The Virtuoso Flute-Player

Johann George Tromlitz, Ardal Powell (Dr), Eileen Hadidian , Eileen Hadidian

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German

Cambridge University Pres
02 December 1991

Music; Techniques of music & music tutorials

Series: Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs

This is an English translation of Tutor for Playing the Flute (1791) by Johann George Tromlitz.

The most explicit of the eighteenth-century tutors for flute-playing, it now serves as a record of instrumental practice as well as a useful guide to the performance of German classical music. The Tutor covers all aspects of flute playing, including intonation, articulation, flute maintenance, posture and breathing, dynamics, ornaments, musical style, cadenzas, and the construction of the flute.

This edition will be an indispensable manual for players of baroque and modern flutes, and the information it contains will be invaluable for all musicians, students, and specialists interested in the historically informed performance of German classical music.

The text is annotated with critical notes and all of the original music examples are newly printed in modern notation.

The volume also contains a fingering chart and a historical introduction.

By: Johann George Tromlitz
Introduction by: Eileen Hadidian, Eileen Hadidian
Edited by: Ardal Powell (Dr)
Series edited by: John Butt
Imprint: Cambridge University Pres
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 174mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 652g
ISBN: 9780521399777
ISBN 10: 0521399777
Series: Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 02 December 1991
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Virtuoso Flute-Player

This translation is a valuable resource for any wind player, musician or interested reader. We are indebted to Ardal Powell. Jean Kershaw, Early Music Newsletter Ardel Powell's translation of Johann George Tromlitz's Detailed and Thorough Tutor for Playing the Flute...presents an accessible view of musical performance in 1791. It is valuable to modern flutists, one-keyed spcialists, and scholars and performers of late eighteenth-century music. Further, Tromlitz's strong opinions on a variety of musically related topics permit us to share in the life of one of Germany's most prominent flutists, teachers, and instrument designers. Powell's translation is in a comfortable, informal, and tightly-paced style; it is quite readable and very clear... Leslie Ellen Brown, The Eighteenth Century