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Author: mikeW
Date: 2009-07-27 23:41
I'll be playing the flute book for "Aida" later this summer. Has anyone here done it? I haven't seen the book, but I know it calls for bamboo flutes in several keys -- low F, low G, high Bb. Should I try to find the appropriate flutes, or transpose to flute or alto flute? Also, how picc-intensive is the book? I haven't been playing much picc lately (which suits my wife and the cats just fine), so if it's a killer book, I'll need to work it up...
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Author: Bret Pimentel
Date: 2009-07-29 01:58
I haven't played the book myself.
If you're a decent flutist, you'll probably find GOOD (expensive) bamboo flutes a pleasure to play--inferior ones will be a struggle to play in tune and will likely have uneven tone.
I like these flutes as a low-cost and highly playable substitute for bamboo. They are being used by the players on Broadway for shows like Tarzan.
Good luck--
Bret
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