Recommended reading

The bibliographic essays (pp. 282-36) in Ardal Powell's The Flute (Yale University Press, 2002), survey the entire literature on the history of the flute and flute-playing. They discuss the sources for each chapter, drawing special attention to the most useful contributions in each case. This material is copyright and can't be reproduced here: for further details please consult a copy of the book in your library, or buy one here.

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