| Description |
x, 347 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Yale musical instrument series
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-334) and index. |
| 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 |
Flute -- History.
|
| ISBN |
0300094981 (pbk.) |
|
0300093411 |
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