Media Type : BookLevel : IntermediateMusical Genre : World MusicNumber of pages : 48A unique collection for the flute: 46 full-page solos, including arrangements of spirituals, folk songs, dance tunes, and melodies by African-American composers, plus five solos composed for this collection. Includes melodies by Basile Bar A. J. R. Conner, Henry Hart, J. W. Postlewaite. Features previously unpublished solo by renowned Philadpelphia musician Francis Johnson, the earliest known composition by an African-American, dating from 1815. Favorites include Amen, Banyan Tree, Doctor Bird, and Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit. Supported by Internet-accessible melody-specific Historical Notes. --Forty-six full-page solos for flute --Arrangements of melodies by America's best known composers of African descent, as well as traditional melodies --Internet-based melody-specific Historical Notes
SKU: MB.21675
ISBN 9780786681037. 8.5 X 11 inches.
The solos in this book are all based on melodies composed by women. They are especially well suited to performance on the soprano recorder, and they provide excellent material for developing skills in rapid tonguing, extended breath-control, phrasing, and the playing of high notes. Although arranged primarily for soprano recorder, most of these solos can be played on tenor or alto recorder. On the alto, use C fingerings. Three of the worlds most famous melodies are here: Mildred Hills Happy Birthday originally Good Morning to You , Euphemia Allens- Chopsticks originally The Celebrated Chop Waltz , and Effie Corcketts Rock-a-Bye, Baby. Less well known delights include Faustina Hodges- Because Im Twenty-Five and Florence Percys Fly Away, as well as Amanda Aldridges Dance of the Warriors-and the list goes on and on. A separate flute edition is available.