The Early Flute: A Practical Guide (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521890809)

This handbook for flautists addresses all who wish to consider the issues raised when performing music of the past, and experiment with them on old or new instruments. Its aim is to provide an authoritative and practical guide with evidence drawn from a variety of primary sources directly and indirectly associated with the flute. The author provides sound advice on instruments and their care, historical techniques, stylistic issues and historically informed interpretation, with examples drawn from a wide range of case studies, including Bach, Handel, Mozart and Brahms.

Author: Rachel Brown
ISBN-10: 0521890802
ISBN-13: 9780521890809
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/13/2003
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.82h x 6.40w x 0.43d