"Paganini" In Flute Circles

Albert Franz Doppler,together with his brother Karl Doppler,was a world famous flute composer and performer in Romantic period.He played flute solo compositions out of almost all of his own creation and all his duet compositions were co-creations with his brother Karl Doppler.His compositions are full of Hungarian folk music features and virtuosity.Many of them still remain to be repertoires in flute concerts across the world.The aim here is to conduct a comprehensive analysis on Franz Doppler's(Hereafter called Doppler) flute skills,styles and structures,including his innovative co-creations with his brother Karl.The preface of this paper is Doppler Biography,from his life experiences to the background of his creations.The first chapter is to conduct an overall presentation of his compositions through an analysis of style and form.Being the focuses of this paper,Chapterâ…¡andâ…¢serve as a systematic analysis of his creations in terms of musicality and virtuosity.The second chapter details the features of polyphony and virtuosity from the point of view of skill and melody.Chapterâ…¢is an analysis from the perspective of music features,including national features of the style, multi-derived features of the themes and features of innovative technology and forms.In conclusion,the writer draws a conclusion on Doppler's creations and points out what impacts his creations have brought to later flute composers.The writer hopes that through this research one can be more aware of Doppler's value in flute circles and those professional flautists can have a better understanding of Doppler's creations from all angles.