The Story of the Flute/Appendix 3

by Henry Macaulay Fitzgibbon

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Appendix III.

Bibliography of the Flute.

[This list does not include ancient classical or mediæval works, or books or dictionaries on the general history of music and instruments, or articles in encyclopædias, or books of instruction or tutors, or scientific works on acoustics.]

Marpurg, F. W., on Quantz. 1754 (in German).

Ribock, J. J. H.—Bemerkungen über die Flöte. 1782.

Tromlitz, J. G.—Ueber die Flöten mit Mehrern Klappen. 1800.

Wieland, C. M.—Dulons des blinden Flötenspielers Leben. 1808.

James, W. N.—A word or two on the Flute. 1826.
———The Flutists' Magazine. 1827-29

Coche, V.—Examen Critique de la Flute Ordinaire Comparée à la Flute de Böhm. 1838.

Annand, W.—A few more Words on the Flute. 1843.

Clinton, J.—Essay on the Böhm Flute. 1843.
———Treatise on the Mechanism, etc., of the Flute. 1846 and c. 1852.
———A few Practical Hints to Flute-players. 1855

Ward, C—The Flute Explained. 1844.

Siccama, A.—Observations on Tune applied to the Flute. 1846.
———Theory of the New Patent Diatonic Flute. 1847. Böhm, Th.—Ueber den Flötenbau. 1847. (Translated into English in 1882 by W. S. Broadwood.)
———Die Flöte und das Flötenspiel. 1871. (Translated into English by D. C. Millar, 1911.)

Carte, R.—Sketch of Improvements made in the Flute. 1851.

Badger, A. G—Illustrated History of the Flute. 1861.

Skeffington, Rev. T. C.—The Flute in its Transition Stage, 1862.

Quantz, A.—Leben und Werke des Flötisten J J. Quantz. 1877.

Carlez, J.—Les Hotteterre. 1877.

Thoinan, E—Les Hotteterre et les Chedeville. 1894.

Welch, C—History of the Böhm Flute. 1883-96.

Rockstro, R. S—Description of the Rockstro-Model Flute. 1884.
———Treatise on the Flute. 1890.
———Hints to Flute-players.

Italo Piazza.—Dissertazione Storia-critica sul Flauto. 1890.

Wysham, H. C.—The Evolution of the Bohm Flute. 1898.

Taylor, A. D.—The Art of Flute-playing.

Goldberg, A.—Biographieen zur Porträts-Sammlung hervorragender Flöten-Virtuosen, Dilettanten und Komponisten. 1906.

Welch, C.—The Recorder and other Flutes in relation to Literature. 1912.

MAGAZINE ARTICLES AND PAMPHLETS.

Ribock, J. J. H.—Ueber Musik an Flötenliebhaber in Sonderheit. (Magazin der Musik Herausgegeben, Hamburg, 1783.)

Tromlitz, J. G.—Nachricht von Tromlitzischen Flöten. (ib.)

Lambert, J. H.—Observations sur les Flutes. (Nouveaux Memoires de l'Academie Royal des Sciences de Berlin, 1777.)

Pottgiesser, H. W.—Ueber die Fehler der Bishengen Flöten. (Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, 1803 and 1824.)

Furstenau, A. B.—Etwas ueber die Flöte und des Flötenspiel. (Gazette Musicale de Leipsic, vol. xxvii. p. 709.)

Weber, C. M. von.—Neue Erfindung zur Vervollkommnung der Flöte. (All. Mus. Zeitung, 1811.)

Grenser, H—Letters and Articles on same. (Ib. 1800, 1811, and 1824.)

"Weber, Gfr.—Klappen fur C′′ and B′ auf der Flöte. (Cæcilia, Band 9, 1828.)

Schafhäutl, C. von.—Nachricht. (All. Mus. Zeitung, January 29, 1834.)
———Letter on Böhm Flute. (Musical World, February 18, 1882.)

The Flute. (Penny Magazine, 1840, p. 170.)

Ward, C.—Letter. (Musical World, November 7, 1843.)

Carte, R.—Article in The Monthly Lecturer, vol. ii., p. 285.

Mahillon, V. C.—On the Fingering of the Böhm Flute. (Musical Opinion, November 1884.)

The Böhm Flute, by "Ebonite." (ib. August-October 1888.)

Böhm's Life and Letters. (ib. March 1890.)

Wysham, H. C.—On "Flute," etc., in Groves' Dictionary of Music. (Boston Leader, April 1890.)
———Evolution of the Böhm Flute. (ib. August 1891.)

Rowbotham, J. F.—The Flute. (Musical Opinion, August 1, 1892.)
———The Flute. (Good Words, 1904, p. 243.)

American-Indian Flutes. (Journal of American Folk-lore, 1894, 1895, and 1896.)

Howard, A. A.—The Aulos. (Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, vol. iv., 1893, and vol. x., 1899.)

The Giorgi Flute. (Musical Courier, November 12, 1896.)

Frederick and his Flute. (ib. April 1899.)

Southgate, T. L.—Ancient Egyptian Double Flutes. (Proceedings of the Musical Association, 1890.)
———The Evolution of the Flute. (ib. 1907.)
———Flute Music. (ib. 1909.)

Welch, C.—The Literature of the Recorder, (ib. 1897.)
———Hamlet and the Recorder. (ib. 1901.)

Standish, H.—The Giorgi Flute. (ib. 1897.)

Bridge, J. C.—The Chester Recorders. (ib. 1900.)

FitzGibbon, H. M.—Flutes Ancient and Modern. (Leisure Hour, May 1884.)
———Famous Flautists Past and Present. (Musical World, 1906.)
———Lady Flautists. (ib.)
———Frederick the Great and Quantz. (Musical Opinion, March 1893.)
———The Flute in Chamber Music. (ib. April, June, July, 1905)
———The Flute in Bach and Handel. (ib. October, December, 1911.)
———Use of the Piccolo by Great Composers. (ib. October, December, 1912.)
———The Flute in Early English Poetry and Drama, (ib. September, 1913.)

And many other articles on flute subjects in the same journal, which also contains numerous other matters of interest to flautists, especially a series of letters (1892 and 1898), and quarterly reviews of flute music.