This page presents suggestions useful when playing along with the quartet recordings on the YouFlute album.
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Bach, Menuetto & Polacca. Excerpt starts at measure 51. A slight ritard has been added in measure 52:
Debussy, Sarabande, rehearsal letter "A". The blue-circled note in the 4th flute part is an excellent cue for knowing when to resume after the fermata:
Ravel, Pavane. Excerpt begins at measure 7. At the a tempo, the triplet grace notes begin on the beat, and these three grace notes comprise an extra half-beat added to the beginning of the measure, creating a sense of "double-syncopation". In other words, this measure contains four and one-half beats. This nuance is not evident in the published sheet music.
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Ravel, Pavane, rehearsal letter "C". (Similar to previous tip) At measure C, the triplet grace notes begin on the beat, and these three grace notes comprise an extra half-beat added to the beginning of the measure, creating a sense of "double-syncopation". In other words, this measure contains four and one-half beats. This nuance is not evident in the published sheet music.
