I just created an Annex folder for the wiki and have uploaded more duets, trios, solos with continuo, and trio sonatas. Some of the trios and trio sonatas will be incorporated into the workbook.
Baroque Performance Clinic
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Go download music!
OK Boot Campers!
Except for the pieces by CPE Bach, Handel, Hotteterre, Muthel, and Telemann, the rest of the repertoire list is up and available for you to download.
The above-named composers will be uploaded on Monday.
There will be no more Quantz of the Week posting. Just get to practicing on the repertoire.
The workbook will be available online on July 2. Please don't bug me about it unless you don't see it online by 17:00 Pacific time on July 2.
To the woodsheds!
Except for the pieces by CPE Bach, Handel, Hotteterre, Muthel, and Telemann, the rest of the repertoire list is up and available for you to download.
The above-named composers will be uploaded on Monday.
There will be no more Quantz of the Week posting. Just get to practicing on the repertoire.
The workbook will be available online on July 2. Please don't bug me about it unless you don't see it online by 17:00 Pacific time on July 2.
To the woodsheds!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Quantz of the Week
Quantz of the Week:
- #12 Capricio;
- #34 in both keys (A- and Ab-major);
- #40 in both keys (f#- and f-minor).
Clarity of tone, articulation, and fingerings are the goals, NOT speed. Anyone caught speeding through these pieces will be fined with the Kirnberger sonata in Eb-minor.
2010 Repertoire List
Hello Everyone,
From the solo list, we want you to choose two pieces by two different composers. It can be the whole piece or just one movement. You will also prepare one piece of your own choice, for a total of 3 composers.
From the duets, choose one depending on your level.
From the unaccompanied, please choose one.
For the players who are new to Baroque flute, solos, duets, and unaccompanied pieces will be in the workshop workbook.
All of these pieces will be available as PDFs. Location TBA.
Solo with Continuo--
• Ana Bon: Sonata III in Bb Major (Op I)
• CPE Bach: Sonata in D Major
• Blavet: Sonata in A, Op. III, No. 4*
• Blavet: Sonate, La Vibray, Op. II, No. 2*
• Caix d'Hervelois: 3me Suite*+
• Couperin: Le Rossignol-en-Amour
• Couperin: Premier Concert from Concerts Royaux
• Handel: Sonata in G Major
• Hotteterre: 1me, 2me, or 3me Suite, Book I*+
• Kirnberger: Sonata in F Major*
• Kleinknecht: Sonata II, 1748
• Leclair: Sonata in e, Op. IV, No. 2*
• Monteclair: Concert II or Concert IV*+
• Müthel: Sonata in D
• Tartini: Sonata in A, from Giedde Collection* (and modern typeset)
• Telemann: Methodical Sonatas (1st movements only)
Duet--
• WF Bach: D Major or F Major (Advanced)
• Blavet: Any of the Op. I duets (Entry level-Intermediate)
Unaccompanied--
• JS Bach: Cello Suite III, in C, BWV 1009 (Kim Sato transcription)
• J B de Boismortier: Six Suites, Op. 35
• G Ph Telemann: 12 Fantasies
• J D Braun: Pièces san basse, 1740*
NB: You are free to bring as many other duets or trios as you think you can manage to play during the week during the free time (assuming, of course, that no one's lips fall off before Wednesday).
* = facsimile edition
+ = facsimile edition in French violin clef
Here, at last, is the 2010 Boot Camp repertoire list.
From the solo list, we want you to choose two pieces by two different composers. It can be the whole piece or just one movement. You will also prepare one piece of your own choice, for a total of 3 composers.
From the duets, choose one depending on your level.
From the unaccompanied, please choose one.
For the players who are new to Baroque flute, solos, duets, and unaccompanied pieces will be in the workshop workbook.
All of these pieces will be available as PDFs. Location TBA.
Solo with Continuo--
• Ana Bon: Sonata III in Bb Major (Op I)
• CPE Bach: Sonata in D Major
• Blavet: Sonata in A, Op. III, No. 4*
• Blavet: Sonate, La Vibray, Op. II, No. 2*
• Caix d'Hervelois: 3me Suite*+
• Couperin: Le Rossignol-en-Amour
• Couperin: Premier Concert from Concerts Royaux
• Handel: Sonata in G Major
• Hotteterre: 1me, 2me, or 3me Suite, Book I*+
• Kirnberger: Sonata in F Major*
• Kleinknecht: Sonata II, 1748
• Leclair: Sonata in e, Op. IV, No. 2*
• Monteclair: Concert II or Concert IV*+
• Müthel: Sonata in D
• Tartini: Sonata in A, from Giedde Collection* (and modern typeset)
• Telemann: Methodical Sonatas (1st movements only)
Duet--
• WF Bach: D Major or F Major (Advanced)
• Blavet: Any of the Op. I duets (Entry level-Intermediate)
Unaccompanied--
• JS Bach: Cello Suite III, in C, BWV 1009 (Kim Sato transcription)
• J B de Boismortier: Six Suites, Op. 35
• G Ph Telemann: 12 Fantasies
• J D Braun: Pièces san basse, 1740*
NB: You are free to bring as many other duets or trios as you think you can manage to play during the week during the free time (assuming, of course, that no one's lips fall off before Wednesday).
* = facsimile edition
+ = facsimile edition in French violin clef
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Quantz of the Week: 6 June 2010
Is it time for the next week of Quantz already?
OK, this will be the last group of pieces to focus exclusively on FLAT keys. Number 40 in Ab (if you are using the facsimile, this should show the first measure in A and then the first measure again in Ab), and number 29 in F, 2/4, for those still getting used to the idea that FLAT keys are fun, and, for those seeking to combine FLAT keys, embouchure flexibility, and variety of articulation, number 18 in F (Capricie III).
And, FYI, there WILL be a quiz on all of these Quantz pieces in flat keys at the boot camp. That means you might actually be asked to play them while Janet and I stare at you and scrutinize every finger motion and embouchure twitch.
Not that we nitpick or anything . . .
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Changing the pads on your flute
Over the past 6 months, I've noticed the keys on my flutes make a sticky sound. Every time I pressed the key, I would get some extra percussive noise. I tried first to clean them. Rod Cameron suggested acetone (nail polish remover) to clean the pad, but that didn't work. I finally contacted Janet See to find out what to use as pad material. Neoprene was the answer! Neoprene can be ordered from kayak shops. Since there aren't any kayak shops in Dallas, she sent me some from her local shop.
It was quite easy to change the pad. I pulled the old pad off and used a small file (found at any hardware store) to take off the excess pad material and glue (which was minimal). I cut the neoprene to the appropriate size and applied contact cement to the key and neoprene. After it was completely dry (10-15 minutes), I pressed the neoprene onto the key. Voila, my flutes are now percussion free!
It was quite easy to change the pad. I pulled the old pad off and used a small file (found at any hardware store) to take off the excess pad material and glue (which was minimal). I cut the neoprene to the appropriate size and applied contact cement to the key and neoprene. After it was completely dry (10-15 minutes), I pressed the neoprene onto the key. Voila, my flutes are now percussion free!
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