Comparison: Old & New Flutes on Bach

Irish Flute
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This is from a project I’m working on, and I thought you might find these two recordings to make an interesting comparison.

This is the Siciliano from J.S. Bach’s E-major flute Sonata, played on two very different simple-system flutes, my 6-key Hamilton, and my old 8-key German flute.

There have been many interesting discussions on why the old flutes were tuned the way they were. I think you may find these recordings illuminating: listen to the intervals on the German flute verses the modern Irish flute when playing in E-major and C-sharp minor.

Here are the recordings:

on the Hamilton
on the German 8-key

All thoughts and comments welcome.

–James

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Hey cool.

I can’t say I hear that much difference between them.


I found a link for you.

:slight_smile:

http://expet.gps.caltech.edu/~asimow/midi/BWV1035.html


You wouldn’t happen to have that sonata in PDF form by any chance?

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Hi James

How about a longer clip on the 8 key German - I preferred the fatter tone it had compared the the purer tone of the Hammy.

David

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Sure! More Bach, you mean, or is there anything in particular you’d like…?

–James

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More Bach would be lovely James.

David

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You wouldn’t happen to have that sonata in PDF form by any chance?

Just so happens, thanks to the IMSLPcollection, I do! :smiley:

Sonata No. 6

–James

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Well, this is a work in progress, parts of it aren’t exactly polished yet…

Here’s the Adagiofrom the same Sonata in E Major.

I’ll record more of it for you next week. Bach gives my wife a headache! :wink: :laughing:

–James

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Thanks James

I enjoyed that, it took my mind off the spreadsheet detailing what my instruments have cost me :boggle:

David