Jacques Hotteterre trios: Les Dieux/Buvons

"Les Dieux comptent nos jours" and "Buvons a tasse pleine" are airs à boire for three flutes from "Airs et brunettes à 2 et 3 dessus pour les flutes traversieres tirez de millieurs autheurs, anciens et modernes. Ensemble les Airs des Mrs. Lambert, Lully, de Bousset, &c.Les plus convenables a la flute trav. seule. Ornez d'Agremens par Mr. Hotteterre le Romain et recuiellis par Mr. ***." Paris, the author/Boivin, ca. 1722/23.




This is a quick 'n' dirty multitrack recording with one pass per voice, made using my Chevalier model flute after the ca. 1700 original in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Pitch is ca. a=405.

The image is a detail from a painting known variously as "A group of musicians" or "Les ordinaires de la musique du Roi." The attribution is to André Bouys but also sometimes Jean-François de Troy or Robert Tournières [no relation ;-) ]. The standing flutist is usually identified as Michel de la Barre, and the others as Jacques Hotteterre, Philibert Rebillé, Rene Pignon Descoteaux, or Pierre Philidor. The gambist (cropped out of this image) is usually said to be Antoine Forqueray - or Marin Marais. BTW it is interesting to compare, line for line, the exterior turnings of the Chevalier flute and the flutes depicted in this painting. The resemblance is much closer than to most other three-piece flutes of the period.

Thank you for listening!

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[iufiauto]

Thanks! Difficult, but fun!

[giedde]

Man, you´re very good! And your flattements are some of the best I´ve heard!

my compliments!

[duemusici]

nice done! it's always difficult to make a multi-track for one person. don't you think?