Orchestral Excerpts
This composer wrote this excerpt in which the flute represents the image of a bird.
Who is Sergei Prokofiev, and what is Peter and the Wolf?
Name all four flutes of the modern flute family.
What are Piccolo, alto, bass, C flute?
While Mozart composed two flute concertos, this piece is often on orchestral auditions.
What is the Concerto in G Major?
Jill holds degrees from this University.
What is the University of Michigan?
Accurate rhythm, clarity of articulation, and breathing are especially important in this excerpt.
Who is Felix Mendelssohn, what Incidental Music to a Midsummer Night’s Dream?
Written in 1936, this piece was first performed at the premiere of Georges Barrere’s platinum flute.
What is Density 21.5?
This unaccompanied piece, composed by this Debussy in 1913, is his only work for flute.
What is Syrinx?
Jill plays on this brand of flute.
What is a Miyazawa?
This Classical era excerpt ends with a sustained pianissimo D above the staff for 9 measures.
Who is Ludwig Van Beethoven, what is Leonore?
These two flutists wrote the 17 Daily Exercises book to maintain and strengthen your technique and tone.
Who are Taffanel and Gaubert?
He wrote 6 solo flute sonatas between the 1730-1747.
Who is J.S. Bach?
Inhale confidence, exhale ________.
What is Doubt?
This excerpt is from this opera’s Entr’acte of the Prelude to Act III, and is written by this composer.
Who is Georges Bizet, what is Carmen?
A German flutist and composer, Johann Joachim Quantz wrote this treatise on flute performance in 1752.
What is On Playing the Flute?
These two flutists are known for their recordings of Paganini’s 24 Caprices
Who are Bonita Boyd and Marina Piccinini?
Name 3 of Jill’s teachers.
Who are Sir James Galway, William Bennett, and Geoffrey Gilbert?
Composed in the Romantic period, this except embodies a large range of dynamics, tonal intensity, shaped phrases, and is written in E minor.
Who is Johannes Brahms, what is Symphony no. 4 in E minor, mvt. IV?
This German musician is credited with perfecting the Western concert flute and improving its fingering system (often referred to as the “______ system”).
Who is Theobald Boehm?
Name three 21st-century flute works and their composers.
What is ____, _____, and _____? (Answers TBD)
Over how many years has Jill taught at UCSB?
What is for over 25 years?