History of the Boehm flute
Subtitle: with, Dr. von Schafhäutl's Life of Boehm, and, An examination of Mr. Rockstro's version of the Boehm-Gordon controversy
By: by Christopher Welch.
Contributors: Broadwood, Walter Stewart, 1819-1898.; Cavaillé-Coll, Emmanuel, 1860-1922.; Reich, Emil, 1854-1910.; Schafhäutl, Karl Emil von, 1803-1890.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: McGinnis & Marx
Published: 1961
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Böhm, Theobald, -- 1794-1881; Gordon, James Carel Gerhard, -- 1791-ca. 1845; Rockstro, Richard Shepherd; Flute; Flute -- Construction
Notes: "Facsimile of reprint of 1892 edition."

Schafhäutl's memoir, originally printed in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, Leipzig, 1882, translated by Emil Reich.

"Boehm's compositions:" p. 250-253.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Gift; Wesley Oler; 1990.

Chiefly English, with some material in French.
Table of contents: title: Theobald Boehm (obituary article); title: History of the Boehm-Gordon controversy, with an inquiry into the origin of ring-keys; title: An exemplification of the progressive development of open-keyed mechanism for the flute; title: Appendix. Report of the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts ; Coche's attack on Boehm ; Obituary article on Boehm from the London Figaro ; Letter from Mr. W.S. Broadwood ; Article by Dr. Schafhautl ; M. Cavaillé-Coll on Boehm's schema ; Letters on the Boehm flute ; Schafhäutl's Life of Böhm.