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Flute Almanac Winter 2025 Magazine

Flute Almanac proudly presents its Winter 2025 Edition, a tribute to the artistry, history, and innovation of the global flute community. With contributions from 14 authors across 9 countries, this issue invites readers to explore diverse perspectives and inspiring stories that span centuries and continents. In This Edition Sir James Galway’s 85th BirthdayThis special edition celebrates the legendary Sir…

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Flute Almanac Fall 2024 Magazine

We are excited to present the 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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I promessi sposi: ritratti musicali

di Onorio Zaralli NOTA. In questa mia recentissima composizione la voce dell’oboe in partitura può 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 qualità del suono dell’oboe risulta migliore rispetto a quella del flauto. La musica può evocare…

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Вернер Роттлер. Памяти друга.

Автор – Марина Вологдина 14 апреля исполнилось бы 85 лет со дня рождения немецкого композитора Вернера Роттлера. Мне посчастливилось познакомиться с ним в далёком 1985 году в Москве, где он находился в качестве туриста. А я, тогда студентка консерватории, часто приезжала туда к родственникам. Во время одной из прогулок сильнейший ливень захватил врасплох. Недолго думая, влетаю в стоящий поблизости…

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Considerazioni ed Ipotesi fisio-acustiche nell’interazione tra il flautista ed il suo strumento

di Marco Gaudino Per una più semplice comprensione del seguente articolo si consiglia di leggere gli articoli di Marco pubblicati nei numeri precedenti. Vedi articoli Marco Gaudino: Il tubo del flauto, di qualunque materiale sia composto è un tubo sonoro aperto, in quanto la colonna d’aria in esso contenuta si pone in diretto contatto con l’aria circostante anche e…

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Can I Fix My Own Flute?

By Rachael Simon, with contributions from Kimberley Jurens Whenever anyone asks about fixing their flute themselves, their question is typically met with at least these two different types of replies:   Both of these sentiments are well meaning.  I equally agree and disagree with both.  Here’s my response: “Since flutes are delicate instruments with many interrelated parts and sensitive adjustments,…

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Fuvolás sorsok a 20. századi Magyarországon

Viktória Ozsvárt – Gyula Czeloth-Csetényi A vizsgálódásom súlypontja az 1945 és 1970 közötti két és fél évtized, amely sokoldalúan feltérképezett időszaka a 20. század magyar zenetörténetének. Számos zenetörténeti munka foglalkozott már korábban a Szovjetunió Kommunista Pártja Központi Bizottságának 1948-as határozata nyomán Magyarországon is megkezdődő „szovjetizálódás”, valamint az 1956-os magyar forradalom után végbemenő kádári konszolidáció kultúrára és zeneszerzésre kifejtett hatásával….

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