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by Dniel27
Mon Oct 16, 2017 3:26 pm
Forum: Intermediate and Advanced Flute Topics
Topic: Flute glissando in the low register
Replies: 4
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Re: Flute glissando in the low register

Thanks so much for your reply, that helps a lot! I will definitely be using this information going forward. :D
by Dniel27
Sun Oct 15, 2017 11:18 am
Forum: Intermediate and Advanced Flute Topics
Topic: Flute glissando in the low register
Replies: 4
Views: 9428

Re: Flute glissando in the low register

Thanks for the quick and informative response! I guess I suspected it wouldn't be possible, but I figured it would be worth checking just in case. So would B to C# an octave above that work? (In the staff.)
by Dniel27
Sat Oct 14, 2017 10:20 am
Forum: Intermediate and Advanced Flute Topics
Topic: Flute glissando in the low register
Replies: 4
Views: 9428

Flute glissando in the low register

Hi, hopefully I'm posting this in the right place. I'm a composer and I'm writing a chamber piece with a flute in it, and there's a section where I'd like the flute to do a glissando from low B (below the staff) to C# (One whole step up.). I know that glissandi on the flute are tricky and somewhat u...