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The Flute and Flute-Playing in Acoustical, Technical, and Artistic Aspects Paperback – March 17, 2011
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The Flute and Flute Playing (Dover Books On Music: Instruments)
The flute (or closely related instrument) has been known since prehistoric times, but up until the middle of the nineteenth century it was still far from being a satisfactory instrument, despite the quantity of important music that had been written for it. Its tone was poor and thin, its volume was low, its keying system was inefficient, and it was very difficult to play.
The man who changed all this and invented the modern flute was Theobald Boehm (1794–1881), a Bavarian flute virtuoso, who played at the royal court in Munich. Boehm worked upon the flute for many years; indeed, he even went to the length of studying acoustics at the University of Munich, in order to apply the exact data and principles of the sciences to instrument design. After many years of experimentation and preliminary steps, he created the modern flute in 1847. It was silver and cylindrical, furnished with a parabolic head-joint, accurately placed finger holes, and efficient key mechanism. With only small modifications, this is the flute that is used today.
In 1871 Boehm published an account of his research and accomplishments, a book that has come to be recognized as one of the classics of musicology. In it he covered the acoustics of the instrument; the technique for establishing its proportions and keying; his new system of fingering; the key mechanism; the bass flute in G; and similar topics. In the second half of the volume he provided insights on performance, as they emerged from his remarkable virtuosity. This is not a treatise on how to play the flute, but comments upon the development of tone, finger exercises, practicing method, and interpretation, including coloratura. This book is very clearly written and requires no technical knowledge of its reader. It has long been a favorite not only of flutists but also of musicologists, acousticians, and lay persons interested in music.
This edition of Boehm's work, translated by Dayton C. Miller of the Case School of Applied Science, also contains biographical notes about Boehm, a list of Boehm's musical compositions, a short bibliography, and a critical introduction. More than 50 musical excerpts and illustrations accompany the text, while the renowned contemporary flutist Samuel Baron has written a new Introduction for the Dover edition.
- Print length240 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherDover Publications
- Publication dateMarch 17, 2011
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.5 x 8 inches
- ISBN-100486212599
- ISBN-13978-0486212593
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- Publisher : Dover Publications; 2nd edition (March 17, 2011)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 240 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0486212599
- ISBN-13 : 978-0486212593
- Item Weight : 8.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.5 x 8 inches
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The book is quite technical in the first section, very appealing to flute makers and technicians. The second section focuses on flute playing and is helpful to all flutists.
A true classic that is deserving a spot on your bookshelf in honour of the man who dared challenge convention to deliver us the silver boehm flute today a far superior instrument to that of its predecessor over 180 years ago. And saved us from a till then largely unchanged primitive flute which is near impossible to play.
Upshot: Purchased the book as an afterthought, nearly dismissing it as relic work, I stand corrected and found intriguing insights on accoustical aspects in here which helps a little in the artistic aspects of flute playing. A knowledgebase of historical development of the boehm flute and its anatomy with precise measurements. I concur with my fellow reviewer that Boehm's openness and technical journey does make fascinating reading.
1964 (Second English) Edition - What are the changes between this and the 2011 2nd Edition?
I've just procured a 2nd hand copy of this book via amazon.com and just realised it's an old 1964 Edition.
There does not appear to be any change in the contents of this publication compared with later publications.
THIS ONE IS A Dover Publication NY: A dull blue cover paperback (8x6") with darkened silhouette images of (the mid joints of) two flutes (not per inset pic which is purplish)
It is a good quality 1964 reproduction of Dayton C Miller's 2nd revised 1922 English edition. Though paperback it's print and paper quality is excellent and the book opens up easily, stays flat.
Preface XXIX
Contents
List of Illustrations #I-VI
Figures #1-50
Pages
Part I : On The Flute 3-134
Part II : On Flute-Playing 135-161
Appendix 165-190
Index 191-197
Images are as clear as you can hope for B&W reproductions of old images.
If you play and love the flute, then you want this book. It gives an in-depth look as to why certain notes are harder to play and how to be a better flutist. Boehm was certainly a very brilliant inventor and musician and his legacy will live on forever. His story is one that every flutist should know as his craftmanship will build a better appreciation for and love for the flute.



