The flute book : a complete guide for students and performers / Nancy Toff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Toff, Nancy, author.

Series:

Oxford musical instrument series.

Oxford musical instrument series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flute.

Flute music--History and criticism.

Flute music.

Flute music--Bibliography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 538 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2012]

Summary:

Teachers and flutists at all levels have praised Nancy Toff's The Flute Book, a unique one-stop guide to the flute and its music. The book is organized into four main parts-The Instrument, Performance, The Music, and Repertoire Catalog-and in this Third Edition, Toff has updated the book to reflect technological advancements; new scholarship on baroque flutes; recent developments like those of the contrabass flute, quarter-tone flute, and various manufacturing refinements and experiments; consumers' purchase prices for flutes; and an updated repertoire catalog, index, and appendices.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

About the Companion Website

Figures

Plates

Terminology Used in This Book

Preface

Acknowledgments

The Instrument

1. The Flute Today

What Is a Flute?

Manufacturing: The State of the Art

2. How to Choose An Instrument

To Rent or to Buy

Setting Priorities

Materials

Open or Closed Holes

C or B Footjoint

Mechanical Options

Testing an Instrument

3. Care and Maintenance of the Flute

Preventive Maintenance: Assembling the Instrument

Daily Cleaning

Storage

Polishing

Replating

Lubrication

The Headjoint Cork

Mechanical Problems

4. A Brief History of the Flute

Old-System Flutes

The Boehm Flute

Other Nineteenth-Century Flutes

Minor Modifications to the Boehm System

5. The Flute Family

The Piccolo

The Alto Flute

The Bass Flute

The Contr'alto, Contrabass, and Subcontrabass Flutes

The Flute Choir

Performance

6. Breathing

Posture

Inhalation

Suspension

Exhalation

The Diaphragm

Exercises

Breathing and Phrasing

Circular Breathing

7. Tone

The Acoustical Basis

Tone Production

Focus and Projection

Homogeneity of Sound

Interpretation through Tone Development

Intonation

National Styles of Flute Playing

8. Vibrato

What Is Vibrato?

The History of Vibrato

The Uses of Vibrato

9. Articulation

The Bowing Analogy

Single-Tonguing

Double-Tonguing

Triple-Tonguing

Flutter-Tonguing

Tongueless Attack

Legato

Note Endings

Practice

10. Technique

Position

Fingering

Harmonics

The Bb Thumb Key

Three Fingering Tricks

11. Style

Virtuosity and Interpretation

The Theoretical Background: Basic Musicianship

Analysis

Phrasing

Performance Practice

The Early Music Movement and Questions of Authenticity

12. Performance.

Opportunities for Performance

Planning a Recital Program

Choosing a Recital Hall

The Printed Program

Publicity

Preparation and Rehearsal

Stage Protocol

The Entrance

Playing the Program

Memorization

Breaks between Pieces

Encores

13. Recordings

Building a Recording Collection

How to Listen

Playing Along

Making Your Own Recordings

The Music

14. The Baroque Era

Flute versus Recorder

Musical Forms

France

Italy

England

Germany

15. The Classic Era

Paris

Spain

Vienna

16. The Romantic Era

Music by Nonflutists

Music by Flutists

17. The Modern Era

Great Britain

Elsewhere in Western Europe

Eastern Europe

The United States

The Avant-Garde

The Flute and Electronics

Repertoire Catalog

Introduction

A. The Baroque Era

B. The Classic Era

C. The Romantic Era

D. The Modern Era

E. Study Materials

Appendices

A. Fingering Chart for the Boehm Flute

B. Flute Manufacturers

C. Repair Shops

D. Sources for Instruments and Accessories

E. Sources for Music and Books

F. Journals, Societies, and Service Organizations

G. Flute Clubs and Societies

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

"Repertoire catalog": pages 280-448.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-519) and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

0-19-970658-1

OCLC:

1091899507