A Dictionary for the Modern Flutist

Susan J. Maclagan

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Year: 2019
• Edition: 2
• eBook ISBN:
  9781538106662
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Music Theory & Appreciation

The second edition of Susan J. Maclagan's A Dictionary for the Modern Flutist presents clear and concise definitions of more than 1,600 common flute-related terms that a player of the Boehm-system or Baroque flute may encounter. Fully illustrated with more than 150 images, the entries describe flute types, flute parts; playing techniques; acoustics; articulations; intonation; common ornaments; flute-making and repairs; flute history; flute music books, and many more topics.

Unique to the second edition are entries on beatbox techniques and muscles of the face and throat. Entries now also feature bibliographic cross-references for further research. Carefully labeled illustrations for many flute types, parts, mechanisms, and accessories help make definitions easier to visualize. Appendixes provide further information on such subjects as flute classifications, types of flutes and their parts, key and tone hole names, head joint options, orchestra and opera audition excerpts, and biographies of people mentioned in the definitions. Contributed articles include "An Easy Guide to Checking Your Flute Tuning and Scale" by Trevor Wye; "Flute Clutches" by David Shorey; "Early Music on Modern Flute" by Barthold Kuijken; and "Crowns and Stoppers" and "Boehm Flute Scales from 1847 to the Present:The Short Story" by Gary Lewis.

Maclagan's A Dictionary for the Modern Flutist, second edition is an essential reference volume for flutists of all levels and for libraries supporting student, professional, and amateur musicians.

Table of contents

• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• List of Common Abbreviations
• List of Illustrations
• Introduction
• THE DICTIONARY
• Appendix 1: Various Flute Classifications
• Appendix 2: Renaissance, Baroque, and Simple-System Flutes
• Appendix 3: Renaissance, Baroque, and Simple-System Flute Parts
• Appendix 4: Flute Clutches
• Appendix 5: Parts from Older or Modified Boehm Flutes
• Appendix 6: The Family of Boehm-System Flutes
• Appendix 7: Basic Modern Flute Parts
• Appendix 8: Boehm Flute Key and Tone-Hole Names
• Appendix 9: Common Modern Flute Options
• Appendix 10: Some Modern Headjoint Options
• Appendix 11: An Easy Guide to Checking Your Flute’s Tuning and Scale
• Appendix 12: Tools of the Trade
• Appendix 13: Crowns and Stoppers
• Appendix 14: Boehm Flute Scales from 1847 to the Present: The Short Story
• Appendix 15: Anatomy of the Human Head and Neck
• Appendix 16: Orchestra and Opera Audition Excerpts
• Appendix 17: Early Music on Modern Flute
• Appendix 18: Beatbox Flute
• Selected Bibliography
• About the Author