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Flutes, Recorders and Woodwinds

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4900 historical woodwind instruments: an inventory of 200 makers in international collections by Phillip T. Young

Book description

Hardcover: 258 pages
Publisher: London: Tony Bingham, cop.
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A Guide to Repairing Woodwinds by Ronald Saska

Book description

Spiral-bound: 273 pages
Publisher: Roncorp, Incorporated (August 1987)
Language: English

 

Acoustical Aspects of Woodwind Instruments by Cornelis Johannes Nederveen (Author)

Book description

Paperback: 147 pages
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press; Rev Sub edition
Language: English

 

Acoustics in relation to wind instruments: A course of three lectures delivered at the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall by David James Blaikley (Author)

Book description

Unknown Binding: 38 pages
Publisher: Boosey & Co; New Ed edition
Language: English

 

Air Columns and Tone Holes: Principles for Wind Instrument Design by Bart Hopkin (Author)

Book description

Unknown Binding: 42 pages
Publisher: Experimental Musical Instruments; Rev. ed edition (1999)
Language: English

 

Antique Woodwind Instruments: An Identification And Price Guide by Peter H. Adams (Author)

Book description
This far-reaching and absorbing book is designed to help identify and value woodwind instruments made in Europe and the United States during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Drawing upon the author's many years of research in the field, the book includes a brief history of European woodwind instruments made during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; biographies of important makers; a glossary of terms that will be a welcome help for the novice; a list of key systems; resources for obtaining further information from books, museums, societies, and online; and most importantly, information and nearly 300 images taken from over 20 trade catalogs printed between 1880 and 1930 in Europe and the United States. Featured among these is a complete translation of William Heckel's rare, circa 1930 catalog. This comprehensive volume is an outstanding resource for beginning and advanced collectors of musical instruments as well as for museum curators.

Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing (January 1, 2000)
Language: English

 

Baroque Woodwind Instruments by Paul Carroll

Book description
A guide to the history of the four main woodwind instruments of the Baroque - the flute, the oboe, the recorder and the bassoon -complemented by a repertoire list for each instrument. It also guides those who are interested towards a basic technique for playing these instruments. A certain level of musical literacy is assumed. Advice is given on buying a suitable reproduction instrument from a market where now virtually any Baroque instrument can be obtained as a faithful copy.

Hardcover: 181 pages
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing; illustrated edition edition (August 1999)
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Die Blockflöte by Jan Bouterse

Book description
Tips für Anschaffung und Pflege, Stimmkorrekturen und Reparaturen, 84 S., Broschur

Broschiert: 84 pages
Publisher: Edition Moeck 4058
Language: Deutsch

 

Flute Shop: A Guide to Crafting the Native American Style Flute by Russell A. Wolf (Author)

Book description
This manual provides detailed, step-by-step instructions and fully dimensioned drawings for crafting the unique flute of the American Indian. Included are plans for 6 different flutes including a drone or double flute. Also, the appendices contain charts, patterns, layout guides, history, music, discussions of materials and tools, and 11 pages of resources for builders and enthusiasts. About the Author. Russ Wolf is a former wood shop teacher and flute builder from Texas. A member of the International Native American Flute Association he is also a co-founder of the North American Plains Flute Society.

Plastic Comb: 109 pages
Publisher: Wolf Song Publications
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Flutecraft: An Artisan's Guide to Bamboo Flutemaking by Mark Shepard

Book description

Unknown Binding: 51 pages
Publisher: Tai Hei Shakuhachi; Tai Hei Shakuhachi ed edition (1994)
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Fünf Jahrhunderte Deutscher Musikinstrumentenbau by Hermann Moeck (Hrsg.)

