Renaissance Hits for Flute and Keyboard from Terpsichore (Praetorius) (arr. Colin Kirkpatrick) by Various composers; compiled by Michael Praetorius (1612) Sheet Music for Flute and Piano at Sheet Music Direct
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Renaissance Hits for Flute and Keyboard from Terpsichore (Praetorius) (arr. Colin Kirkpatrick) Digital Sheet Music
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Renaissance Hits for Flute and Keyboard from Terpsichore (Praetorius) (arr. Colin Kirkpatrick)
by Various composers; compiled by Michael Praetorius (1612) Flute and Piano - Digital Sheet Music

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Dances from Terpsichore (Michael Praetorius)

These are eleven of the most well-known dances of the Renaissance, selected from the famous collection entitled Terpsichore, pubished in 1612 by Michael Praetorius. They are sure to be a welcome addition to the elementary flute player's repertoire. The notes of the flute part have been kept well within the elementary range.

By the time Michael Praetorius published his dance collection, he was one of the most famous musicians in Germany. The name is pronounced terp-SI-cory and rhymes with the word hickory. The original publication consisted of 312 dances in four, five and six parts. Although the dances were probably conceived for string ensemble Praetorius was well aware that in practice, they would be played by any instruments that happened to be available.

These arrangements for flute (or several flutes) and keyboard are based on the original 1612 publication. The music sounds more authentic using a harpsichord rather than a piano, or the harpsichord sound of a digital keyboard. The keyboard part may be interpreted quite freely with ornamentation added as appropriate. During the Renaissance, it was common practice to combine separate dances to create something of more substantial duration. A similar practice is used in these arrangements which are as follows: 1. Three Gavottes; 2. Two Ballets; 3. Two Bourées; 4. Two Courantes and 5. Two Voltas. The audio sample contains numbers 1, 2, 3 and 5.

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