The Early Flute: A Practical Guide (Cambridge Handbooks to the Historical Performance of Music)

Rachel Brown

ISBN 10: 0521890802 / ISBN 13: 9780521890809

Published by Cambridge University Press 2003-04-21, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Early Flute: A Practical Guide (Cambridge Handbooks to the Historical Performance of Music)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2003-04-21
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521890802
• ISBN 13: 9780521890809
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Provides sound advice on the issues raised when performing music of the past.

About the Author

Rachel Brown is currently a professor of flute at both the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal College of Music, London. She plays principal flute for several orchestras including the Academy of Ancient Music and the Hanover Band and has given many concerto performances in Europe, America and Japan. Known for her versatility on modern and historical flutes and recorders, her solo recordings include three recital discs and concertos by Vivaldi, Handel, Quantz, Telemann, J. S., J. C. and C. P. E. Bach. She was first-prize winner at the American National Flute Association Competition in 1984.