“about Music – the Art of Listening”. Programme 108, Flute Concertos.

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In each group of instruments of the orchestra we have the complete range from high pitches to low pitches represented. In the String section which we already covered we had from highest to lowest Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass.

In the Woodwind section which will listen to next the four main groups of instruments are flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon. However, each of these also has higher and lower pitched instruments.

We start with the flute, which in addition to the concert flute we all know, has a high pitched Piccolo, and lower pitched alto, bass, and contrabass flutes. The flute family also includes a corresponding range of Recorders, but these are unusual in the orchestra after the Baroque period.
Today we will listen to the concert flute and the recorder which are pitched in the mid-range.

I also would like to take the opportunity to remind you of some of the features of the concerto, a musical form that is designed to showcase and virtuoso performers with their particular instruments. Think of these as solo works with orchestral accompaniment.

Our works for today are:
Francesco Mancini: Recorder Sonata in E Minor
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Flute Concerto in D Minor Wq. 22
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major, K. 313
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