Title: The flute /
Authors: Powell, Ardal.
Date: 2002
Publisher: Yale University Press,
Physical description: x, 347 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: M
Abstract: "This book tells the story of the flute in the musical life of Europe and North America from the twelfth century to the present day. It is the first history to illustrate the relationship that has bound the instrument, its music, and performance technique together through eight centuries of shifting musical tastes and practices.". "For the first time the role of amateur flutists receives due consideration alongside the influence of famous players and teachers. The ultimate guide to the heritage of the flute, this volume will delight both those who play the flute and those who love its music."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Shepherds, monks, and soldiers -- The flute at war and at home -- Consort and solo: the seventeenth century -- The early eighteenth century: the 'baroque' flute's golden age -- Quantz and the operatic style -- The Classical flute -- Travelling virtuosi, concert showpieces, and a new mass audience -- Flute mania -- The Boehm flute -- Nineteenth-century eclecticism -- The French Flute School -- The flute in the age of recording -- The flute in the early music revival -- The postmodern age.
Subject headings (LCSH): Flute--History.