Jean Baptiste Loeillet (1680-1730)

For this post I am sharing the Allegro by Jean Baptiste Loeillet. It is a simple piece in 3/4 time, and it is marked with a vivace tempo marking. The simplicity of the piece does not make it free of challenges to the player, and the dynamic markings are a challenge to observe. There are also challenges with the articulation in both the flute and harpsichord/piano parts. In the flute part for example there are figures where the part leans or sighs.

In the videos below, I have included both the performance and the accompaniment.

Performance

Harpsichord Accompaniment

Follow this link to the sheet music > Allegro (it doesn’t have a lot of expression markings, but it should do.)

Sonata in E Flat Major, BWV 1031: II Siciliano

One of the first styles of music that any aspiring flutist should encounter and study is Baroque music. The Baroque music period takes place approximately from 1600 to 1750 A. D. In this period you will hear from favorite composers like Antonio Vivaldi, Georg Philipp Telemann, George Friderick Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach. Playing music from this period helps to establish good phrasing skills. The music will also expose you to the use of ornamentation and improvisation.
Building good improvisational skills starts with the study of the Baroque period music. During this period composers would add a host of symbols to their melody lines specific to different types of ornamentation. The trill (tr), the mordent and the turn (~) are good examples. The symbols served as a sort of shorthand for composers and players. In other words, the composers embellished their music without writing so many notes. And much like the use of jazz chords or chord symbols, composers would make use of the figured bass to fill in harmonies in a keyboard arrangement.

Below is the Sicialiano from the Sonata in Eb Major, BWV 1031 that I recorded for my Bach, Handel & Mozart Flute Sonatas CD. This recording made use of the harpsichord for accompaniment. Below I have also included the play along track. Click this link for a .pdf of the flute music> J. S. Bach: Siciliano

Below is the play along track with harpsichord.

Bach, Handel & Mozart Flute Sonatas

The styles represented here are from the baroque and classical era in music.

Genre: Classical: Baroque

Release Date: 2013

Three composers are represented in this collection: Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The contrast between the Baroque and Classical style periods is represented here in both interpretation and instrumentation. And although, the same flute was used to play all of these pieces, the contrast is still evident. The baroque sonatas employ the use of harpsichord, while the Mozart selections use piano for accompaniment. Originally for flute quartet, the sonata by Mozart uses a piano reduction for accompaniment. The reduction itself is true to the original, although it was not personally reduced by Mozart. As a bonus, two pieces from Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 are included. They serve as interlude between the baroque composers.

Johann Sebastian Bach, a prolific composer, saw himself as a dutiful craftsman. This recording was approached in the same manner. The idea here was to make, as much as possible, every aspect of each performance intentional. The production style for this collection is uncommon in classical recordings. Both the flute and piano parts are heard with exceptional clarity and detail. Also, the treatment of the different genres is unique to each piece.

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David E. Gonzalez
Genre: Classical: Baroque
Release Date: 2013