The renaissance flute : a contemporary guide / Kate Clark and Amanda Markwick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Kate, 1962- author.

Markwick, Amanda, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flute--History--16th century.

Flute.

Flute--History--17th century.

Flute music--16th century--History and criticism.

Flute music.

Flute music--17th century--History and criticism.

History.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Flute music.

Physical Description:

xv, 256 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]

Summary:

""The last four decades have seen a revival of interest in the renaissance transverse flute. The few collections of surviving original flutes from the sixteenth century have increasingly attracted musicologists, instrument makers, and players to examine, measure (and copy), perform and record on them. Renaissance flute workshops and summer courses attract students and amateur players in several corners of Europe every year. At the same time, renaissance manuscripts and early prints have increasingly become available on the internet, providing an ever-expanding supply of materials for flutists wanting to experience renaissance music for themselves. This handbook for renaissance flute players offers all the information needed to buy, maintain, and learn to play the renaissance flute, whether alone or in consort. It explains how to read and interpret renaissance music whether from original notation or in modern editions, how to make your own transcriptions, and how to write your own diminutions. It also introduces readers to the basics of renaissance music theory, in clear and simple language. At a time when the gap between the professional "classical" music world and its public seems to have grown irrevocably, this book aims to demystify the business of making beautiful music together. It is a key to the elegant, cylindrical flute that was played all over Europe in the age of polyphony and to the gentle art of consort playing.""-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Instruments: Materials, Pitch, Makers, and Maintenance

Playing the Flute: Sound, Fingerings, and Articulation

Playing Together: Sound, Tuning, and Temperament in Consort Playing

Exercises

Introduction to the Music

Music Suitable for One Flute

Music Suitable for Two Flutes

Music Suitable for Three Flutes

Music Suitable for Four Flutes

The Renaissance Modes

The Hexachord

Musica Vera and Musica Ficta

Cadences in Renaissance Music

Renaissance Ornamentation: Diminutions and Graces

Notation and Transcription

The Haka Flute.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Clark, Kate, 1962- The renaissance flute

ISBN:

9780190913328

0190913320

9780190913335

0190913339

OCLC:

1129397875

Publisher Number:

99985145210