The Flute Book: A Complete Guide for Students and Performers

Contents

• About the Companion Website
• Figures
• Plates
• Terminology used in this book
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• THE INSTRUMENT
• 1. The Flute Today
• What Is a Flute? / Manufacturing: The State of the Art
• 2. How to Choose an Instrument
• To Rent or To Buy / Setting Priorities / Materials / Open or Closed Holes / C or B Footjoint / Mechanical Options / Testing an Instrument
• 3. Care and Maintenance of the Flute
• Preventive Maintenance: Assembling the Instrument / Daily Cleaning / Storage / Polishing / Replating / Lubrication / The Headjoint Cork / Mechanical Problems
• 4. A Brief History of the Flute
• Old System Flutes / The Boehm Flute / Other Nineteenth Century Flutes / Minor Modifications to the Boehm System
• 5. The Flute Family
• The Piccolo / The Alto Flute / The Bass Flute / The Contr'alto, Contrabass, and Subcontrabass Flutes / The Flute Choir
• PERFORMANCE
• 6. Breathing
• Posture / Inhalation / Suspension / Exhalation / The Diaphragm / Exercises / Breathing and Phrasing / Circular Breathing
• 7. Tone
• The Acoustical Basis / Tone Production / Focus and Projection / Homogeneity of Sound / Interpretation through Tone Development / Intonation / National Styles of Flute Playing
• 8. Vibrato
• What is Vibrato? / The History of Vibrato / The Uses of Vibrato
• 9. Articulation
• The Bowing Analogy / Single-Tonguing / Double-Tonguing / Triple-Tonguing / Flutter-Tonguing / Tongueless Attack / Legato / Note Endings / Practice
• 10. Technique
• Position / Practice / Fingering / Harmonics / The B-flat Thumb Key / Three Fingering Tricks
• 11. Style
• Virtuosity and Interpretation / The Theoretical Background: Basic Musicianship / Analysis / Phrasing / Performance Practice / The Early Music Movement and Questions of Authenticity
• 12. Performance
• Opportunities for Performance / Planning a Recital Program / Accompanists and Assisting Artists / Choosing a Recital Hall / The Printed Program / Publicity / Preparation and Rehearsal / Stage Protocol / The Entrance / Playing the Program / Memorization /
• 13. Recordings
• Building a Recording Collection / How to Listen / Playing Along / Making Your Own Recordings
• THE MUSIC
• 14. The Baroque Era
• Flute Versus Recorder / Musical Forms / France / Italy / England / Germany
• 15. The Classic Era
• Musical Forms / Paris / Germany / Spain / England / Vienna
• 16. The Romantic Era
• Music by Nonflutists / Music by Flutists
• 17. The Modern Era
• France / Great Britain / Elsewhere in Western Europe / Eastern Europe / The United States / The Avant-Garde / The Flute and Electronics
• REPERTOIRE CATALOG
• Introduction
• A. The Baroque Era
• B. The Classic Era
• C. The Romantic Era
• D. The Modern Era
• E. Study Materials
• APPENDICES
• A. Fingering Chart for the Boehm Flute
• B. Flute Manufacturers
• C. Repair Shops
• D. Sources for Instruments and Accessories
• E. Sources for Music and Books
• F. Journals, Societies, and Service Organizations
• G. Flute Clubs and Societies
• Notes
• Selected Bibliography
• Index