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Author MacMillan, Douglas. author

Title The Flageolet in England, 1660-1914 Douglas MacMillan
Published Woodbridge, UK : The Boydell Press, 2020

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Contents The flageolet prior to 1660; The flageolet in the seventeenth century; The flageolet in the eighteenth century; The English single flageolet 1800 ? 1850; The English single flageolet 1850 ? 1914; The double flageolet; The triple flageolet and the flute-flageolet; The French flageolet; The flageolet in music and society; Appendix 1. Checklist of instruments illustrated; Appendix 2. Bibliographic data on tutors
Summary "The flageolet occupies a unique niche in musical history, and this book traces its history from its beginnings to its peak of popularity in the nineteenth century. The flageolet is a recorder-like instrument whose history may be traced back to the seventeenth century. Predominantly an instrument of the amateur, the flageolet seldom featured in the orchestra but nevertheless occupied a small but unique niche in musical history. MacMillan traces the history of the instrument from its origin through to its heyday in England in the nineteenth century. The book is centred on an organological study of the flageolet, coupled with discussion of its repertoire, pedagogy, and place in musical society. It will be of interest to woodwind organologists, players of the flute and recorder, and to those who study the integration of musical instruments and their repertoire in relation to societal aspects of musical practice."-- Publisher description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Flageolet -- England -- History -- 18th century
Flageolet -- England -- History -- 19th century
Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750).
Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830).
Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900).
MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Woodwinds
Flageolet
Houten blaasinstrumenten.
England
Genre/Form History
Geschiedenis (vorm)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781800100039
1800100035
9781787449367
178744936X