Book description
Ein Jubiläumsbuch, 400 S. mit zahlreichen Farbtafeln und s/w-Abb., Leinen mit vierfarbigem Schutzumschlag

Turtleback: 400 pages
Publisher: Edition Moeck 4039
Language: German

 

Gebräuchliche Verzierungen für das Querflötenspiel im Frankreich des 18. Jahrhunderts by Carla Christine Bauer

Book description
Eine tabellarische Übersicht, 16 S., Broschur

Taschenbuch: 16 pages
Publisher: Edition Moeck 4023
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How to Love Your Flute: A Guide to Flutes and Flute Playing, or How to Play the Flute, Choose One, and Care for It, Plus Flute History, Flute Science, Folk Flutes, and More by Mark Shepard (Author), Anne Subercaseaux (Illustrator), Paul Horn (Preface)

Book description
Shepard's soul-felt passion for the flute resonates through his book like music. It's a comprehensive guide with something for everyone, from novice to professional, and so well written that it's a pleasure just to browse through it. This book inspires.

Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: Shepard Publications; Reprint edition (December 19, 1980)
Language: English

 

In Search of a Magic Flute: The Public Funding of Opera - Dilemmas and Decision Making by David Ranan (Author)

Book description

Paperback: 373 pages
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing (April 2003)
Language: English

 

Making and playing bamboo pipes (Reeves Dryad books) by Margaret C Galloway (Author)

Book description

Unknown Binding: 43 pages
Publisher: Dryad Press; 5th ed edition (1971)
Language: English

 

Making Gourd Musical Instruments: Over 60 String, Wind & Percussion Instruments & How to Play Them by Ginger Summit (Author), Jim Widess (Author)

Book description
The authors introduce readers to make-it-yourself musical instruments. There is an amazing wealth of information here, covering not only how-to's and history but also extending into the social sciences and even science. We learn that pigeon flutes (crafted gourds attached to the birds' tails) were first mentioned about A.D. 1041 A.D. and that drummers are highly respected in India. Actual instructions on gourd transformations into spike fiddles, water drums, and even xylophones are included, along with a few photographs. But all the erudition tends to drown out the craft aspect, since instructions are sandwiched within the narrative text, and photographs are less than optimal. Nonetheless, a book that patient crafters will appreciate. Barbara Jacobs Historically, ethnic groups in many countries have used a great number of musical instruments made from gourds. In North America these instruments are used mainly by percussionists. Most of the step-by-step projects in this book by gourd artists Summit and Widess (The Complete Book of Gourd Craft) are for percussion or stringed instruments such as the Latin American guiro (gourd scraper) or the spike fiddle. There are also a few from the wind family, such as the fipple flute. These are legitimate musical instruments made from traditional materials, and they are fully playable as well as being beautifully crafted. Highly recommended for general crafts as well as ethnomusicology collections.

Hardcover: 144 pages
Publisher: Sterling
Language: English

 

Making Gourd Musical Instruments: Over 60 String, Wind & Percussion Instruments & How to Play Them by Ginger Summit (Author), Jim Widess (Author)

Book description
The authors introduce readers to make-it-yourself musical instruments. There is an amazing wealth of information here, covering not only how-to's and history but also extending into the social sciences and even science. We learn that pigeon flutes (crafted gourds attached to the birds' tails) were first mentioned about A.D. 1041 A.D. and that drummers are highly respected in India. Actual instructions on gourd transformations into spike fiddles, water drums, and even xylophones are included, along with a few photographs. But all the erudition tends to drown out the craft aspect, since instructions are sandwiched within the narrative text, and photographs are less than optimal. Nonetheless, a book that patient crafters will appreciate. Barbara Jacobs Historically, ethnic groups in many countries have used a great number of musical instruments made from gourds. In North America these instruments are used mainly by percussionists. Most of the step-by-step projects in this book by gourd artists Summit and Widess (The Complete Book of Gourd Craft) are for percussion or stringed instruments such as the Latin American guiro (gourd scraper) or the spike fiddle. There are also a few from the wind family, such as the fipple flute. These are legitimate musical instruments made from traditional materials, and they are fully playable as well as being beautifully crafted. Highly recommended for general crafts as well as ethnomusicology collections.

Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Sterling
Language: English

 

Making musical pipes by John Halliday (Author)

Book description

Unknown Binding: 24 pages
Publisher: Dryad; 3rd. rev. ed edition (1935)
Language: English

 

Making Simple Musical Instruments: A Melodious Collection of Strings, Winds, Drums & More by Bart Hopkin (Author)

Book description

Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Lark Books; New Ed edition (February 1999)
Language: English

 

Making the recorder flute by Vincent E Kurpan (Author)

Book description

Unknown Binding: 58 pages
Publisher: Vincent Kurpan (1998)
Language: English

 

More Secrets of the Flute by Lew Paxton Price

Book description

Unknown Binding: 54 pages
Publisher: L.P. Price (1997)
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Musical Acoustics: Piano and Wind Instruments by Earl L. Kent

Book description

Textbook Binding: pages
Publisher: Academic Press (January 1977)
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Niederländische Traversos und Klarinetten des 18. Jhds. by Rob van Acht, Jan Bouterse, Vincent van den Ende

Book description
Nach einer historischen Einleitung und Erläuterungen zur technischen Terminologie gibt es in diesem Buch biografische Anmerkungen zu mehr als 30 niederländischen Blasinstrumentenbauern.Die Sammlung niederländische Blasinstrumente des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts im Gemeentemuseum Den Haag ist weltberühmt. Das vorliegende Buch dokumentiert reichhaltig alle diese Kostbarkeiten. Nach einer historischen Einleitung und Erläuterungen zur technischen Terminologie gibt es biografische Anmerkungen zu mehr als 30 niederländischen Blasinstrumentenbauern. Es folgen ausführliche Beschreibungen aller aufgeführten Instrumente. Die Darstellung ist insofern einzigartig, als dass sie die historischen und biografischen Erläuterungen um technische Modellzeichnungen aller Instrumente in Originalgröße ergänzt. Instrumentos de un museo.

Gebundene Ausgabe: 172 pages
Publisher: Edition Bochinsky
Language: Alemán / Inglés

 

On lutes, recorders and harpsichords: men and music of the Baroque by Freda Pastor Berkowitz (Author), Malcolm Spooner (Illustrator)

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On lutes, recorders and harpsichords: men and music of the Baroque by Freda Pastor Berkowitz (Author), Malcolm Spooner (Illustrator)

Book description

Unknown Binding: 167 pages
Publisher: Atheneum
Language: English

 

Secrets of the Flute: The Physics, Math and Design of the Non-Mechanical Folk Flute by Lew Paxton Price

Book description

Unknown Binding: 63 pages
Publisher: L.P. Price (1991)
Language: English

 

Simple Flutes: How to Play or Make a Flute of Bamboo, Wood, Clay, Metal, Plastic, or Anything Else by Mark Shepard (Author)

Book description

Paperback: 44 pages
Publisher: Shepard Publications (August 8, 2003)
Language: English

 

The acoustics of the recorder by John Martin

Book description

Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: Edition Moeck 4054
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The Amateur Wind Instrument Maker by Trevor Robinson

Book description

Paperback: pages
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
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The Flute by Jeremy Montagu

Book description

Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Shire Publications
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The Flute and Flute-Playing in Acoustical, Technical, and Artistic Aspects by Dayton C. Miller (Author), Theobald Boehm (Author)

Book description
Classic of organology; inventor of modern flute covers history, acoustics, techniques, keying, etc. Includes 50 illustrations.

Paperback: 197 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications; 2 edition (June 1, 1964)
Language: English

 

The Oldest Magic by Lew Paxton Price

Book description

Unknown Binding: 6 pages
Publisher: L.P. Price (1995)
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Wind instruments of European art music by Horniman Museum (Londres) (Author)

Book description

Unknown Binding: 107 pages
Publisher: Inner London Education Authority (1974)
Language: English

 

Woodwind for schools by Peter Tomlin

Book description
Peter Tomlin gives a remarkably complete introduction to woodwind instrument making using very basic tools. After some introductory material he walks the student through making a Transverse Flute, a Clarinet, an Oboe and a Bassoon. New operations are described as they are needed and there are many clear dimensioned drawings. The text is terse and the reader is expected to think things through, but there are few gaps. An excellent little book (70 pages) and almost completely unknown outside the U.K. Someone should reprint it.

Unknown Binding: 70 pages
Publisher: Dryad Press (1973)
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Woodwind Instruments and Their History by Anthony Baines

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