The Flute Book: A Complete Guide for Students and Performers (Oxford Musical Instrument Series)
"I would recommend this book to every serious flute student, and it should be required reading by every teacher." --The Flutist Quarterly"Accessible to every audience...[A] truly encyclopedic treatment. Libraries owning earlier editions will want to add this one for its new information and the author's insights into the current state of flutes and flute playing...Essential." --ChoicePraise for the previous editions:"An indispensable source book for flutists on every level."--The Radcliffe Quarterly"Toff's scholarship was impressive inThe Development of the Modern Flute, and her latest effort reflects the same meticulous approach....a wealth of information about a fascinating instrument."Choice"Nancy Toff'sFlute Bookis an excellent work of reference that should be on every flute player's shelf...I cannot recommend it too highly."--Pan"A flute player's and teacher's bible."--Katherine Borst Jones, Ohio State University"The veritablevade mecumfor that instrument."--Ovation"Simply the best one-volume book on the flute available....This book is a joy to read. A flute aficianado will devour it like a novel and come back to read it regularly for inspiration as well as reference."--The Flute Network"Absolutely indispensable to everyone connected with the flute and flute playing, from the professional to every public school teacher."--The School Musician"A landmark in the literature of the flute and a must for both professional and amateur flutist alike."--Pan"The last section, which includes the orchestration and publishing information of flute literature from the Baroque to the present, is worth its weight in gold--not only for the flutist, but for the music librarian as well."--Library Journal