The Acrobat Hornpipe at 3 different pitches on 3 different flutes

[miguel10032]

what good playin you got!  :)

[FRC27]

i luv the Rampone 12-key in G/D!! ^_^

[aoitchi]

Woah! Awesome!

i love it.

It sounds so fun and the tune and the sound of the instrument go very well together :D

[clearcreek1]

Fantastic and fascinating! Wonderful keywork! I love the Rampone, I'd never seen one played before, and it looks like you actually get the low notes out of it cleanly and quickly, quite an accomplishment. Top notch!

[Jemtheflute]

Thanks for the comment. The Rampone is a grand flute. No problem with the foot-key notes - they're just there if you want them (and get the hang of the low B fingering....) Mind you, my R&R is excellent on its low C#/C too.

[mossyslopes]

A real "jaunty" tune .

My personal preference would be for the third version / flute .

The pitch suits the spirit of the piece better IMHO

Nice one Jem !

[Jemtheflute]

Thanks for viewing & commenting. Personally I prefer it in the "original" Bb/F - uses the sonority & tessitura of the flute better - & if you want it squeaky/bright, you can always shift it to piccolo (probably would for Barnum show type use!). Funnily enough, it actually falls quite comfortably under the fingers despite being in rather a "foreign" key for a D flute. I'd probably play it a touch more briskly once really comfortable with it & off the dots - & start slipping more variation in.....

[albinkato]

That was brilliant Jem. Keep up the good work

//Henke