A selection of easy, unaccompanied, well-known tunes from the classics, arranged for solo flute, oboe or clarinet by the late Simon Hunt. This collection was first published in 1984 and was very popular on the UK exam syllabuses for many years. This new edition, which irons out some of the foibles of the orginal hand engraved edition is redesigned to include beautiful new typesetting and a fresh cover: a tribute to Simon Hunt.
Simon Hunt wrote: "The object of this collection is to introduce the player of moderate standard, to some of the beautiful melodies to be found in the ballet, operatic, symphonic and instrumental repertoire. Through the enjoyment of playing these melodies, it is hoped to foster a sense of phrasing and a natural development of the sound. I have left breathing marks to the discretion of the player or teacher. "
Contents
- Berceuse from Dolly Suite — Gabriel Fauré
- Poor Wandering One — Arthur Sullivan
- Rosamunde — Franz Schubert
- The Last Rose of Summer — Friedrich von Flotow
- Water Music — George Frideric Handel
- Minuet from Symphony No. 3 — Franz Schubert
- Overture: The Merry Wives of Windsor — Otto Nicolai
- Two Pigeons — André Messager
- Theme from Swan Lake — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Gypsy Baron — Johann Strauss
- Roses from the South — Johann Strauss
- March from The Magic Flute — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- From a Flute Concerto — Antonio Vivaldi
- From Moments Musicaux — Franz Schubert
- Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair — Stephen Foster
- Never Mind the Why and the Wherefore — Arthur Sullivan
- From Lucia di Lammermoor — Gaetano Donizetti
- Waltz from Fledermaus — Johann Strauss
- From Little Symphony — Charles Gounod
- Marche Slav — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Agnus Dei — Georges Bizet
- Aria from The Barber of Seville — Giacomo Rossini
- Oh Is There Not One Maiden Breast? — Arthur Sullivan
- Bourrée — George Frideric Handel
- Theme from Polovtsian Dances — Alexander Borodin
- The Swan — Camille Saint-Saëns
- Waltz from Faust — Charles Gounod
- Waltz — Frédéric Chopin
- Theme from Piano Sonata Op. 90 — Ludwig van Beethoven
- Theme from L’Arlésienne — Georges Bizet
- From Orpheus in the Underworld — Jacques Offenbach
- Piano Concerto Theme — Edvard Greig
- Air from Suite No. 3 — Johann Sebastian Bach
- From Symphony No. 2 — William Boyce
- Voi, che sapete from The Marriage of Figaro — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Listen to audio samples
Extract from No. 1: Berceuse from Dolly Suite by Gabriel Faure
Extract from No. 25: The Polovtsian Dances by Borodin
Extract from No. 33 Air from Suite No. 3 by J.S. Bach
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