Heller: Catchies

• Composer: Barbara Heller (1936-)
• Editor: Anja Weinberger
• Instrumentation: Flute
• Binding:
• ISMN: 9790501825103
• Size: 8.1 x 11.6 inches
• Pages: None

Description

Barbara Hellers memorable and accessible melodies are ideally suited to the teaching of beginning flautists. At the same time, more advanced students can discover fresh inspiration through the expanded interpretative possibilities and the exploration of unusual registers.

The Catchy Tunes

1. Quietly flowing
2. Lively
3. Energetic
4. Intensivo
5. Singing
6. Very calm
7. Turbulent
8. Catchy Song
9. Threefold
10. Poetic

Duration: Each piece: approximately 2 minutes / Intensive: approximately 3 minutes

This volume is intended as an invitation to creative music-making. in ten melodies, Barbara Heller offers a variety of approaches that encourage imagination and originality in the interpretative process.

Each melody is presented first in its original form and then transposed into different registers, drawing attention to the flutes less frequently explored extreme high and low ranges. Performers are, of course, encouraged to transpose the melodies into additional keys of their own choosing.The accompanying notes offer suggestions for creative and improvisational exploration. By experimenting with different articulations, dynamics, and tempi, a single melody can give rise to a remarkable variety of musical possibilities and interpretations. Additional thoughts on breathing and phrasing complete the picture.