BOOKS RELATING TO THE TECHNIQUE, LITERATURE

PEDAGODY AND HISTORY OF THE FLUTE

Compiled by: Katherine Borst Jones

April, 2005

HISTORY:
Bate, Philip. The Flute. W.W. Norton & Company: New York, New York, 1969.
Boehm, Theobald. The Flute and Flute-Playing in Acoustical, Technical and Artistic Aspects.
Dover Publications: New York, New York, 1964.
Fitzgibbon, H. Macaulay. The Story of the Flute. Charles Scribner's & Sons:
New York, New York, 1928.
Hotteterre, Jacques (le Romain). Principles of the Flute, Recorder, & Oboe. Transcribed &
edited by David Lasocki. Frederick A. Praeger: New York, New York, 1968.
Lawson, Colin and Stowell, Robin. The Historical Performance of Music, An Introduction.
Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Powell, Ardal. The Flute. Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 2002.
Quantz, Johann Joachim. On Playing the Flute. Transcribed by Edward Reilly. Free Press:
New York, New York, 1966.
Rockstro, R. S. A Treatise on the Flute. London: Musica Rara, 1967.
Toff, Nancy. The Development of the Modern Flute. Taplinger Publishing Company:
New York, NewYork, 1979.
Toff, Nancy. The Flute Book. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, New York, 1985.
Tromlitz, Johann Georg. The Virtuoso Flute-Player. Translated and edited by Ardal Powell.
Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, England, 1991.

LITERATURE:
Pellerite, James J. A Handbook of Literature for the Flute. Zalo Publications, P.O. Box 913,
Bloomington, Indiana, 1965.
Pierreuse, Bernard. Flute Literature. Editions Jobert: Paris, 1982.
Rasmussen, Mary & Mattran, Donald. A Teaching Guide to the Literature of Woodwind
Instruments. Milford, New Hampshire: The Cabinet Press, 1966.
Vester, Frans. Flute Repertoire Catalogue 10,000 Titles. London: Musica Rara, 1967.

MUSICIANSHIP and INTERPRETATION:

Blum, David. Casals and the Art of Interpretation. Holmes & Meier Publishers, Inc., 1977.
Cone, Edward T. Musical Form and Musical Performance. W. W. Norton, New York, 1968.
Donington, Robert. Baroque Music – Style and Performance – A Handbook. Norton:
New York, New York, 1982.
Farkas, Philip. The Art of Musicianship. Musical Publications: Bloomington, Indiana, 1976.
Lasocki, David & Mather, Betty Bang. The Classical Woodwind Cadenza. McGinnis & Marx:
New York, New York, 1978.
Mather, Betty Bang & Lasocki, David. Free Ornamentation in Woodwind Music. McGinnis &
Marx: New York, New York, 1976.
Mather, Betty Bang. Interpretation of French Music from 1675 to 1775. McGinnis & Marx:
New York, New York, 1973.
Moe, Daniel. Basic Choral Concepts. Augsburg Publishing House: Minneapolis,
Minnesota, 1972.
Thurmond, James Morgan. Note Grouping. JMT Publications: Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, 1982.
Veilhan, Jean-Claude. The Rules of Musical Interpretation in the Baroque Era. Alphonse
Leduc, Paris, 1979.
Weisberg, Arthur. The Art of Wind Playing. Schirmer Books: New York, New York, 1975.
Weisberg, Arthur. Performing Twentieth-Century Music, a Handbook for Conductors and
Instrumentalists. Yale University Press, 1993.

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TECHNIQUE and PEDAGOGY:

Boland, Janice Dockendorff. Method for the One-Keyed Flute. University of California Press,
1997.
Chapman, F. B. Flute Technique. Oxford University Press.
Debost, Michel. The Simple Flute from A to Z. Oxford University Press, New York, New York,
2002.
Dick, Robert. The Other Flute: A Performance Manual of Contemporary Technique. Oxford
University Press: London, 1975.
Dick, Robert. The Other Flute, Tone Development Through Extended Techniques. Obtain from:
Robert Dick, 10 Leonard Street, New York, New York, 1978.
Estevan, Pilar. Talking with Flutists. Edu-tainment LTD, P.O. Box 769, Radio City Station,
New York, New York, 1976.
The Flutist’s Handbook: A Pedagogy Anthology. The National Flute Association. Santa
Clarita, California, 1998.
Galway, James. Flute. Schirmer Books: New York, New York, 1982.
Gartner, Jochen. The Vibrato. English Translation by Einar W. Anderson. Gustv Bosse Verlag
Regensburg, Germany, 1981.
Howell, Thomas. The Avant-Garde Flute. A Handbook for Composers and Flutists. University
of California Press, 1974.
Jordan, James. The Musician’s Soul. GIA Publications, Chicago, 1999.
Krell, John. Kincaidiana. Trio Associates: Culver City, California, 1973.
Kujala, Walfrid. The Flutist's Progress. Progress Press, 1261 Ash Street, Winnetka,
Illinois, 60093, 1970.
Larsen, Grey. The Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle. Mel Bay, 2003.
McCaskill Mizzy & Gilliam, Dona. Mel Bay’s Complete Irish Flute Book. Mel Bay, Pacific,
Missouri, 1997.
Nyfenger, Thomas. Music and the Flute. Thomas Nyfenger, 159 Shore Drive, Guilford,
Connecticut, 06437, 1986.
Pellerite, James. A Modern Guide to Fingerings for the Flute. Zalo Publications:
Bloomington, Indiana.
Phelan, James & Brody, Mitchell D. The Complete Guide to the Flute. Conservatory
Publications: Boston, Massachusetts, 1980.
Sand. Barbara Lourie. Teaching Genius. Dorothy DeLay and the Making of a Musician.
Amadeus Press, Portland, Oregon, 2000.
Soldan, Robin and Mellersh Jeanie. Illustrated Fluteplaying. London-Minstead Publications,
Minstead, England, 1986, 1993.
Stevens, Roger S. Artistic Flute Technique and Study. Highland Music Company, 1311 North
Highland Avenue, Hollywood, California, 1967.
Stokes, Sheridon & Condon, Richard A. Illustrated Method for Flute. