TY  - BOOK
AU  - Quantz,Johann Joachim
AU  - Reilly,Edward R.
AU  - Quantz,Johann Joachim
TI  - On playing the flute
SN  - 9780571207800
AV  - MT342 
U1  - 788.32193 21
PY  - 2001///
CY  - London
PB  - Faber and Faber
KW  - Flute
KW  - Methods
KW  - Early works to 1800
KW  - Flute music
KW  - Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
KW  - Musical accompaniment
N1  - Second edition originally published: 1985; First paperback edition published: 1976; Originally published: 1966; German edition originally published: Berlin: Johann Friedrich Voss, 1752; "The first draft of the present translation was made from a microfilm of the first German edition (1752) of the Essay. Revisions were made with the aid of the subsequently published facsimile of the third German edition of 1789, which is identical textually with the first edition. Finally, the entire work was carefully compared with the French translation issued in Berlin simultaneously with the original German edition of 1752" --Preface to the translation.; Includes bibliographical references (pages [345]-394) and index
N2  - "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 Flute is an essential and entertaining read" --
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