Frederick Harris Music Company Overtones Preparatory Flute Repertoire - Book/CD

A Comprehensive Flute Series

Author: Royal Conservatory of Music
Format: Book and CD
Instrumentation: Flute
Level: Preparatory

Overtones: A Comprehensive Flute Series serves as the official resource for flute examinations of the Royal Conservatory. Unparalleled in scope, this progressive collection includes fundamental repertoire and supporting materials such as Etudes, Compact Disks, Orchestral Excerpts, and Technique. The richness of music carefully selected for this compilation will resonate with teachers and students at every level of study. Each of the nine progressive volumes of Repertoire introduces students to essential flute literature and more. With a breadth of composers, style periods, genres, pedagogical challenges, and cultural flavours in each volume, the Repertoire books present an intrinsic approach for developing flutists. Throughout the series, students will experience some of the most influential standard works written for flute, both accompanied and unaccompanied, while contemporary compositions and alluring arrangements bring a renewed energy to flute study. Compact Disks for each level are conveniently included with the purchase of each Repertoire book.
The quality recordings by renowned flutists offer characteristic interpretations of every selection in the Flute Repertoire and Flute Etudes books. Students may find inspiration in the performances and practice along with the piano accompaniment tracks.

Table of Contents

• Royal Ceremony, Alan Bullard
• Graceful Waltz, Alan Bullard
• Seesaw, Christopher Norton
• Menuet (Rondeau), Francois Philidor, arr. Kathleen Wood
• Tete-a-tete (Head-to-head), Marine Perez
• Chinese Flute Tea, Paul Harris
• What Is a Day?, Philip Rosseter, arr. Akiko and Forrest Kinney
• Kojo no Tsuki (The Moon Over the Ruined Castle), Rentaro Taki, arr. Mark Mrozinski
• Edinburgh Castle, Richard Peat
• Labyrinthm, Susan Piltch
• Petite souris (Little Mouse), Thierry Masson
• Valse des trois petits ours (Waltz of the Three Little Bears), Thierry Masson
• The Cuckoo, Traditional
• Polly Wooly Doodle, Traditional American, arr. Akiko and Forrest Kinney
• A la claire fontaine (At the Clear Fountain), Traditional French Canadian, arr. Akiko and Forrest Kinney
• The Birch Tree, Traditional Russian, arr. Akiko and Forrest Kinney
• Syrian Love Song, Traditional Syrian, arr. Judith Pearce and Christopher Gunning