I play a number of classical tunes, not utterly faithfully,
I suspect. I find them beautiful and also they
help in busking, sometimes.
I wonder if there are more suggestions?
I mean tunes, melodies we can play
as if they were folk tunes, more or less.
Here are some:
Minuet in G
Sheep may safely graze.
Beethoven–Romance in D minor
Schubert–Rosered
Bach again Toodlesac
Ode to Joy–which I’m told was a drinking song
originally.
Suggestions?
Hmmm. Minuet in G, that’s a good idea. I’ll have to pull out my husband’s copy of dear Anna Magdelena and have a look at that, and browse for other goodies.
FWWIW, Chris Norman does an incredible version of “The Irish Hohane (sp?)” from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book on the Baltimore Consort’s “Tunes from the Attic” CD.
There is a lovely song from The Magic Flute,
sung by Papageno and the beloved of his friend,
about the nature of love. That’s great on
the Irish flute.
Stravinsky’s Sarabande is something i’ve
tried to do on keyed flute, but I no longer
seem tohave a recording.
Anybody, lovely tunes?
ah…the “Irish” flute was the classical flute up 'till that Boehm thing became popular. 
I know, Denny. So?
‘I mean tunes, melodies we can play
as if they were folk tunes, more or less.’
besides everything written before 1850?
I play something from the Easter Oratorio,
which has become a union song.
‘Because all men are brothers,
Wherever men may be…’
Also some tunes from the Coffee Cantata…
A Mighty Fortress is Our God, by Luther by way of Bach.
.
Does anybody have a favorite classical
tune they play on flute?
Bach Eb Flute Sonata. Play it in D unless you want yer head to hurt.
Mouret’s Rondeau
Handel Water Music - pick a movement.
Themes from Gustav Holst’s Eb Suite and F Suite for military band. They’re all good.
Nearer My God To Thee. Especially fun on cruise ships.
Prokofiev - Lt. Kidje - the sleigh-ride theme. Also good if you’re a fan of Russian cinema.
Jesu Joy (leave out the squirellier bits if you need to). Make note of anyone who sinks along in the chorus, and avoid them.
Oh, heck - just grab a wedding-music fakebook. Not the flute ones (cruddy keys) but maybe mandolin or folk-harp. Mine is a mandolin and guitar book (Mel Bay, I think…) and it’s great.
Terry McGee has a nice list on his site. He also has a lovely recipe for braised kangaroo in a white wine reduction, if you look hard enough.
added: Just went through my book…
Bach Dm Menuet - a workout on an 8-key
Purcell / Clark Trumpet Voluntary
Jerusalem - you’ll have to beat away the little old ladies with a stick
would it be possible to post a link to any of those tunes , BC ?
notation wise that is .
or anyone else out there , if you could email me a copy ?
(but not in word , as i could not afford the price of the programme ..)
i’m sure i must have something i can exchange for the favour , eg. a copy of "How To Make a Leitrim Quilt " ( thanks for that one H , i’m still LMAO )
http://www.vpmag.com/nwc/index.html
This is a compendium of Noteworthy Composer notation files, mostly classical. If you use the free Noteworthy program (not just the viewer program) you can change keys, delete unwanted staves, etc, and print the tunes out. You just can’t save them.
The full version of NWC is cheap - $30, I think - and is really useful.
BTW, there’s the complete Allans Irish Fiddler and O’Neil’s in NWC format at
http://www.oldmusicproject.com/oneils1.html
Jayzus , Wha !
thank you for that .
looks like a long night ..
now , regarding the directions for "How to Make a Leitrim Quilt " , as promised , is your preference for Glock , or Smith & Wesson ?
S&W. Glocks are for weenies and cops.
Mary Bergin does a lovely version of a tune from one of Bach’s notebooks on the Dordan CD, if that’s still available.
It’s on whistle, but that would work on a flute as well.
“And did those feet in ancient tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimes…”
I LOVE it!!!
That reminds me of a funny story. I live in Portland, OR, home of great coffee, Tonya Harding, and a huge gaggle of hipper-than-thou-erudite-snappy-dressing-indie-rockers. A couple of years ago, a friend was playing a show and halfway through her set of erudite, tuneful indie rock, she suddenly belted out a searing rendition of “Jerusalem” a capella. The crowd of bespectacled, ironic-t-shirt-wearing-hipsters in the audience were completely stunned into silence…It was beautiful.
I know Vivaldi wrote scads of chunes for flute, oboe, and violin all in D…Would be more kosher on a baroque flute, I suppose, but go for it!
Open Office is rather large, but can open most all Word documents. It is free.
For more music, project mutopia is also a nice place to look.
Well, I suppose real joy is found only in snatches.
Some of the Suites for Unaccompanied Cello
go well, at least parts of them.
Sarabande from Suite #4?
They take a lot of arranging - very idiomatic for strings. I used to do Suite #4 on baritone saxophone (even did part for my 4th year university jury). Not for the unmotivated.
The best Vivaldis are the duo concerti. Not too hard, good ranges, written for schoolkids, albeit very talented schoolkids.
thank you , eyedeetentee , just getting that now