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Scholarships have been established in her name at Stanford University and the National Flute Association. Chamber Music Magazine wrote in a 1992 article that "Every woman flute player in every major American orchestra, every little girl who plays the flute in a school band, has Frances Blaisdell to thank. She was the first."
William Morris Kincaid (26 April 1895 – 27 March 1967) was an American flutist and teacher. He is known for his work as principal flute of the Philadelphia Orchestra for almost 40 years, teaching at the Curtis Institute and being a guiding force in the creation of an American School of flute playing.
Jeanne Baxtresser (born August 2, 1947) is an American flutist and teacher. She is most notable for her position as principal flutist of the New York Philharmonic for over 15 years, she decided to play the flute when she was only nine years old, as an author (Orchestral Excerpts for Flute with Piano Accompaniment), and as a professor and master teacher.
The Western classical tradition formally begins with music created by and for the early Christian Church. [38] It is probable that the early Church wished to disassociate itself from the predominant music of ancient Greece and Rome, as it was a reminder of the pagan religion it had persecuted and by which it had been persecuted. [38]
It is scored for solo flute and strings [1] [2] and was premièred on 24 January 1950 by soloist Jean-Pierre Rampal. [3] Jolivet wrote a concerto for flute and percussion in 1965. [4] The work lasts about 13 minutes. [3] It is now part of the standard flute repertoire and several prominent flautists have recorded it.
Presumed portrait of Blavet by Henri Millot []. Michel Blavet (March 13, 1700 – October 28, 1768) was a French composer and flute virtuoso.Although Blavet taught himself to play almost every instrument, he specialized in the bassoon and the flute which he held to the left, [citation needed] the opposite of how most flutists hold theirs today.
Ludwig van Beethoven: . Serenade for flute, violin and viola in D major, Op. 25; Trio for piano, flute, and bassoon in G major, WoO 37; Pierre Boulez: …explosante-fixe…, various configurations with flute and other instruments (1971–72, 1973–74, 1985, 1991–93)
The World Flute Society (WFS), a successor to the International Native American Flute Association, is a non-profit organization dedicated to cultural flute playing from around the world. [1] WFS has a particular emphasis on the study and development of the Native American flute .