Flute Flashcards
Baroque flute
1670 - 3 pieces, conical bore, closer holes, d# key Hotteterre
Renaissance
Transverse, 6 holes, 2 groups of 3
Hotteterre
D# key on baroque flute
Composers historical
Bach, Telemann, blavet, Marcello
Quantz
Added Eb key in 1726
1760
G#, Bb and F keys
1774
C foot joint
Composers classical
Devienne, stamitz, Mozart, Haydn, Hummel
Boehm
1831 redesigned the modern flute with larger tone holes, ring keys, horizontal rod-axles, and acoustically correct hole positions.
C#
Tends to be sharp
Beginner brands
Gemeinhardt and Artley
Advanced Brands
Powell, Brannen
Methods beginner
Rubank, Blocki, and Trevor Wye
Advanced methods
Eubanks advanced, dials top register, Patricia George
Names
James Galway, Jean Pierre Rampal, Michel Debost, Paula Robison