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Selected Duets for Flute Podcast

David Summer plays Selected Duets for Flute. Using his home recording studio, David has recorded some of the duets from the book Selected Duets for Flute, Volume 1 Edited by H.Voxman. These flute duets are standard learning material for flute students taking flute lessons and can be fun to play for all flutists. In addition to being educational, the duets can also be used by two flutes in performance. They are especially effective for wedding ceremonies, church services and other occasions

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Page50 #4, Air

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2009/03/01

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 50 Number 4, Air, performed by David Summer. This "Air", by GF Handel is a good duet to use when studying the "eighth-quarter-eighth" rhythm pattern. When the student can confidently alternate between this pattern and four eight notes, they likely have a good grasp of this syncopation. Both sections of the duet start with staccato markings. The editor really should have added some marking to indicate that the staccato articulation should continue,

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Page49 #3, Duett

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2009/02/15

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 49 Number 3, Duett, performed by David Summer. "Duett" is German for "Duet" reflecting the fact that the composer of this duet, Johann Adolph Hasse, was a German composer, singer and music teacher. Although primarily known for his operatic works, Hasse wrote many flute pieces for Frederick the Great (Frederick II of Prussia), himself an enthusiastic flutist who composed sonatas for flute as well. The metronome setting for this performance is

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Page48 #2, Allemande

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2009/02/01

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 48 Number 2, Allemande, performed by David Summer. An Allemande is usually part of a musical suite. A suite is a group of dances, particularly popular in the baroque period. The Allemande is usually the first or second movement of a suite. Henry Purcell, the composer of this duet, was an English Baroque composer. He composed music for a wide range of ensembles and, like many of his contemporaries, was a church organist and music director, most

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Page47 #1, Allegro

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2009/01/18

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 47 Number 1, Allegro, performed by David Summer. This pretty duet is by the baroque composer Georg Philipp Telemann. Telemann was an extremely prolific composer who wrote many excellent works for the flute, including a beautiful series of duets and a number of flute sonatas. The Guinness Book of World Records credits Telemann as being the most prolific composer of all time. Largely self-taught, Telemann was a highly regarded composer during his

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Page44 #2, Tempo di Marcia

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2009/01/04

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 42 Number 2, Tempo di Marcia, performed by David Summer. The tempo marking "Tempo di Marcia" translates to "March Tempo". This is a stately duet; full of staccato dotted eighth-sixteenth rhythms. Even without the staccato markings, these dotted eighth-sixteenth rhythms, in a march like this, are usually interpreted with a good-sized silent space after the dotted eighth note. At times, the flute 2 part takes the melody. This duet would be appropriate

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Page43 #1, Selected from Op.59

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2008/12/21

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 43 Number 1, Andante grazioso, performed by David Summer. The tempo marking "Andante grazioso" translates to "at a walking pace but gracefully". I interpret this to mean, "with a flowing style. Smooth, but keep it moving". Also, notice the "dolce" expression marking, again meaning "sweetly". This duet begins in the key of a minor, then goes to A major and back to a minor on the Da Capo. We've seen this parallel minor key relationship in previous

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Page38 #4, Duetto No.2 From Op.74, movement 1 Allo...

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2008/12/07

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 38 Number 4, movement 1 Allo Moderato, performed by David Summer. This is a pretty piece, in 3/4 time. Several times the word "dolce" is used as an expression marking. Dolce translates to the English word "sweet" and generally indicates a gentle, smooth, singing style. The metronome setting for this performance is quarter note = 108.

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Page36 #3, Duetto No.3 From Op.74

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2008/11/30

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 36 Number 3, performed by David Summer. This longer duet continues the duets of Kaspar Kummer. Besides being a composer, Kummer was an excellent flutist and teacher. Among his pupils was composer Friedrich Kiel. Kiel composed mostly chamber music, including several piano quartets. He also passed on his knowledge of composition to several students including the Irish composer Charles Villiers Stanford and English composer Frederic Hymen Cowen.

