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 It all started with the Boehm system flute and the French School of flute playing. The Boehm system made from metal and with larger tone holes enabled a bigger tone and more resonance than the Baroque wooden flute with few keys. The French School with Taffanel and Gaubert explored timbre, vibrato and a lyrical singing approach…
by Laura Chislett Australians love to move. Many of us spend weekends in The Great Outdoors participating in sport or simply experiencing the beauty of the natural world. The aural representation of landscape became a central theme of Australian composition from the mid 20th century onwards; likewise, the incorporation of elements from the cultures to our north. Toru Takemitsu…
by Manuel Carranza Cueto Es muy conocido que la influencia de los ritmos provenientes del continente africano durante varios siglos ha sido determinante en muchas corrientes musicales. África, un continente de gran extensión (30.272 922 km² aprox.) y cuyos pueblos –que consta, en la actualidad, de 54 naciones – ha tenido una historia digamos sombría, desde el punto de…
by Francisco Barbosa The cork stopper developed by Boehm during his intensive research between 1832 and 1847 is still used by most flute makers today. Indeed, it has evolved a lot. It consists of a small piece of cylindrical shape, occupying about 5.2 cm of space between the closed top end of the flute and the bezel through which…
by Yulia Berry The most exquisite form of art in Japan besides music is painting. It was inseparable from calligraphy, like the fine arts of China and Korea. Japanese artists developed interesting techniques that have nothing in common with Western art. The Japanese style of painting is characterized by an unusual composition and exquisite color schemes. For the masters…
Автор – Марина Вологдина © 325 лет назад родился выдающийся флейтист Иоганн Иоахим Кванц (1697-1773), который, благодаря трудам, учёбе, странствиям, исканиям и упорству, прошёл путь от деревенской кузницы своего отца до дворцов Дрездена, Варшавы, Берлина и Потсдама, став в результате первым музыкантом при дворе короля Пруссии Фридриха II. Без его имени не обходится ни одна из книг и статей…
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…
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