Prelude Allemande – La Fountainebleau Sarabande – La Depart Air – Le Fleuri Gavotte – La Matilde Branle de Village – L’Auteuil Menuet – La Beaulieu 2ème Menuet
Flutists owe a debt of gratitude to Jacques-Martin Hotteterre who undeniably did more than any other flute player, builder, or composer to promote the transverse flute as a viable alternative to the common recorder. Hotteterre wrote the first ever instructional flute method (1707) and was the first serious composer to write for the flute during the High Baroque era. A few years after landing his first professional position in France as a bassoonist, Hotteterre became the flutist for the chamber orchestra at the court of Louis XIV. It was at the court that Hotteterre began composing flute suites, suite-sonatas, trio sonatas, and duets, greatly extending the expression and range of the instrument. Through his compositions, Hotteterre often exploited the plaintive and sorrowful qualities of the flute. His compositions are some of the first works in France to incorporate elements of the Italian style. His Suite-Sonatas of 1715 were the first pieces published in France to be written for one melody instrument and basso continuo.Jason Moy
Leighann Daihl plays Baroque Flute Anna Steinhoff plays Baroque Cello
Classical Music | Music for Flute
Jacques-Martin Hotteterre
Quatrième Suite in E minor, from Pièces pour la flûte traversière, livre I, Op. 2 Play
Recorded on 04/02/2014, uploaded on 08/26/2014
Musician's or Publisher's Notes
Prelude
Allemande – La Fountainebleau
Sarabande – La Depart
Air – Le Fleuri
Gavotte – La Matilde
Branle de Village – L’Auteuil
Menuet – La Beaulieu
2ème Menuet
Flutists owe a debt of gratitude to Jacques-Martin Hotteterre who undeniably did more than any other flute player, builder, or composer to promote the transverse flute as a viable alternative to the common recorder. Hotteterre wrote the first ever instructional flute method (1707) and was the first serious composer to write for the flute during the High Baroque era. A few years after landing his first professional position in France as a bassoonist, Hotteterre became the flutist for the chamber orchestra at the court of Louis XIV. It was at the court that Hotteterre began composing flute suites, suite-sonatas, trio sonatas, and duets, greatly extending the expression and range of the instrument. Through his compositions, Hotteterre often exploited the plaintive and sorrowful qualities of the flute. His compositions are some of the first works in France to incorporate elements of the Italian style. His Suite-Sonatas of 1715 were the first pieces published in France to be written for one melody instrument and basso continuo. Jason Moy
Leighann Daihl plays Baroque Flute
Anna Steinhoff plays Baroque Cello
Performances by same musician(s)
Flute Sonata in e minor, BWV 1034
Sonata in D major, No. 277
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