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Page35 #2, Two Duets from Op.20, Poco Adagio

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2008/11/23

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 35 Number 2, performed by David Summer. This is the second of the two Kummer duets from his Opus 20. The tempo marking is poco adagio, which translates to "a little slow". In relative terms it's not quite as slow as an adagio marking would be. This duet offers the teacher a good opportunity to introduce the gruppetto. The gruppetto (translation "little group") is an ornamentation that adds a certain gracefulness to the music. It's indicated in the

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Page34 #1, Two Duets from Op.20

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2008/11/16

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 34 Number 1, performed by David Summer. This section of the Selected Duets book contains four duets by Kummer. Kaspar Kummer (1795-1870) wrote many pieces for woodwinds, including several chamber pieces for flute. This piece is a very pretty and understated duet. The tempo marking "Andante con moto" translates to "at a walking pace with motion". I interpret that to mean "not too fast, but keep moving". This duet presents a good opportunity for the

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Page33 #4, Contrefeseur

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2008/11/09

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 33 Number 4, performed by David Summer. The title of this duet, "Contrefeseur" translates into English as "the imitator" or "the mimic". As with the first duet in this section of the book, Le Tourbillon, this duet lives up to its name. The flute 2 part imitates the flute 1 line at the beginning of both sections of the duet and again in the last line. This imitation, at a lively pace, can prove challenging for a student. The metronome setting for

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Page33 #3, Le Sauteur

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2008/11/02

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 33 Number 3, performed by David Summer. The title of this duet, "Le Sauteur" translates into English as "the jumper". It's another lively duet in 6/8 time. The metronome setting for this performance is dotted quarter note = 66.

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Page32 #2, Le Chasseur

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2008/10/26

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 32 Number 2, performed by David Summer. The title of this duet, "Le Chasseur" translates into English as "the hunter". There is a famous cookware company named "Le Chasseur" as well as a movie with Steve McQueen called "Le Mans Le Chasseur", that features an interesting score by composer Michel Legrand. Like earlier duets in this book, this duet is in 6/8 time at a fast tempo, played "in 2". It seems, from the title, that the duet is meant to

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Page32 #1, Le Tourbillon

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2008/10/19

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 32 Number 1, performed by David Summer. The title of this duet, "Le Tourbillon" translates into English as "the top" or "the whirlwind". This duet lives up to its name by congering up the image of a whirlwind. "The Tourbillon" is also the title of a Mickey Mouse cartoon produced by Walt Disney for RKO Radio Pictures, and released on 14 February 1941. In it, Mickey is attempting to rake some leaves when a mini tomato begins to thwart his efforts.

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Page31 #9, Menuets I & II

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2008/10/12

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 31 Number 9, performed by David Summer. These 2 minuets have the same key relationship as the two duets on page 28, the first one is in the key of C and the second in c minor. (Although, again the key signature of the second duet doesn't accurately portray the key of c minor). They are also a bit more fluid in style than the previous pairs. With these two minuets, we come to the end of the section of the book devoted to the duets of Boismortier. As

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Page30 #8, Menuets I & II

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2008/10/05

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 30 Number 8, performed by David Summer. Like the previous duets entitled "Menuet" this is a spelling variation on the word "Minuet". These two minuets are both in the key of C, the second one does not change key to the parallel minor, as the previous pair of minuets did. The prolific Boismortier, the composer of all the duets in this section of the Selected Duets book, wrote often for the flute. He even wrote a flute method book that unfortunately

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Page29 #6, Rustic Dance

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2008/09/28

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 29 Number 6, performed by David Summer. This duet, Rustic Dance is in 2/2, which is also known as "cut time" or "alla breve". Cut time usually implies a fast tempo. It's often used in marches. It's also often used in show tunes, especially during dance sections. The duet lives up to its name by effectively invoking images of a rustic dance. The metronome setting for this performance is quarter note = 84.

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Page28 #5, Menuets I & II

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2008/09/21

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 28 Number 5, performed by David Summer. Like the previous duet entitled, "Menuet" this is a spelling variation on the word "Minuet". These 2 minuets have a key relationship, in that the first one is in the key of C and the second in c minor. C minor is the parallel minor to C major. (Note that the key signature of the second duet doesn't accurately portray this relationship, but it is in fact in c minor). There is a segue marking at the end of

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Page28 #4, Sarabande

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2008/09/14

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 28 Number 4, performed by David Summer. This Sarabande is in the style of a Sarabande from the baroque period. That is, it is a slow piece in 3. The baroque sarabande was one movement of a suite, usually coming directly after the courante. A sarabande by GF Handel, in a similar style to this duet, was featured in the soundtrack to the picturesque Stanley Kubrick movie "Barry Lyndon" (1975). The metronome setting for this performance is quarter

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Page27 #3, Gigue

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2008/09/07

Selected Duets for Flute, Page 27 Number 3, performed by David Summer. This gigue is in the same style as the previous two duets. The "question and answer" sections in the last part of the duet often present a rhythmic challenge for a student. The teacher needs to emphasize counting the 3 beats that make up the dotted quarter note plus the 2 that make up the tied quarter note in the next measure. The metronome setting for this performance is dotted quarter note = 80.

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