The Division Flute
''The Division Flute'' is a collection of variations over ground basses and their melodies. ''The Division Flute'' was first published in 1706/1708 by John Walsh (printer), John Walsh, senior and is based on ''The Division Violin'' by John Playford. Most of the grounds are anonymous folk songs taken from different styles like the French chaconne or the Italian Ostinato. Terminology Division The word Division (music), division basically means Variation (music), variation and describes the Ornamentation (music), ornamentation of the melody. In the 17th century, "divisions" became bravura pieces for violinists in England. The virtuosos simply took a common folk song and improvised about it according to their abilities. Ground bass A ground bass is a type of ostinato, which is a melodic figure repeated over and over again in the same voice. The ground bass specifically is a melodic line or harmonic pattern repeated in the bass voice. The most famous example of this is Pache ...
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