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Eyewitness for four flutists by Robert Dick
“Eyewitness” was commissioned by Flute Force, the Powell Quartet and the CalArts Contemporary Chamber Players. The commissioning of “Eyewitness” was made possibly by a grant from the Meet the Composer/Reader’s…
Flames Must Not Encircle Sides for Flute Alone by Robert Dick
Flames Must Not Encircle Sides is made of multiple tremoli. These are sustained by means of circular breathing. The flutist must use circular breathing, as breaking up the flow of…
Afterlight for Flute Alone by Robert Dick
Afterlight is dramatic work, and is meant to be performed with a sense of power, expansiveness and control. It is notated without bar lines in order for each performer to…
Dick, Robert – Flying Lessons: 6 Contemporary Concert Etudes Vol. 2
Following on from Volume 1, the six etudes in Volume 2 (1986) further develop the stylistic possibilities that a multiphonic flutist can explore. These etudes touch on minimal music, quasi-serial…
Dick, Robert – Flying Lessons: 6 Contemporary Concert Etudes, Vol. 1
Flutists spend a lot of time practicing etudes, but rarely perform them because most etudes simply are not good enough as music to play for people. My compact with every…
Dick, Robert – everyone@universe.existence (including score & CD)
everyone@universe.existence (2003) is a poem dramatically presented through music, speech and sound. It is as much performance art as it is a musical work. Marvin Bell, poet laureate of the…
Dick, Robert – Air is the Heaviest Metal
The third piece in Robert Dick’s series of solo flute works based on American popular musics. Air Is the Heaviest Metal is Dick’s take on Speed Metal and Metallica. Intense,…
Dick, Robert – Fish Are Jumping (for Flute Alone)
FISH ARE JUMPING (1999) is an uptempo, Chicago style 12 bar blues for flute, with all the chords, bends, slides and wildness that a blues fan could hope for. This…
Dick, Robert – Lookout (for Flute Alone)
LOOKOUT (1989) is Robert Dick’s most popular piece! For flute alone. Commissioned for the 1989 National Flute Association’s High School Flute Soloist Competition, Lookout is a tonal, melodic rock solo…
Dick, Robert – Circular Breathing for the Flutist
Circular breathing allows the performer to sustain tone while inhaling, a tremendously valuable tool. For the first time, a method is available specifically for the flutist, covering developments of the…
Dick, Robert – Tone Development Through Extended Techniques
Daily studies designed to enable the flutist to produce optimum resonance and to develop the embouchure strength and sensitivity to confidently play multiphonics, whisper tones, natural harmonics and other extended…
Dick, Robert – The Other Flute
Regarded as the definitive reference work for flutists and composers. A comprehensive presentation of the flute’s sonic possibilities, including multiphonics, alternate fingerings, quartertones and smaller microtones, natural harmonics, glissandi, whispertones,…
Dick, Robert – Thinking Creatively, A Breath of Fresh Air (DVD)
On this video, Robert Dick speaks about the creative process and how you can identify and work with inspiration.
Dick, Robert – Flying Lessons (DVD)
Over three hours of detailed instruction on a three DVD set.
The Electric Flute: A Beginner’s Guide to Playing Flute with Effects by Melissa Keeling
Welcome to the fantastic world of playing flute with effects! Although the flute is a beautiful and versatile instrument in its own right, effects greatly expand the musical and timbral…
Two Poems for flute and guitar by Lee Heritage
Two Poems for flute and guitar was written in 1992 for flutist Amy Packard Heritage and guitarist Amy Brucksch. I have long considered the flute and classical guitar one of…
Overtones: A Comprehensive Flute Series – Flute Level 2 Repertoire
Royal Conservatory Music Development Program. Unparalleled in scope, Overtones offers all the music flutists want in one complete series!
The Glissando Flute: Handbook for Composers and Performers by Melissa Keeling
THE GLISSANDO FLUTE is an 80-page handbook for composers who wish to explore new possibilities, performers who have a Glissando Headjoint and are ready to get started, and anyone curious…
Fish Are Jumping Instructional DVD
On this video, Robert Dick plays and teaches Fish Are Jumping. He explains the blues scale and the 12 bar blues structure, and demonstrates how they work together.
Clarke, Ian – Zoom Tube
For solo flute.