[LAU] A small tune on the flute

Folderol folderol at ukfsn.org
Sat Jan 14 22:12:34 UTC 2012


On Wed, 4 Jan 2012 23:57:09 +0100 (CET)
Julien Claassen <julien at mail.upb.de> wrote:

> Hello everyone!
>    Yes I had the opportunity of borrowing a friend's flute for a week.That 
> isn't a long time and I haven't played it a lot even before that. So I am 
> doing it rather inexpertly. Still that tune wanted out. It's actually part of 
> the 3-part invention in G-minor. If I add, that it is by Bach, I suppose I 
> will surprise no one. :-)
> http://juliencoder.de/nama/companion.ogg
> 
>    Or:
> http://juliencoder.de/nama/companion.mp3
>    Or via the website:
> http://juliencoder.de/nama/music.html
>    The flute was a simple Yamaha flute, the microphone my usual xray live mic. 
> I think I stood a little too close to the microphone and I could have done 
> more about deadening the room, but I still like it. Not because of my playing, 
> just because it's a nice piece of music and the flute is a very nice 
> instrument.
>    Comments are welcome as always, you may criticise my playing abilities, but 
> don't expect me to get a chance to practise too soon. :-)
>    Warmly yours
>             Julien

Not a piece I particularly like, but a good effort on your part. Did you ever
get any instruction on 'circular breathing'? It's not a technique I ever
mastered but with any wind instruments it helps you maintain long notes and
smooth changes.

-- 
Will J Godfrey
http://www.musically.me.uk
Say you have a poem and I have a tune.
Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.


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