Re: Uses for Eb, C, Low Bb flutes
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:43 am
Another example of cross-tuning: https://dylanfoley.bandcamp.com/album/t ... connection
(Also regular D flute, C flute with C fiddle, and Eb flute with Eb fiddle, besides the afore-referenced F flute with C fiddle).
@rmvanhorn:
Different contexts, a short bullet-point list:
- Play the tunes you know (and at speed), using your normal fingering, on a different keyed instrument
- For playing with others, choose an instrument to match theirs OR have them choose an instrument to match the one you like playing
Besides the above two recordings, a couple examples of context:
I have a B flute (not Bb) because I have a set of pipes I prefer to play in that key, and I like to not make fiddlers retune if I decide to pick up the flute. I also lend it to friends as needed so they can join in. Here's how it sounds: https://soundcloud.com/nicolaslbrown/i- ... cow-polkas
I have an F flute that is an absolute joy to play, so I play it whenever I can, with or without others (it actually tunes sharp enough that I can play it as an F# flute with the B instruments...) So the context for that is often solo. Both of these instruments are by John Gallagher, as is my D flute.
By the way, Mr.G, good photo - Sean and Jesse are great musicians.
(Also regular D flute, C flute with C fiddle, and Eb flute with Eb fiddle, besides the afore-referenced F flute with C fiddle).
@rmvanhorn:
Different contexts, a short bullet-point list:
- Play the tunes you know (and at speed), using your normal fingering, on a different keyed instrument
- For playing with others, choose an instrument to match theirs OR have them choose an instrument to match the one you like playing
Besides the above two recordings, a couple examples of context:
I have a B flute (not Bb) because I have a set of pipes I prefer to play in that key, and I like to not make fiddlers retune if I decide to pick up the flute. I also lend it to friends as needed so they can join in. Here's how it sounds: https://soundcloud.com/nicolaslbrown/i- ... cow-polkas
I have an F flute that is an absolute joy to play, so I play it whenever I can, with or without others (it actually tunes sharp enough that I can play it as an F# flute with the B instruments...) So the context for that is often solo. Both of these instruments are by John Gallagher, as is my D flute.
By the way, Mr.G, good photo - Sean and Jesse are great musicians.