Foinalria.
In D major.
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Tippy-toeing on the keyboard
Flirting in so many ways
Settling on D, the chord of the.
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Reflections from the Mediterranean.
Foinalria
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Toimfaiy
Toimfaiy.
In G major.
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Hurry! hurry!
The duel of the tune
Between the clarinet the bassoon
Into the fray crashed the euphonium.
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François Peccatte (1820-1856) was French and a brother to Dominique, was also a very fine bow-maker who worked in Mirecourt. Careful inspection of the head can distinguish between the brother’s nibble bows.
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Reflections from the Mediterranean.
Naonoli
Naonoli.
In F major.
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Like a golden drop rippling
In a cool pool of fresh waters
The triangle chimes its time way
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François “Prosper” Colas (1842-1918) was a French bow-maker however, he also made violas and cellos. While working for Master bow-makers he traded under his own label.
J.R Music Supply.
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Reflections from the Mediterranean.
Ourphoee
Ourphoee.
In E major.
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The oboe declares the concert tune
As the orchestra gets onboard too
Sweet swing tune, where to find you?
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Caspar Tieffenbrucker (1514-1571) was born in Tiefenbruck in the Füssen an important lute-making region. Around 1550, Caspar settled in Lyon to the house of honours. As Füssen was the centre of lute-making around that period and the art of lute-making is known to have been practised since 1436.
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Reflections from the Mediterranean.
Caelovio
Caelovio.
In A major.
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Drum (moderate).
Boom-Bah-Bah-Bah-Boom.
Boom-Bah-Bah-Boom.
Bah-Bah-Bah-Bah-Boom.
Bahh-Boomm.
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August Guth (1840-1888) luthier, Belgium Antwerp School. Made mostly Stradivarian, Maggini and other styles. His varnish blends were of his own creation.
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Reflections from the Mediterranean.
Tiolalie
Tiolalie
In C major.
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One hundred notes
Bound in a moderate lively stream
Played beautifully on a cello of dreams.
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Cello of War WW1 was made of whatever material was available even the humble helmet was used. Still surviving is the ‘Trench cello’ played by Lt Harold Triggs at the Frenc trenches and in Ypres, Belgium. The more renowned is ‘le Poilu’ ‘the hairy’ that was played by the French cellist Maurice Marechal still too seen exhibited at the Cite se la Musique Paris.
France Bleu.
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Reflections from the Mediterranean.
Neulinia
Neulinia.
In G major.
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The world of lutherie
Is blessed with intensities.
Vetting their light maybe
You couldn’t hear a note without them, see!
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The trench cello in the war. Human ingenuity should be celebrated when its for the good. Among these is the ‘trench cello’ also referred to as the ‘holiday cello’. A collapse arrangement the size of an ammunition box and simply made out of material that is at hand.
Style For Soldiers.
Reflections from the Mediterranean.