This is an English translation of Tutor for Playing the Flute (1791) by Johann George Tromlitz. The most explicit of the eighteenth-century tutors for flute-playing, it now serves as a record of instrumental practice as well as a useful guide to the performance of German classical music. The Tutor covers all aspects of flute playing, including intonation, articulation, flute maintenance, posture and breathing, dynamics, ornaments, musical style, cadenzas, and the construction of the flute. This edition will be an indispensable manual for players of baroque and modern flutes, and the information it contains will be invaluable for all musicians, students, and specialists interested in the historically informed performance of German classical music. The text is annotated with critical notes and all of the original music examples are newly printed in modern notation. The volume also contains a fingering chart and a historical introduction.
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"This translation is a valuable resource for any wind player, musician or interested reader. We are indebted to Ardal Powell." Jean Kershaw, Early Music Newsletter
"Ardel Powell's translation of Johann George Tromlitz's Detailed and Thorough Tutor for Playing the Flute...presents an accessible view of musical performance in 1791. It is valuable to modern flutists, one-keyed spcialists, and scholars and performers of late eighteenth-century music. Further, Tromlitz's strong opinions on a variety of musically related topics permit us to share in the life of one of Germany's most prominent flutists, teachers, and instrument designers. Powell's translation is in a comfortable, informal, and tightly-paced style; it is quite readable and very clear...." Leslie Ellen Brown, The Eighteenth Century
"Ardel Powell's translation of Johann George Tromlitz's Detailed and Thorough Tutor for Playing the Flute...presents an accessible view of musical performance in 1791. It is valuable to modern flutists, one-keyed spcialists, and scholars and performers of late eighteenth-century music. Further, Tromlitz's strong opinions on a variety of musically related topics permit us to share in the life of one of Germany's most prominent flutists, teachers, and instrument designers. Powell's translation is in a comfortable, informal, and tightly-paced style; it is quite readable and very clear...." Leslie Ellen Brown, The Eighteenth Century
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Original Language: German --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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How the flute came by its external structure in former times, and how it is constructed now, will no doubt already be known to most people. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
changing middle joints, shorter middle joint, flute outwards, four equal notes, trilling finger, two equal notes, tuned flute, passing appoggiatura, good trill, last crotchet, essential ornaments, keyed flute, three equal notes, first crotchet, pure intonation, two little notes, two crotchets, ordinary flute, second crotchet, two semiquavers, embouchure hole, second quaver, two quavers, ist finger, last quaver Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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How the flute came by its external structure in former times, and how it is constructed now, will no doubt already be known to most people. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
changing middle joints, shorter middle joint, flute outwards, four equal notes, trilling finger, two equal notes, tuned flute, passing appoggiatura, good trill, last crotchet, essential ornaments, keyed flute, three equal notes, first crotchet, pure intonation, two little notes, two crotchets, ordinary flute, second crotchet, two semiquavers, embouchure hole, second quaver, two quavers, ist finger, last quaver Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Treatise on Harpsichord Tuning (Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs) by Jean Denis in Front Matter
- New Method for Learning to Play the Transverse Flute (A Midland Book) by Antoine Mahaut in Back Matter
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