The Flute and Flute Playing

by Boehm, Theobald

• ISBN13: 9780486212593
• ISBN10: 0486212599
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-17
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

The modern flute owes its invention to the author of this 1871 musicology classic. It details the instrument's acoustics, explains techniques for establishing proportions, keying, fingering, care and repair, and bass flute in G. Include insights on development of tone, exercises, and methods of practicing and interpretation. 50 illustrations.

Author Biography

German inventor Theobald Boehm (1794-1881) was a composer as well as a virtuoso flautist and perfected the modern Western concert flute. He established new finger patterns that remain in common use, invented both the key mechanism and the concept of the conical rather than cylindrical flute, and was the first to make flutes from metal.

Table of Contents

Translator's Introduction	p. XXIII
The Flute
Introduction	p. 3
The Acoustical Proportions of the Flute	p. 14
Explanation of the Schema	p. 38
The Material	p. 53
The System of Fingering
General Description	p. 59
The G# Key	p. 62
Tables of Fingering	p. 72
Description of the Key Mechanism	p. 79
Care of the Mechanism
Repairs	p. 100
The Keys	p. 100
The Key Pads	p. 104
The Springs	p. 106
The Cork in the Head Joint	p. 108
Treatment of the Flute in General	p. 111
On the Blowing of New Flutes	p. 114
The Embouchure	p. 117
The Bass Flute in G
Its Musical Characteristics	p. 119
Dimensions of the Bass Flute	p. 124
Mechanism of the Bass Flute	p. 128
Special Fingerings for the Bass Flute	p. 128
Flute-Playing
The Development of Tone	p. 135
Finger Exercises	p. 138
The Method of Practicing	p. 140
Musical Interpretation	p. 145
Conclusion	p. 161
Appendix
Appendix
Biographical Notes	p. 165
Price List of Flutes	p. 178
List of Boehm's Musical Compositions	p. 181
Short List of Books on the Flute	p. 189
Index	p. 191
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