On Playing the Flute
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On Playing the Flute

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On Playing the Flute

About this book

Johann Joachim Quantz's On Playing the Flute has long been recognized as one of the primary sources of information about eighteenth-century performance practice. In spite of its title, it is not simply a tutor for the flute, but a fully-fledged programme for training musicians of all types, with detailed information on intonation, ornamentation, dynamics, the 'duties' of the various accompanying performers, including the leader of the orchestra, and the principal forms and styles (French, Italian and German) of the time. Although Quantz is most often identified as the teacher of Frederick the Great, his musical roots were in Dresden, the most brilliant musical establishment in Germany; and his travels and studies in Italy, France and England gave him direct experience of most phases of European musical life in the 1720s and 30s.

This reissue of the second edition provides a wonderfully complete and detailed picture of musical taste and performance practice in the 18th century, and includes a new introduction by Professor Reilly, drawing attention to recent research on Quantz. Whether you want to learn to play the flute and be taught by the teacher of Frederick the Great, or just to gain a first-hand insight into the history of classical music, On Playing the Fluteis an essential and entertaining read.

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Information

Publisher
Faber & Faber
Year
2011
eBook ISBN
9780571261055
Edition
0
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Classical Music

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW EDITION
  7. INTRODUCTION TO THE REISSUE
  8. PREFACE TO THE TRANSLATION
  9. ESSAY OF A METHOD FOR PLAYING The Transverse Flute,
  10. Dedication
  11. PREFACE
  12. INTRODUCTION : Of the Qualities Required of Those Who Would Dedicate Themselves to Music
  13. CHAPTER I : Short History and Description of the Transverse Flute
  14. CHAPTER II : Of Holding the Flute, and Placing the Fingers
  15. CHAPTER III : Of the Fingering or Application,1 and the Gamut or Scale of the Flute
  16. CHAPTER IV : Of the Embouchure1
  17. CHAPTER V : Of Notes, their Values, Metre, Rests, and Other Musical Signs
  18. CHAPTER VI : Of the Use of the Tongue in Blowing upon the Flute
  19. CHAPTER VII : Of Taking Breath, in the Practice of the Flute
  20. CHAPTER VIII : Of the Appoggiaturas,1 and the Little Essential Graces2 Related to Them
  21. CHAPTER IX : Of Shakes
  22. CHAPTER X : What a Beginner Must Observe in His Independent Practice
  23. CHAPTER XI : Of Good Execution in General in Singing and Playing
  24. CHAPTER XII : Of the Manner of Playing the Allegro
  25. CHAPTER XIII : Of Extempore Variations1 on Simple Intervals
  26. CHAPTER XIV : Of the Manner of Playing the Adagio
  27. CHAPTER XV : Of Cadenzas
  28. CHAPTER XVI : What a Flautist Must Observe if he Plays in Public Concerts
  29. CHAPTER XVII : Of the Duties of Those Who Accompany or Execute the Accompanying or Ripieno Parts Associated with a Concertante Part
  30. CHAPTER XVIII : How a Musician and a Musical Composition Are to Be Judged
  31. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  32. APPENDIX
  33. BIBLIOGRAPHY II : Additional Books and Articles
  34. BIBLIOGRAPHY III : Supplementary Lists of Quantz’s Compositions, in Manuscript, Eighteenth-Century, and Modern Editions
  35. INDEX OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MATTERS
  36. About the Author
  37. Copyright