This second volume of flute pieces, too, is based on today's flute teaching practice, containing arrangements from the classical repertoire as well as own compositions by Gü.nther Johannes Schmitz. The pieces are quite different with regard to style, partly influenced by jazz, Impressionism, world music or film music. 'Das Mä.usefest' contains stylistic elements of Jewish music, 'Zyklop' combines oriental and impressionist sounds. 'Fanfare der Gaukler', however, evokes medieval sound associations mixed with modern playing techniques on the flute. 'Ragtime Holiday' and 'The Conquerer' were inspired by the King of Ragtime, Scott Joplin. A jazz version of Rimsky-Korsakov's 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee' is an interesting encore and contained herein as is Bach's Badinerie. Some of the pieces have already been performed at the competition 'Jugend musiziert' and have proven a success.

The fact that classical music and jazz are not mutually exclusive is proven by the new volume in the popular series by Uwe Korn: For the tune book, 10 classical themes have been carefully arranged for flute and piano and made into jazz pieces for two. Great fun to play.

"My students were tired of playing out of the hymn book. This collection makes them to feel like artists when they perform in their worship services!" This volume of 10 beloved, multi-denominational hymns are arranged with the aim of being easy enough for young players to master, yet beautiful enough for advanced musicians to enjoy. Perfect as short featured solos, or use the optional attaccas and links connecting the entire set for prelude/postlude settings. Also available for solo violin, viola, cello, oboe, clarinet, and piano. Listen to a playlist of the entire collection (as arranged for violin) on YouTube. DETAILS: Total length = 24 minutes. Solo instrument part = 15 pages. Piano score =29 pages . All texts included. SONG LIST: Abide With Me; Come, Come Ye Saints (All is Well); Come, Follow Me; Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing; Count Your Blessings; How Firm a Foundation; I Know that My Redeemer Lives; I Stand All Amazed; Lead, Kindly Light; Nearer, My God, to Thee. www.jennierhodesmusic.com.

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Flutists know Joachim Andersen (1847-1909) as the composer of 188 masterful etudes that have challenged and inspired musicians for over a century. These etudes are his legacy, but they should not completely overshadow his 54 works for flute and piano which include both brilliant showpieces and charming miniatures for the salon. Born in Copenhagen, Andersen learned to play the flute under his father's guidance. He became one of the finest flutists of his day and, as a young man, enjoyed prestigious positions in Danish and Russian orchestras. In 1881, he moved to Berlin, becoming a founding member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra the following year. Andersen wrote most of his flute compositions during this enormously productive and successful period in Berlin. Though his career as a flutist ended in the early 1890s because of a debilitating tongue disease, he continued to compose lovely pieces for his instrument. Because the location of Andersen's manuscript of Opus 56 is not known, the first edition of the pieces, published by Zimmermann in 1894, has been used as the primary source for this publication. The pieces are not difficult as already indicated in the name, but not too easy because a beautiful lyrical tone is needed, you could even call them lyrical pieces as the titles (In Autumn. The Flowers. Under the Balcony. Serenade. From former Times) are not programmatic but rather the expression of feelings.

'Fun with Jazz Flute' is a series for beginners of any age, a way of
complementing traditional teaching material with an introduction to the characteristics of pop and jazz.