A rare work for the Lute-based Theorbo. Below is the programme note from the composer.In July 1998 I decided that I would use a theorbo in Havoc a piece I was writing for the 1999 Proms (premiere September 8th 1999). Since my knowledge of the instrument was negligible I contacted David (The Orbo) Miller and appealed for help since I knew he would be playing in the Proms piece. He kindly and with admirable patience showed me how the instrument worked and I began writing groundwork as a technical exercise - hence one meaning of the title. The other is that it is a set of variations over a ground bass.Since the theorbo possesses eight diapason bass strings - whichare plucked like those of a harp not stopped with the left and - it seemed sensible to use these for the ground bass which consists simply of a rising eight-note scale using all diapason strings in turn. This ground is stated at the beginning and developed through 16 variations. Nos 1 to 7 are straightforward except that some of them compress the ground into itself. Nos 8 to 16 are in stretto: they are gradually overlapped with each other the new ground beginning one note earlier each time. The climax of the piece comes at variations 10 to 11; variations 12 to 14 bring it gradually down to earth; no. 15 is quiet and puts the decorated ground in relaxed canon with itself (in octaves using the top and bottom strings of the instrument). Variation 16 strips the ground of decoration putting tight scrunchy chords over it and the piece ends with the lowest diapason string (G) a quiet raspberry ripple of the other seven diapason strings and a final harmonic G to tell us that our little journey is over. I hope you enjoy the scenery.Giles Swayne

Flute Secrets tells you everything you need to know about being a Flautist. This innovative volume presents indispensable guidance for all Flute players, from choosing the right instrument and tips on how to practise, to establishing a professional career and becoming a Flute teacher.In Flute Secrets renowned educator and master musician Trevor Wye shares a lifetime's knowledge and experience, enriched with music examples, illustrations and diagrams.With over 200 pages of advice, this book makes the perfect gift for students, teachers or professionals.Flute Secrets covers: - The Instrument - Educational Assistance - Professional Strategies - Teaching Strategies - Aural Skills, Flute Tuning and Repairs. / Flûte Traversière

With its ability to reach extremely high registers the Flute’s and especially the Piccolo’s jingle is always clearly audible over other instruments in the Orchestra. However in classical music teaching more emphasis is put on solo practice than the specific know-hows of orchestral playing. With The Orchestral Flute Practice (Book 2) Trevor Wye and Patricia Morris set out to change this habit.This volume looks at issues common to flutists in an Orchestra such as the middle and upper registers cadenzas orchestral duets and trios the Austro-German School and contemporary orchestral writing. Extracts from popular orchestral workswith Flute solos (by composers N-Z) are introduced and regular practice encouraged. The authors’ extensive orchestral experience showing in the notes practical information hints and comments included throughout the book make The Orchestral Flute Practice Book invaluable to students and professionals alike.Book 1 covers composers A-P. Book 2 covers composers R-Z.

Omnibus Edition Books 1-6-Trevor Wye's renowned Practice Books For The Flute have been invaluable for flautists for many years. This Omnibus Edition features books 1-6 in one bumper compendium. Each Practice Book delves into great detail into a different aspect of playing the Flute. Having sold over 1 million copies the series as a whole is invaluable for amateur or would-be professional flautists providing in-depth tips on practising and how to overcome specific technical difficulties. The various books within this edition give hugely important information on thefollowing: Book 1: ToneBook 2: TechniqueBook 3: ArticulationBook 4: Intonation

Book 1-Trevor Wye’s famous Practice Books for the Flute are invaluable to players of every grade and have received worldwide acclaim selling over 1 million copies in total. Each book concentrates on individual facets of Flute technique in concise detail. This revised edition has updated diagrams clearer musical notation and improved overall design.Book 1 is the definitive exercise book on tone the foundation of all good Flute playing. This book takes you through a series of steps in tone building including exercises in all registers developing different tone colours breath and pitch control and flexibility. Exercises in the book are demonstrated onthe accompanying CD.

COMPOSER'S NOTE The solo flute piece Solo III consists of two contrasting movements. the slow first movement was a commission from the Cruselk Week Music Festival in Uusikaupunki Finland for the Scandinavian Flute Competition held there in August 1990. The first movement was a complusory piece at the competition. This movement is like a single endless melody and it tests the sound quality of the flautist and his/her ability to create long melodic phrases and a long continuous musical form. The whole movement is based on a quarter-tone scale. After finishing the first movement in January 1990 I decided to write a second fast movement for Solo III.A year later in January 1991 I composed the technically very demanding and virtuoso second movement Presto. The Presto flows in a very fast perpetual motion in semiquavers. The movement begins mysteriously in the lower register of the flute and gradually the music moves towards the upper register. At the same time the texture becomes more complex with hidden polyphony. The second movement culminates in a wild prestissimo. The complete Solo III was premiered by the Finnish flautist Tapio Jalas in Helsinki on April 14 1991.

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For solo Flute.Composer's Programme Note'March Sonatina is the third in a series of short sonatina-like pieces for soloinstruments and it was commissioned by the 25th Presteigne Festival of Musicand the Arts with funds provided by the Colwinston Charitable Trust and it isdedicated to this most loveable of Festivals. The first performance was given byKathryn Thomas on Tuesday 28th August 2007 at St Mary’s Church Kinnerton.It contrasts a slow opening with a quicker central section and employs a fewspecial flute effects though not to any great extent. In the middle of the piece alyrical phrase from Ravel’sminiature Prelude for piano suddenly pops up andis then varied. It was a surprise to me to find that a high F sharp on which thesonatina ends seemed absolutely the right note on which to finish. Theatmosphere of the opening section seems to me to relate closely to a number ofrecent pieces inspired by rainforests.'

Par WYE TREVOR. Trevor Wye's famous Practice books for the flute are invaluable to players of every grade, and have received world wide acclaim. This omnibus edition contains practice books 1-5, which includes Tone - Technique - Articulation - Intonation and Vibrato - Breathing and Scales. Each book concentrates on individual areas of flute technique in concise detail. Together, the series forms a complete reference to the technical difficulties of the instrument and how to practise. Trevor Wye studied with Geoffrey Gilbert, and most notably the celebrated Marcel Moyse. / Niveau : Débutant / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Flûte Traversière

Covers all aspects of orchestral flute playing including technical areas such as articulation and low solos as well as standard orchestral repertoire. A huge collection of well-known and less familiar melodies from across the centuries and a complete guide on approaching each one effectively. Book 1 covers composers A-P. Book 2 covers composers R-Z.