Š™ŠŠžŠ‡ Š”ŠŸŠ†Š›Š¬ŠŠžŠ¢Š˜

ŠŠ½Ń‚Š¾Š½ ŠšŃƒŃˆŠ½iр ŠŠ°Ń†Ń–Š¾Š½Š°Š»ŃŒŠ½Ń– Š¾Š±ā€™Ń”Š“Š½Š°Š½Š½Ń фŠ»ŠµŠ¹Ń‚ŠøстіŠ² ісŠ½ŃƒŃŽŃ‚ŃŒ Š±Š°Š³Š°Ń‚Š¾ Š“ŠµŃŃŃ‚ŠøŠ»Ń–Ń‚ŃŒ ā€“  Ā«DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FƜR FLƖTE e.V. (DGF)Ā», Ā«BRITISH FLUTE SOCIETY (BFS)Ā» тŠ° іŠ½. Š’Š¾Š½Šø Š·Š°ŠæŠ¾Ń‡Š°Ń‚ŠŗŠ¾Š²ŃƒŃŽŃ‚ŃŒ фŠµŃŃ‚ŠøŠ²Š°Š»Ń– тŠ° ŠŗŠ¾Š½ŠŗурсŠø, Š¼Š°ŃŽŃ‚ŃŒ Š²Š»Š°ŃŠ½Ń– Š²ŠøŠ“Š°Š½Š½Ń, сŠæіŠ²ŠæрŠ°Ń†ŃŽŃŽŃ‚ŃŒ Š· ŠæрŠ¾Š²Ń–Š“Š½ŠøŠ¼Šø Š²ŠøŠŗŠ¾Š½Š°Š²ŃŃŒŠŗŠøŠ¼Šø ŠŗŠ¾Š»ŠµŠŗтŠøŠ²Š°Š¼Šø тŠ° Š½Š°Š²Ń‡Š°Š»ŃŒŠ½ŠøŠ¼Šø Š·Š°ŠŗŠ»Š°Š“Š°Š¼Šø. ŠŠ»Šµ Š³Š¾Š»Š¾Š²Š½Šµ тŠµ, щŠ¾ Š²Š¾Š½Šø Š²Š·Š°Ń”Š¼Š¾Š“іють Š¼Ń–Š¶ сŠ¾Š±Š¾ŃŽ. ŠœŠ¾Š¶Š½Š° Š³Š¾Š²Š¾Ń€ŠøтŠø ŠæрŠ¾ тŠµ, щŠ¾ Š½ŠøŠ½Ń– стŠ²Š¾Ń€ŠµŠ½Š° сŠøстŠµŠ¼Š° ŠŗŠ¾Š¼ŃƒŠ½Ń–ŠŗŠ°Ń†Ń–Ń— фŠ»ŠµŠ¹Ń‚Š¾Š²Šøх Š¾Ń€Š³Š°Š½Ń–Š·Š°Ń†Ń–Š¹ Š„Š²Ń€Š¾ŠæŠø. Š”Š»Ń уŠŗрŠ°Ń—Š½ŃŃŒŠŗŠøх…

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I promessi sposi: ritratti musicali

di Onorio Zaralli NOTA. In questa mia recentissima composizione la voce dell’oboe in partitura puĆ² essere sostituita, a scelta degli interpreti, con quella del flauto. Ho preferito prevedere l’oboe soltanto per un motivo eufonico: con il software di notazione musicale da me utilizzato, la qualitĆ  del suono dell’oboe risulta migliore rispetto a quella del flauto. La musica puĆ² evocare…

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Š’ŠµŃ€Š½ŠµŃ€ Š Š¾Ń‚Ń‚Š»ŠµŃ€. ŠŸŠ°Š¼ŃŃ‚Šø Š“руŠ³Š°.

ŠŠ²Ń‚Š¾Ń€ – ŠœŠ°Ń€ŠøŠ½Š° Š’Š¾Š»Š¾Š³Š“ŠøŠ½Š° 14 Š°ŠæрŠµŠ»Ń ŠøсŠæŠ¾Š»Š½ŠøŠ»Š¾ŃŃŒ Š±Ń‹ 85 Š»ŠµŃ‚ сŠ¾ Š“Š½Ń рŠ¾Š¶Š“ŠµŠ½Šøя Š½ŠµŠ¼ŠµŃ†ŠŗŠ¾Š³Š¾ ŠŗŠ¾Š¼ŠæŠ¾Š·ŠøтŠ¾Ń€Š° Š’ŠµŃ€Š½ŠµŃ€Š° Š Š¾Ń‚Ń‚Š»ŠµŃ€Š°. ŠœŠ½Šµ ŠæŠ¾ŃŃ‡Š°ŃŃ‚Š»ŠøŠ²ŠøŠ»Š¾ŃŃŒ ŠæŠ¾Š·Š½Š°ŠŗŠ¾Š¼Šøться с Š½ŠøŠ¼ Š² Š“Š°Š»Ń‘ŠŗŠ¾Š¼ 1985 Š³Š¾Š“у Š² ŠœŠ¾ŃŠŗŠ²Šµ, Š³Š“Šµ Š¾Š½ Š½Š°Ń…Š¾Š“ŠøŠ»ŃŃ Š² ŠŗŠ°Ń‡ŠµŃŃ‚Š²Šµ турŠøстŠ°. Š я, тŠ¾Š³Š“Š° стуŠ“ŠµŠ½Ń‚ŠŗŠ° ŠŗŠ¾Š½ŃŠµŃ€Š²Š°Ń‚Š¾Ń€ŠøŠø, чŠ°ŃŃ‚Š¾ ŠæрŠøŠµŠ·Š¶Š°Š»Š° туŠ“Š° Šŗ рŠ¾Š“стŠ²ŠµŠ½Š½ŠøŠŗŠ°Š¼. Š’Š¾ Š²Ń€ŠµŠ¼Ń Š¾Š“Š½Š¾Š¹ ŠøŠ· ŠæрŠ¾Š³ŃƒŠ»Š¾Šŗ сŠøŠ»ŃŒŠ½ŠµŠ¹ŃˆŠøŠ¹ Š»ŠøŠ²ŠµŠ½ŃŒ Š·Š°Ń…Š²Š°Ń‚ŠøŠ» Š²Ń€Š°ŃŠæŠ»Š¾Ń…. ŠŠµŠ“Š¾Š»Š³Š¾ Š“уŠ¼Š°Ń, Š²Š»ŠµŃ‚Š°ŃŽ Š² стŠ¾ŃŃ‰ŠøŠ¹ ŠæŠ¾Š±Š»ŠøŠ·Š¾ŃŃ‚Šø…

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