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June 20, 2023
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| Armenia, Edition 9 - June 2023, Ensembles & Repertoire

Painting by Sevada Grigoryan (Սևադա Գրիգորյան) by Anush Naroyan Հայկական մշակույթը հայ ժողովրդի ստեղծած նյութական և հոգևոր ամբողջությունն է` ներառելով իր մեջ գիտություն,արվեստ,արհեստ,գրականություն,երգ,պար,ճարտարապետություն և այն ամենը ինչ ստեղծված է մարդու կողմից։Հայակական երաժշտության սկիզբ է համարվում մ․թ․ա․II հազարամյակը։Նման փաստեր մեզ են հասել հնադարյան պատմաբանների աշխատությունների շնորհիվ։ Հայ էթնոսի մշակույթա-կենցաղային և այլ բաղկացուցիչ մասեր կազմող ատրիբուտների հետ մեկտեղ,հայկական ինքնատիպ ժողովրդական երգն…

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PEGGY GLANVILLE-HICKS (1912-1990)

June 20, 2023
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| Composers & Biographies, Edition 9 - June 2023, Italy

Una compositrice australiana alla ricerca del tempo libero e del silenzio di Vilma Campitelli Abstract Compositrice e critica musicale di Melbourne (Australia). Ha vissuto parte della sua vita in diverse città quali Londra, New York e Atene. Fu dedita alla promozione ed alla presentazione della musica moderna in tutte le sue varie forme ed ha contribuito a far conoscere…

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La flauta en la Escuela Superior de Música de Detmold, Alemania

June 20, 2023
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| Edition 9 - June 2023, Flutist Diary, Peru

Una experiencia significativa. Listen in Spanish: Listen to this article Por César Peredo El 6 de julio del año 1986 inicié mi viaje desde mi ciudad natal (Lima, Perú) hacia Alemania siendo mi destino la ciudad de Detmold. La ciudad está ubicada al noroeste del país europeo. En dicha localidad existe un castillo que pertenecía al principado de Lippe…

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History of the flute

June 20, 2023
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| Edition 9 - June 2023, Flute History, The Netherlands

by Katja Pitelina As flutists, we have a repertoire of compositions spanning over 300 years, from the first publication of Michel de la Barre suites for flute and BC (1710) to the present day. If we take 1847 as the starting point for the existence of Theobald Bohm’s flute, the instrument played today, and call it the modern flute,…

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VIII Edition

March 20, 2023
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| Edition 8 - March 2023, Editions

Dear flutists, The new VIII Edition of The Babel Flute marks the two year anniversary of The Babel Flute since we announced a new platform and project on March 20, 2021. The global flute community immediately supported it! Thank you so much to all our contributors, readers, and followers! In a sense, this has become a powerful unifying and…

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Flute Teachers’ Survey Results: Skills and Habits from Band

March 20, 2023
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| Edition 8 - March 2023, Ensembles & Repertoire, USA

by Jocelyn Crosby Preface: 2001: Middle school band. I can picture the room, which seemed spacious when empty, but far too small when our band filled each chair. The walls were painted white, there were some posters hanging—the usual motivational poster, some composers’ faces and a chart of instrument families. A conductor’s stand was right in front of large…

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Interview with flutist and composer Keyna Wilkins

March 20, 2023
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| Australia, Career Paths in Music, Edition 8 - March 2023

by Laura Chislett Keyna Wilkins is a British/Australian composer-musician who was one of 3 finalists for the Australian Art Music Awards for Individual Excellence in 2018 and 2021 (APRA/AMCOS). Laura Chislett met with Keyna in Sydney, Friday 29th October, 2022 Keyna and I met up for this interview in the multi-cultural suburb of Ashfield in Sydney about one month…

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Perfeccionismo y Compasión en la práctica del Músico

March 20, 2023
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| Chile, Edition 8 - March 2023, Pedagogy

por Francisca Fernández Incorporar la idea de compasión en el campo de la práctica musical, es un desafío por distintos motivos. En primer lugar, por siglos ha existido la idea del artista “sufriente” que sacrifica su vida, acepta estoicamente vivir con lesiones y vive en una situación precaria en el plano material. Entre películas y casos de la vida real, ejemplos…

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