On Playing the Flute

Name: On Playing the Flute
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ISBN: 9781555534738

ISBN-10: 1555534732

ISBN-13: 9781555534738

Edition: 2nd 2001

Authors: Edward R. Reilly, Johann Joachim Quantz

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Johann Joachim Quantz's On Playing Flute has long been recognized as one of the most significant and in-depth treatises on eighteenth-century musical thought, performance practice, and style. This classic text of Baroque music instruction goes far beyond an introduction to flute methods by offering a comprehensive program of studies that is equally applicable to other instruments and singers. The work is comprised of three interrelated essays that examine the education of the solo musician, the art of accompaniment, and forms and style. Quantz provides detailed treatment of a wide range of subjects, including phrasing, ornamentation, accent, intensity, tuning, cadenzas, the role of the…

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List price: $40.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
Publication date: 3/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 423
Size: 6.03" wide x 9.03" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.562
Language: English



Introduction


Introduction to the New Edition


Introduction to the Reissue


Preface to the Translation


Essay of a Method for Playing the Transverse Flute


Dedication


Preface


Introduction. Of the Qualities Required of Those Who Would Dedicate Themselves to Music



Short History and Description of the Transverse Flute



Of Holding the Flute, and Placing the Fingers



Of the Fingering or Application, and the Gamut or Scale of the Flute



Of the Embouchure



Of Notes, their Values, Metre, Rests, and Other Musical Signs



Of the Use of the Tongue in Blowing upon the Flute



Of the Use of the Tongue with the Syllable ti or di



Of the Use of the Tongue with the Word tiri



Of the Use of the Tongue with the Word did'll, or the so-called Double Tongue


Supplement: Several Remarks for the Use of the Oboe and Bassoon



Of Taking Breath, in the Practice of the Flute



Of the Appoggiaturas, and the Little Essential Graces Related to Them



Of Shakes



What a Beginner Must Observe in His Independent Practice



Of Good Execution in General in Singing and Playing



Of the Manner of Playing the Allegro



Of Extempore Variations on Simple Intervals



Of the Manner of Playing the Adagio



Of Cadenzas



What a Flautist Must Observe if he Plays in Public Concerts



Of the Duties of Those Who Accompany or Execute the Accompanying or Ripieno Parts Associated with a Concertante Part



Of the Qualities of a Leader of an Orchestra



Of the Ripieno Violinists in Particular



Of the Violist in Particular



Of the Violoncellist in Particular



Of the Double Bass Player in Particular



Of the Keyboard Player in Particular



Of the Duties That All Accompanying Instrumentalists in General Must Observe



How a Musician and a Musical Composition Are to Be Judged


Bibliography


Appendix


Bibliography II


Bibliography III


Index of the Most Important Matters