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Description
Who better to write an authoritative yet fascinating introduction to flute playing than Sir James Galway, whose glittering career extends from principal flute in the Berlin Philharmonic to the top of the international pop music charts? His unique advice and experience is brought to bear on the problems and techniques of learning, practicing and playing. Galway covers all aspects of the flute from its early beginnings through to the modern flute, playing and practising, lessons and developing technique, playing as a soloist at home, in concert and in the recording studio, and playing in chamber ensembles and orchestras.
Contents
Preface by Yehudi Menuhin
Part One: The Flute
The Beginnings
The Recorder
Development of the Flute
The Modern Flute
My Work on Flutes (by Albert Cooper)
Maintaining a Flute
Part Two: Playing, Practising and Developing Technique
Physical Aspects
The First Notes
Tone
Practising
Articulation
Pitch
Studies
Part Three: Lessons
Playing Bach
Playing Baroque Music
Some Major Solos
Listening to Records
Part Four: On being a Flute Player
The Orchestra
Chamber Music
Playing in a Studio
Soloists
The Flute Today and Tomorrow
Discography and Repertoire
Index