The virtuoso flute-player
By: by Johann George Tromlitz ; translated and edited by Ardal Powell ; with an introduction by Eileen Hadidian.
Contributors: Powell, Ardal.
Series: Cambridge musical texts and monographs
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
Subjects: Flute -- Methods -- Early works to 1800; Flute music -- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.) -- Early works to 1800; Performance practice (Music) -- 18th century
Genres: Methods; Early works to 1800.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 332-333) and index.
Translation of: Ausführlicher und gründlicher Unterricht die Flöte zu spielen.