tonebase Flute Course

Enesco

Cantabile et Presto

Taught by renowned flutist

Ransom Wilson

Enesco’s Cantabile et Presto is a staple of the flute repertoire. Ransom Wilson takes us through all the sections of this piece having studied with Jean Pierre Rampal and the French style. He explores musical interpretations and technical solutions that will help us perform this beautiful work.

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    Difficulty: 
    intermediate
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    Duration: 
    1
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     hour

Course Syllabus

Cantabile

Ransom Wilson guides us through the legato and singing melodies of the Cantabile section. He offers solutions for playing with a full sound in the low register, interpretive ideas based on the French style, and more.

Presto

The Presto section of this piece tests all of our fundamentals as flutists. Ransom Wilson takes us through ways to work out all of the technical challenges and skills required to perform this piece with confidence.

Ransom Wilson
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Ransom Wilson

Ransom Wilson is a world-renowned flute soloist and conductor known for his solo recordings and his former role as Professor of Flute at Yale University for 31 years. He is now the Music Director of the Redlands Symphony as well as the Professor of Orchestral Studies at the University of Alabama.

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