Music Minus One Alto Recorder, Flute, or Violin: Three Sonatas for Alto Recorder (or flute, or violin), Harpsichord & Viola da gamba (Händel, Telemann & Marcello) (Book & CD) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1997

Perform timeless works for Alto Recorder/Flute/Violin! Perfect for practice, rehearsal, auditions, contest solos, performances, and more! Three more great sonatas with a harpsichord and viola da gamba—a wonderful collection featuring this unique and beautiful combination for Baroque-lovers everywhere!

Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete performance with soloist, in split-channel stereo (soloist on the right channel); then a second version in full stereo of the accompaniment, minus the soloist.

MMO CD 3341
Performed by Rameau Trio: Jean Antrim, flute
Accompaniment: Mary Springfels, viola da gamba; Jocelyn Chaparro, harpsichord

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Helping educate musicians since 1950, Music Minus One provides performers at every skill level, an easy way to study, rehearse and perform with professional musicians in the comfort of their own homes. Offering compact discs with accompanying solo music parts from world-renowned soloists, Music Minus One albums offer a superb practice experience. We have assembled some of the most sought-after concert-pieces and duets in the easier repertoire, both with piano and with orchestral accompaniments. Yes, student level recordings also exist in our catalog, for beginners on all instruments. Perfect for auditions, contest solos and school performances as well. Imagine the joy of performing with a full symphony orchestra in your own home? Here s an opportunity only imagined until now for musicians and vocalists everywhere. Yes, we offer opera repertoire as well as the most famous chamber music pieces in this unique and extraordinary catalog we call Music Minus One. Established 1950 and still going strong! Almost one thousand albums!!

Product Details

• Paperback: 16 pages
• Publisher: Music Minus One; Pap/Com edition (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596153172
• ISBN-13: 978-1596153172
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,541,899 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Frustrating, April 27, 2007

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Ruth Rama Dellepiane (Madrid) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music Minus One Alto Recorder, Flute, or Violin: Three Sonatas for Alto Recorder (or flute, or violin), Harpsichord & Viola da gamba (Händel, Telemann & Marcello) (Book & CD) (Paperback)

It is true that the music selection is excellent and that it is beautifully played. This is why I rate this item 3 stars.


However, I found that the product was hardly didactic. First, the music is played exclusively at concerto tempo, with the exception of Telemann's Allegro, which is also repeated at a slower tempo. Second, they only provide the score for the recorder, not for the acompaniment -- so you get very little guidance to play along with the CD. Third, the most annoying thing, in my view, is that they make unexpected long pauses. This is very nice to hear but is terribly difficult to follow. These pauses are, obviously, justified when you are in the same room with the other musicians and you can make them a sign with your head or by a look to pause and start again. However, how to devine the duration of a pause when you hear an accompaniment on a CD? For these reasons, even the easier pieces are very difficult to play along with the accompaniment.


I have been frustrated with other Minus One Products too and prefer, by far, the Dowani scores and play along CDs. They provide joint scores for the recorder and the B.C., and separate scores for every one of these instruments. They also provide 3 tempi play along CDs, so you are able to improve gradually your play, to study and enjoy yourself from the start. Last but not least, on the Dowani CDs you will hear exactly what is on your partition so it is easier to play along, moreover when you can follow the BC score together with your own score.

This Minus One product item could eventually be interesting for advanced recorder players, for professional musicians and recorder teachers. For me, an intermediate 'aficionado' player, it has been frustrating.