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245 14 a| The development of the modern flute /c| by Nancy Toff.;

250 a| First edition.;

260 a| New York :b| Taplinger Publishing Company,c| 1979.;

300 a| xviii, 268 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| A Crescendo book.;

504 a| Includes bibliography (pages 241-250) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- The flute before Boehm. The Middle Ages and Renaissance ; The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries ; The early nineteenth century -- The Boehm flute. Boehm's 1831 "patent flute" ; Boehm's 1832 flute ; The modifications of Buffet, Coche, and Dorus ; Boehm's 1847 flute ; Public reaction and musical implications -- Contemporaries and critics of Boehm. Old system cone flutes ; New designs ; Proposals for keyless flutes ; Compromise and combination models ; Mechanical modifications -- The twentieth century. Modified Boehm systems ; The Murray flute ; Auxiliary mechanical devices ; Contemporary mechanical options ; Pitch ; The headjoint ; Materials ; Manufacturing techniques ; Public school music ; Musical implications -- The avant-garde flute. Alteration of pitch and timbre by fingering ; Alteration of pitch and timbre by embouchure and breath control ; Percussive effects ; Noise effects ; Lower range extension ; Multiphonics ; Implications -- Appendix I. Flute systems used by leading players ; Appendix II. Avant-garde notation.;

520 a| This is the first comprehensive study of the evolution of the flute, today's most popular woodwind. Nancy Toff, herself a dedicated flutist, follows the development of the modern flute from Boehm's day to the present with a special emphasis on twentieth-century models, dealing in depth with each change in design and its concomitant effect on performance practice. Includes more than 150 illustrations/photographs of each important advance in the design of the flute with corresponding mechanical diagrams.;

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The development of the modern flute / by Nancy Toff.

Author/creator	Toff, Nancy
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	New York : Taplinger Publishing Company, 1979.
Description	xviii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Flute--History.

Contents	Introduction -- The flute before Boehm. The Middle Ages and Renaissance ; The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries ; The early nineteenth century -- The Boehm flute. Boehm's 1831 "patent flute" ; Boehm's 1832 flute ; The modifications of Buffet, Coche, and Dorus ; Boehm's 1847 flute ; Public reaction and musical implications -- Contemporaries and critics of Boehm. Old system cone flutes ; New designs ; Proposals for keyless flutes ; Compromise and combination models ; Mechanical modifications -- The twentieth century. Modified Boehm systems ; The Murray flute ; Auxiliary mechanical devices ; Contemporary mechanical options ; Pitch ; The headjoint ; Materials ; Manufacturing techniques ; Public school music ; Musical implications -- The avant-garde flute. Alteration of pitch and timbre by fingering ; Alteration of pitch and timbre by embouchure and breath control ; Percussive effects ; Noise effects ; Lower range extension ; Multiphonics ; Implications -- Appendix I. Flute systems used by leading players ; Appendix II. Avant-garde notation.
Abstract	This is the first comprehensive study of the evolution of the flute, today's most popular woodwind. Nancy Toff, herself a dedicated flutist, follows the development of the modern flute from Boehm's day to the present with a special emphasis on twentieth-century models, dealing in depth with each change in design and its concomitant effect on performance practice. Includes more than 150 illustrations/photographs of each important advance in the design of the flute with corresponding mechanical diagrams.
General note	A Crescendo book.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliography (pages 241-250) and index.
LCCN	78057562
ISBN	0800821858 :

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