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Dear flutists, We would like to introduce the 5th edition of The Babel Flute! We thank our authors for their incredible articles in which they share their knowledge, experience and talents! This is a truly international magazine, created by flutists from all over the world! 10 new authors have joined us in this edition! We are so happy to…
Il suono dell’anima armena di Anush Naroyan L’Armenia è un paese antico: la sua cultura, così come le sue tradizioni, vantano una storia millenaria. Basterebbe evocare alcuni nomi: il monte Ararat, il lago Sevan… Già presente sulla mappa babilonese del V secolo a.C., il nome “Arminia” è menzionato per la prima volta dal re persiano Dario I (522 –…
by Laura Chislett Accomplished Australian classical and contemporary flute player Laura Chislett reflects on her performances of five recent works of composers Xu Yifan, Anwar Wajidi, Shihui Cui, Lanqing Ding and Liza Lim. Tumbleweed, Moaning, Silence and The Shadow of Flowers: the scheduling of this two-year projectwas extremely fortuitous, though of course I didn’t know this at the time….
by Ludwig Böhm The 5th International Theobald Böhm Competition for Flute and Alto Flute was, according to the number of participants, the most successful up to now. About 100 students wrote me because of the competition. It was indeed international. Participants There were 81 registrations from 21 countries: Germany (3); France (1), Italy (10), Croatia (2), Austria (7), Portugal…
By Eileen Gilligan Tone Development Through Interpretation by Marcel Moyse is an amazing resource he has given flute players. Not only is it full of inspirational extracts and exercises that develop subtleties and inflections in the player as well as a beautiful tone it opens the door to really looking at the flute as a musical voice. It took…
di Monica Moroni Il flauto basso è in chiave di C, intonato una ottava sotto il flauto da concerto. Anche se il nome fa pensare ad un suono cupo,la sua gamma di esecuzione lo rende come un tenore nella famiglia dei flauti. Esso è lungo circa 146 cm e la testata è di solito realizzata a forma di U…
By Marco Gaudino ©TUTTI I DIRITTI SONO RISERVATI CON VALIDITÀ IN TUTTA EUROPA E NEI 172 PAESI CHE ADERISCONO ALLA CONVENZIONE DI BERNA ©Depositato presso Ufficio brevetti di Roma È una mia creazione quale supporto didattico alla mia metodologia di insegnamento. Consiste in una fascetta in plastica o altro materiale flessibile che inserita in uno o più punti del…
by Enrico Sartori Almost every flute player is familiar with Il Pastore Svizzero (The Swiss Shepherd), a short piece for flute and piano written by Pietro Morlacchi. It’s ofter performed in flute recitals and is generally liked by the audience as well, because it is very pleasant. After a lyric introduction, there is a theme and variations where the…
Автор – София де Салис В этой части своей методики «Эффективных занятий» я бы хотела поговорить более подробно о системе « Ключ» Хасая Алиева и дать некоторые другие практические рекомендации для быстрой релаксации, лучшей продуктивности, избавления от страхов, более эффективной подготовки к зачетам /концертам/ экзаменам/ конкурсам, быстрым устранением последствий стресса и выхода из самых сложных стрессовых ситуаций. Как мне кажется…
by Ebele The Flutist This year has started well for us as we have overcome the pandemic that held the world back in 2020-21. 2022 will definitely be a great year. Don’t let the problems and challenges we’ve encountered discourage you. Seek and believe that you will make it this year. Don’t forget that you must stay focused, determined…
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