Keyed Flute by Johann George Tromlitz

Name: Keyed Flute by Johann George Tromlitz
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ISBN: 9780198164623

ISBN-10: 0198164629

ISBN-13: 9780198164623

Edition: 1996

Authors: Johann George Tromlitz, Ardal Powell, Ardal Powell

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The Keyed Flute is a translation and study of J.G. Tromlitz's tutor for the 8-keyed flute, first published in German in 1800 when the design of the flute was multifarious. It is the first serious 19th-century method book for the instrument, explaining in great detail how to play flutes of Tromlitz's own special design. Powell's study of the late 18th-century flute places the Tromlitz flute in its context. He offers a new approach to the instrument's history, relating the design and manufacture of the flute, its tone and intonation, to contemporay evidence of playing technique, performance practice, composition style, developments in the flute market, and the flute's important place in…

Book details

List price: $345.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/29/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 7.44" wide x 9.69" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.760
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgements


Terminology


Abbreviations


Introduction


Foreword



The Origins of the Keyed Flute



The Locations of the Keys, and What They Are For



How to Use the Keys



The Fingering of the Eight-Keyed Flute



The Scales on the Eight-Keyed Flute



The Trills on the Eight-Keyed Flute



Various Arrangements of the Keys; the Long Footjoint to C' and C#'''; Various Other Points Concerning the Exterior Design of the Instrument



The Nature of the Keys, of the Springs Beneath Them, and of the Pads






To the Musical Public (1796), by J. G. Tromfitz



Critique of the Keyed Flute, by Heinrich Grenser



'Essay of An Acoustic of the German Flute: An Article on A Philosophical Theory of Flute-Playing', by Dr Johann Heinrich LIebeskind: Conclusion






Extract from 'The Defects of the Flute Hitherto, Especially Keyed Flutes, with Some Suggestions for A Better Design for It'. by H. W. T Potigiesser


Register of Instruments Cited


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Index