Kim Patrick Clow / 2007/05/15 / 09:22 AM wrote: >My question is: why didn't the >bass flute become a part of the standard music ensemble, given the >popular nature of oboes (along with their variant sizes including the >bassoon).
I would think it is just too soft, and you can't play loud without risking the intonation. I can only use alto and bass flute for slower and softer jazz. I am not aware of any recording of low flute in a loud jazz context. Scale on flute is one of the biggest issue, and it is still under development. The scale also comes with luck. My flute, which only costed under $7,000 because it is only half-handmade, happened to have really good scale. Getting correct scale is easier on C flute, but much harder on other flutes including piccolo. Something to do with the physics. This is why there has never been Eb flute that is in tune. There is something making it impossible. We practice to get the intonation right, but faster and louder the music gets, adjusting gets harder. Flute is one of the few instrument which doesn't have part that vibrates. It is a very sensitive instrument. It's overtones are poorer than most others, as you know. -- - Hiro Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Boston, MA <http://a-no-ne.com> <http://anonemusic.com> _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
