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Critical comment on Tromlitz,
The Keyed Flute
in Ardal Powell's translation and
study:
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"Enlightening, intelligently
organised and very elaborately
annotated . . . Bravo"
Jaap Frank, in FoMRHI Quarterly
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"A lengthy introduction . .
.ranges through the whole history
of the flute throughout Europe
in the second half of the 18th
century, and this is backed
up with an appendix on flutemaking
and a list of surviving instruments.
Criticism and defence of Tromlitz's
publications is also included."
Clifford Bartlett, in Early
Music Review
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"Exemplary and exhaustive scholarship
. . . A must for music research
libraries and wind instrument
historians."
Jane Ambrose, in Choice
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". . . an attentive translation
of the text, . . . fluid and
accurate . . . an important
contribution to the history
of the flute in the period 1750-1805.
. . an astonishing store of
information."
Gianni Lazzari, in Bolletino
della SIFTS
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". . . an informative guide
for all flutists . . . Rarely
are technical texts in German
so neatly yet comfortably rendered
into enjoyable English."
Peter Bloom, in the Journal
of the American Musical Instrument
Society
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Other books by Tromlitz (English and
German)
Contents of The Keyed Flute
Introduction
1. The Flute Market in
Late Eighteenth-Century Europe:
Tutors, Instruments, Music, and
Performance
2. Aspects of Flute-Playing in Late
Eighteenth-Century Europe
3. Tromlitz, his Flutes, and the
1800 Tutor
4. Conclusion
Text of The Keyed Flute, by
Johann George Tromlitz
Foreword
1. The Origins of the Keyed Flute
2. The Locations of the Keys, and
What they are For
3. How to Use the Keys
4. The Fingering of the Eight-Keyed
Flute
5. The Scales on the Eight-Keyed
Flute
6. The Trills on the Eight-Keyed
Flute
7. Various Arrangements of the Keys;
the Long Footjoint to C' and C#';
Various Other Points concerning
the Exterior Design of the Instrument
8. The Nature of the Keys, of the
Springs Beneath them, and of the
Pads
Appendices
I. The flutes of the
late eighteenth century
II. To the Musical Public, by J.
G. Tromlitz
III. Critique of The Keyed Flute,
by H. Grenser
IV. `Essay of an acoustic' by J.
H. Liebeskind
V. Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung
thread beginning with `Modest inquiries
. . . ' [extract], by A. Andre,
ending with `Essay on a beautiful
tone' by J. G. Tromlitz
VI. `The defects of the flute' [extract]
by H. W. T. Pottgiesser
14 Figures, 4 Tables, Register
of Instruments Cited, Bibliography,
Sources, Index
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