The Scroll Ensemble
A collection of possibilities from articulating the obvious to imagining the fantastical This post contains full versions of the examples in the article “The Improvising 19th-century Oboist”, and will also contain links to future research and videos. Returning themes ornamented in oboe methods: forthcoming Simple ornamentation with Verroust: Verroust andante Comments …
Online Summer Course Historical Improvisation in the 18th century Other courses: Baroque Ornamentation Course with Quantz Improvise a baroque solo: Preludes with Hotteterre Dates: July 17-22 Place: Online (Amsterdam Timezone) Aims: Work on different forms of historical improvisation Format: Every day there will be a small, playful warm-up session, followed by several …
Following on from the video I recently posted, here are some fun exercises to do with improvisation techniques inspired by Hotteterre’s ideas …