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Baroque Flute vs. Modern Flute

Taught by renowned flutist

Rachel Brown

Would Bach have enjoyed writing for a modern flute? Surely, he would. However, a survey of historical flutes reveals the beauty in their peculiarities. Brown compares three different flutes in terms of pitch and tone color.

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    Duration: 
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Baroque Flute vs. Modern Flute

Would Bach have enjoyed writing for a modern flute? Surely, he would. However, a survey of historical flutes reveals the beauty in their peculiarities. Brown compares three different flutes in terms of pitch and tone color.

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Rachel Brown

A leading exponent of historical flutes, Rachel Brown is in great demand worldwide, as a soloist, orchestral player and teacher. As principal flute and recorder player with the Academy of Ancient Music, the Hanover Band, the Brandenburg Consort, Collegium Musicum 90, Ex Cathedra and, more recently, Arcangelo, she has recorded extensively and performed throughout Europe, North and South America, Japan, China and Australia.

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