Re: Intervals enharmony question

[Hans Åberg]

> On 1 May 2018, at 05:34, Paul Scott <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 10:27:10PM +0200, Hans Åberg wrote:
>> 
>>> On 30 Apr 2018, at 22:23, Torsten Hämmerle <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hans Åberg-2 wrote
>>>> I play the flute, and I checked with one of my teachers who sits on one of
>>>> the operas here.
>>> 
>>> Hi Hans,
>>> 
>>> It's funny that you mention the flute of all instruments. It reminds me of
>>> the old joke
>>> "How do you get two flute players to play in unison?" - - - "Shoot one!"
>>> 
>>> No offence meant, I just couldn't resist :)
>> 
>> Flutes have a very definite pitch, making it hard to play in unison, unlike 
>> strings then. It is mentioned in Blatter's book on orchestration.
> 
> I've only heard this joke about piccolo players where the tuning is much more
> difficult.

James Galway said in his book that it is a tricky instrument, requiring a lot 
of practise.