The Italian flute virtuoso Giuseppe Gariboldi (1833-1905) wrote numerous studies for the flute which are among today's standard teaching literature. Starting with easy melodic tonal studies, the 'First Exercises' gradually expand their range of tones, thus increasing the technical demands. Melodic and harmonic progression, dynamics, articulation and dexterity are developed in short, .exercises arranged in varying ways, starting from the basics.
The song-like, easily comprehensible melody in connection with elementary motivic work (repetitions of motifs, sequences and variations) trains the inner tonal image which is imperative for the beginner in particular. When a sense of melodic progression and phrasing is developed on this basis, the increasing technical elements added later are incorporated both unobtrusively and organically. This new volume in the well-known Schott series 'Essential Exercises' is complemented by teaching tips and an index of the technical and musical topics.

ISBN 9781619116252. 8.5 X 11 inches.

While the wooden simple-system flute is traditionally used in playing Irish music, a growing number of folk players have adopted the silver flute as a viable alternative. Here for the first time, The Complete Irish Flute Book presents the silver or Boehm flutist with a method for learning authentic Irish ornamentation! This thorough guide provides detailed fingering charts, exercises, and technical essays for learning to execute ornaments in the in the Irish style. Through a wealth of hornpipes, reels, jigs, set dances, and slow airs and songs. This book focuses not only on musical accuracy, but stylistic authenticity as well. The companion audio download available online contains 26 of the 101 tunes from the book.

This publication presents the most beautiful Irish dances, jig reels, hornpipes, Carolan tunes and folksongs which carry the reader away into the world of Irish music. These arrangements are completed by information on the individual pieces, on the styles and the cultural background. Complementing The Irish Flute Book, including accompanying audio files, is a volume for piano, the keys of which have been adapted to the flute settings. Both volumes are ideal for music lessons and ensemble playing.

Edition Schott reflects a wide variety of music and offers a comprehensive music library suitable for students, amateur and professional musicians.
Edition Schott ranges from Renaissance to Contemporary solo instruments to orchestra, well-known pieces to interesting rarities and includes about twenty of Schott's acknowledged and well-established instrumental series such as Guitar-Archive, Violin Library, Il Flauto Traverso and Original Music for Recorder.
Edition Schott publications share the highest production values and a distinct house style with clear notations, practical page-turns and high-quality paper.
Edition Schott maintains and extends the internationally recognized tradition of excellence and reliability established in 1770 by Schott Music.

Edition Schott reflects a wide variety of music and offers a comprehensive music library suitable for students, amateur and professional musicians.
Edition Schott ranges from Renaissance to Contemporary solo instruments to orchestra, well-known pieces to interesting rarities and includes about twenty of Schott's acknowledged and well-established instrumental series such as Guitar-Archive, Violin Library, Il Flauto Traverso and Original Music for Recorder.
Edition Schott publications share the highest production values and a distinct house style with clear notations, practical page-turns and high-quality paper.
Edition Schott maintains and extends the internationally recognized tradition of excellence and reliability established in 1770 by Schott Music.

ISBN 9781619114159.

Grey Larsen, in the 150 Gems collections, has given us a most welcome follow-up to his encyclopedic volume, The Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle (Mel Bay Publications, 2003) and The Essential Tin Whistle Toolbox (Mel Bay Publications, 2004). The Gems feature not only meticulously-selected tunes, but represent the first major offerings that use Larsen's innovative system of notating Irish ornamentation. These books and online audio will help players gain a deeper understanding of the Irish musical tradition as well as provide new material to enhance the experience of the solo player and Irish session participant alike. Includes access to online audio.

German - English.

Marcel Moyse has become one of the legendary great flautists of the 20th century. As a pupil of Tannanel and successor to Gaubert at the Conservatoire National de Paris, he stands in the direct tradition of the 'French School'. How I Stayed in Shape is his last book of studies (1974), presented here for the first time in a trilingual edition (French, German, English). His pedagogic and artistic experiences are set out in their entirety with the aim of helping professional flute players who have little time to practise, and also &lsquo.everyone who loves the flute, while not forgetting the music&rsquo.. This volume aims to improve the basic aspects of flute playing (formation of tone, intonation, articulation, phrasing) using examples from the repertoire and Moyse's own detailed comments.

J.R.R. Tolkien?s TheLord of the Rings is arguably the defining novel of the fantasy genre. Many of the characters in this epic novel arelarger-than-life: Gandalf, Saruman,Aragorn, and others. Interestinglyenough, the true heroes of Tolkien?s tale are very simple folk: hobbits. Bilbo Baggins and his nephew Frodo are among the most beloved charactersof the story, quite possibly because they are not so much different from you orme, yet they accomplish great and heroic deeds nonetheless.

This piece for unaccompanied flute focuses on five momentsfrom The Lord of the Rings in whichour down-to-earth heroes encounter situations both marvelous and terrible. As the title suggests, the musical narrativefollows the adventures of Frodo and his faithful companion, Samwise Gamgee (whoalso bore the One Ring for a time).

I. Rivendell

II. Fog on the Barrow-Downs

III. Ents

IV. Shelob's Lair

V. The Grey Havens