Wise Publications Guest Spot Avec CD : Gershwin Pour Flûte Traversière
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Essential Information About This Book
Essential Information About This Book
- Collection of jazz standards specially arranged for flute, ideal for enriching your repertoire with essential themes.
- Audio CD included with 2 versions per track: a full performance and then accompaniment only to play along.
- Perfect for working on phrasing, intonation, and swing feel, while developing listening skills and rhythmic placement.
- Effective tool for practicing at home or in lessons, thanks to the "play-along" format that stimulates musicality and consistency.
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Summary of This Book
This collection offers flute arrangements based on an iconic repertoire by George Gershwin. Each piece is designed to highlight the melodic line on the flute, with clear notation that facilitates work on tone, articulations, and dynamics. The audio CD is a real bonus: you can first listen to a complete demonstration to absorb the style, then replay the same piece with accompaniment only to simulate a group playing situation.
This format is particularly relevant for progressing on essential aspects of jazz and musical theatre music: rhythmic precision, breathing within phrases, placement of syncopations, melodic flow, and tempo stability. Whether you want to strengthen your sight-reading, prepare for an audition, or simply enjoy playing famous themes, the accompaniment helps you work on intonation and musical coherence from start to finish, without feeling "alone" with your instrument.
Titles:
But Not For Me
I Got Rhythm
I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise
Love Walked In
The Man I Love
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Oh, Lady Be Good!
Someone To Watch Over Me
Summertime
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Technical specifications
| Musical Genre | Jazz, Blues, Soul | ||
| Composer | George Gershwin | Genre | Jazz sheet music |
| Instrumentation | Flute | ||
Questions frequently asked
Which Gershwin pieces are included for flute?
The collection contains 10 titles, including Summertime, I Got Rhythm, But Not For Me, and Someone To Watch Over Me. Oh, Lady Be Good! and They Can't Take Away From Me are also part of the selection.
Does the CD offer accompaniment tracks without flute?
The CD includes a full demonstration of each piece as well as a version with accompaniment only.
Is this Wise Publications edition suitable for flute?
The indicated instrumentation is flute. The scores are arranged to highlight the melodic line on this instrument. The writing specifically addresses articulation, dynamics, and phrase breathing.
What musical styles are explored in this Gershwin collection?
The arrangements fall within the jazz, blues, and soul genres as announced. George Gershwin's repertoire notably allows practice of syncopation and rhythmic accuracy.
Can the CD be used to prepare for a flute audition?
The content allows playing the 10 titles with accompaniment, in a setting close to group performance. Tempo stability and intonation can thus be worked on pieces like Love Walked In or Nice Work If You Can Get It.



