Acknowledgements and sources

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Famous flute solos

Syrinx- by Claude Debussy

Òhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYi7FG5Yf28

ÒClaude Debussy wrote "Syrinx (La Flute De Pan)“ based on Pan's sadness over losing his love.

ÒThis piece was the first unaccompanied flute solo of the 20th century, and remains a very popular addition to the modern flutist's repertoire.

ÒSyrinx (Greek Συριγξ) was a nymph and a follower of Artemis , known for her chastity. Pursued by the amorous Greek god Pan, she ran to the river's edge and asked for assistance from the river nymphs. In answer, she was transformed into hollow water reeds that made a haunting sound when the god's frustrated breath blew across them. Pan cut the reeds to fashion the first set of pan pipes, which were thenceforth known as syrinx.( Story)

J.S. Bach: Chaconne BWV 1004, arranged for flute (part 2/2)

ÒWritten by Johann Sebastian Bach

ÒWatch it and you will know!!!

Òhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCTMkLhh_hQ

Famous flautists

James Galway

ÒBorn December 8, 1939

ÒA Northern Ireland–born virtuoso flute player from Belfast, nicknamed "The Man With the Golden Flute".

ÒFollowing in the footsteps of Jean-Pierre Rampal, he became one of the first flute players to establish an international career as a soloist.

ÒSpent 15 years as an orchestral player.

ÒMost recently, Galway has performed for the Academy Award-winning ensemble recording the soundtracks of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings film trilogy, composed by Howard Shore.

ÒIn June 2008, Galway was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame along with Liza Minnelli and B. B. King.

ÒHe was made an OBE( Order of the British Empire) in 1977 and was knighted in 2001.

History of flute

NEW

ÒHas 7 holes

ÒGerman flute used all around the world in bands

ÒHas more than 10 types of flutes

History of flute

OLD

ÒThe oldest flute ever discovered may be a fragment of the femur of a juvenile cave bear, with two to four holes, found at Divje Babe in Slovenia and dated to about 43,000 years ago.

ÒIn 2008 another flute dated back to at least 35,000 years ago was discovered in Hohle Fels cave near Ulm, Germany.

ÒA three-holed flute, 18.7 cm long, made from a mammoth tusk (from the Geißenklösterle cave, near Ulm, in the southern German Swabian Alb and dated to 30,000 to 37,000 years ago)was discovered in 2004, and two flutes made from swan bones excavated a decade earlier (from the same cave in Germany, dated to circa 36,000 years ago) are among the oldest known musical instruments.

Types of flutes

ÒPiccolo                                                               

ÒFife

ÒDizi

ÒBansuri

ÒRecorder

ÒOcarina                              

ÒPolice Whistle               

ÒPan pipes

ÒIndian Bamboo Flute

Ò笛子 (Chinese Flute) 

ÒGerman Flute (Modern flute)

ÒSring (Has a pitch of a piccolo)

ÒBosun’s Whistle

ÒWhistle                                                                                                                           Chinese flute                                                        

Basic information about the flute

ÒA musical instrument from the woodwind family

ÒAn aerophone / reedless  wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening

ÒA flute produces sound when a stream of air directed across a hole in the instrument creates a vibration of air at the hole.

ÒTo be louder, a flute must use a larger resonator, a larger air stream, or increased air stream velocity. A flute's volume can generally be increased by making its resonator and tone holes larger.

Flute- Its History and how it evolved

Welcome to this blog. 
The project is mainly a research and study of the music instrument, Flute.  Our group is going to research and discover more about this amazing instrument. 

Objectives: To raise awareness in the public about this music instrument as we learn more about it ourselves.