Suitable for the players of the one-keyed flute, this book includes music drawn from early treatises along with solo flute literature and instructional text and fingering charts. It addresses topics ranging from the basics of choosing a flute and assembling it to advanced concepts such as tone color and eighteenth-century articulation patterns. PREFACE xi(2) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii CHAPTER I ABOUT THE ONE-KEYED FLUTE 1(16) On the Flute 3(2) A bit of history 3(1) Names 3(1) Materials used 3(1) Range 4(1) Concerning the highest notes 4(1) On the Parts of the Flute 5(3) Three-piece flute 5(1) Four-piece flute 5(1) The tenon 5(1) The cork 6(1) The screw cap 7(1) The foot register 7(1) On Pitch 8(3) Modern replicas 8(1) Corps de rechange 9(2) On Choosing a Flute 11(2) Pitch 11(1) Style 11(1) Woods 12(1) Used flutes 12(1) On Care 13(4) Checklist 13(1) Oiling the flute 14(3) CHAPTER II LEARNING TO PLAY THE ONE-KEYED FLUTE 17(36) On Getting Started 19(2) How to proceed 19(1) Assembly 19(2) On Holding the Flute 21(3) Physical problems 21(1) Left hand 22(1) Right hand 22(1) Checklist 23(1) An interesting side line 23(1) On Tone 24(3) Checklist 25(1) Embouchure 26(1) Amusing side line 26(1) On Homogeneity of Sound (Tone Color Tendencies) 27(3) Strong notes 27(1) Weak notes 28(1) Changes at century's end 29(1) On Key (Tonality) 30(1) On Vibrato 31(4) The flattement 31(1) How is the flattement executed? 32(1) How is the flattement used? 32(1) The flattement with the messa di voce 33(1) Notation 33(1) Are we certain that breath vibrato was not used? 33(1) Recommended readings 34(1) On Intonation 35(6) How to tune 36(1) Playing in tune 36(1) Enharmonic notes 37(1) Practical application 38(1) Practicing good intonation 39(1) Adjusting for intonation 39(2) On Playing Forte and Piano 41(1) Using the screw cap 41(1) On Rhythmic Hierarchy 42(4) Good notes, bad notes 42(1) Practical application 43(1) Quick notes 44(1) Beating time 44(1) Recommended readings 45(1) On Articulation 46(5) Articulation silences 46(2) Unslurred notes 48(1) Eighteenth-century patterns for quick notes 48(1) Double tonguing 49(1) Recommended readings 49(2) On Further Readings 51(2) CHAPTER III FINGERINGS FOR THE ONE-KEYED FLUTE 53(48) On Fingerings 55(4) Why so many choices? 55(1) Lowering the pitch 55(1) Use of the key 56(1) Extending the range 57(1) Alternate f sharp 57(1) How many fingerings? 58(1) On Trills 59(3) Wide Trills 59(1) Execution 60(1) Recommended readings 61(1) Explanation of the Charts 62(1) Basic Fingering Chart 63(2) Complete Fingering Chart 65(14) Table of Trills 79(18) Flattement Chart 97(4) CHAPTER IV EXERCISES AND TUNES TO PLAY 101(82) About the Music 103(1) Duet playing 103(1) Exercises and Tunes (Eighteenth-Century Sources) 104(79) D Major 104(29) G Major 133(19) e minor 152(19) A Major 171(12) CHAPTER V MODERN STUDIES FOR ONE-KEYED FLUTE 183(12) Introduction to Modern Studies 185(1) Practice Routine 185(1) Modern Exercises 186(9) Major sequences for the one-keyed flute 186(3) Broken chord studies in the major keys 189(3) Broken chord studies in minor keys 192(3) APPENDIX A THE TOP 13 EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY FLUTE TUTORS 195(15) APPENDIX B ON REPERTOIRE FOR THE BEGINNING ONE-KEYED FLUTIST 210(9) Easy solos 211(3) Collections 214(2) Studies 216(1) Easy Duets 217(2) ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY: BEFORE 1853 219(5) AFTER 1853 224