Tone Study for the Lifelong Flutist grew out of Leonard E. Lopatin\'s experiences over a nearly fifty-year career, building on what he found useful from standard pedagogy books and coaching he received in high school, the Manhattan School of Music, and the Juilliard School. Lopatin, best known as the innovative designer of the SquareONE family of flutes, concentrated on making his daily practice time as effective as possible for maintaining the skills that first earned him a seat in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. What would be the point of crafting the kind of flutes he wanted to play if he neglected his professional flute playing skills? Divided into 48 large sections, each with twelve sub-sections, these tonal exercises are designed to facilitate the practice of moving smoothly from each note to every other note in the flute\'s range while building (or maintaining) the endurance needed to play for an extended period of time. These exercises are designed to continually challenge players in their lifelong efforts to advance their playing abilities. Flute players will undoubtedly find Tone Study for the Lifelong Flutist a must-have for their pedagogical library. Indeed, players of all woodwind and brass instruments will find that the patterns which fall into their range are great for building the strength and flexibility needed for mastery.

This colorful polyphonic arrangement of the world famous Ukrainian Christmas song will be the highlight of your upcoming Christmas concerts.

Instrumentation: Flute 1 - 3

Listen to the recording - a challenge for your ensemble. Please don\'t forget to review your purchase - you will help other musicians to choose the perfect arrangement for their ensemble. Thank you very much!

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This outstanding anthology of traditional hymns, immortal classics and beloved folk songs for flute soloist with keyboard accompaniment receives our highest recommendation! Featuring the combined talents of Jay Althouse, Mark Hayes, Lloyd Larson, Patrick M. Liebergen and Anna Laura Page, The Sacred Flute Soloist also offers REPRODUCIBLE flute solo pages! Ideal for the worship musician and student flautist, this collection also boasts a full performance/accompaniment CD recording, available separately or in a book/CD kit.

A collection of 20 pieces arranged for wind quintet. Score and parts all included. Each piece is available separately but buying all 20 works in this bundle works out at $1 per score!



Grieg, Ases Death from Peer Gynt Suite

J.S.Bach Prelude and Fugue in B flay

Mussgorsky, Ballet of the Unhatched Chickens from Pictures at an Exhibition

Debussy, Danse Bohémienne,

Tchaikovsky, December from the Seasons,

Purcell, Dido?s Lament from Dido and Aeneas

Fuchs, Entry of the Gladiators

Es Ist Ein Rose Entsprungen, Traditional

Franz Schubert, Impromptu in A flat

Mascagni, Intermezzo Sinfonico

Scott Joplin, Maple Leaf Rag

Verdi Pater Noster

Mozart, Three German Dances

Mussgorsky, The Old Castle from Pictures at an Exhibition

Strauss, Radeztsky March

Dovrak, Slavonic Dance No. 8

Debussy, The Snow is Dancing from Children?s Corner.

Traditional, The Twelve Days of Christmas.

Dovrak, Slavonic Dance No. 6

Ravel, Conversations of Beauty and the Beast

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Romanian Folk Dances Sz. 56, BB 68 is a suite of six short piano pieces composed by Béla Bartók in 1915. He later orchestrated it for small ensemble in 1917 as Sz. 68, BB 76.

It is based on seven Romanian tunes from Transylvania, originally played on fiddle or shepherd's flute.

The original name for the piece was titled Romanian Folk Dances from Hungary but was later changed by Bartók when Transylvania became part of Romania in 1920. It is nowadays available in the 1971 edition which is written with key signatures although Bartók rarely ever used key signatures.

This set of dances consists of six movements and, according to the composer, it should take four minutes and three seconds to perform, but most professional pianists take up to five minutes. The list of the movements is as follows (with the original Hungarian title listed first, the most commonly known Romanian title second, and the English translation in parentheses):




Bot tánc / Jocul cu bâtand#259; (Stick Dance)The melody of the first movement, according to Bartók, came from the Mezand#337;szabad (present-day Voiniceni) village that was part of Mezand#337;csávás (present-day Ceuaand#537;u de Câmpie) commune which was located in the Maros-Tordaadministrative county within Transylvania, and he first heard it when two gypsy violinists were playing it.
Brâul (Sash Dance)The second movement is a typical dance from Romania called Brâul, for which traditionally a sash or a waistband was used. This melody came from Egres (present-day Igriand#537;), in the Banat region.
Topogó / Pe loc (In One Spot)The third dance comes also from Egres (Igriand#537;), but its theme is much darker and its melody recreates Middle Eastern instruments, such as the flute.[4]
Bucsumí tánc / Buciumeana (Dance from Bucsum)The fourth dance came from Bucsony, Alsó-Fehér County (today Bucium, Alba county in Romania)
Román polka / Poarga Româneascand#259; (Romanian Polka)The fifth dance is an old Romanian dance similar to the Polka and comes from Belényes (present-day Beiuand#351;, in Bihor county), near the border between Hungary and Romania.
Aprózó / Mand#259;runand#539;el (Fast Dance)The sixth and last dance is formed by two different melodies: the first one comes from Belényes (present-day Beiuand#537;) and the second one comes from the then named Nyagra (present-day Neagra) village within the Palotailva (present-day Lunca Bradului) commune. Both on the orchestral version and on the original piano version, the final two dances are performed attacca?without a break between movements.

Three complete Flute Duets or Sonatas and six exceptionally rare individual movements by little known or unknown composers last published in 1760s or earlier. Suitable for teaching eager young players of a range of abilities, and for performance. Good introduction to styles, articulations and ornamentation of that period. Brief history of their discovery and performance guide provided. Companion set to The Phoenix Collection: Rare 18th Century Flute Duets (by Gerard, Blanck, Grizel); SMP Press Item No. SO.1026021).

Mack the Knife (DieMoritat von Mackie Messer) is a ballad from the 1928 Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper) - a "play with music" by BertoltBrecht and music by Kurt Weill. The opera begins with the ballad of "Mack theKnife", which introduces the audience to the many terrible crimescommitted by the central character, Macheath (Mack), a notorious criminal inVictorian London.

The song has long been a popular standard and has beenrecorded by many artists, including (among many, many others) Bobby Darin,Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald,

Weill?s music is arranged here for wind quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet in B flat, horn in F and bassoon) by LisaPortus of www.portuspress.com. In addition to the ballad itself Lisa?s arrangementalso features optional sections of Weill?s wind band suite.

The PDF includes the full score and five separate parts.

Duration: 2'30"-3'15" (depending on cuts).

Set of 6 exceptionally rare Flute Duets or Sonatas by unknown composers last published in 1760s. Suitable for teaching eager young players of a range of abilities and for recitals. Good introduction to styles, articulations and ornamentation in Baroque period. History of their discovery and performance guide provided. .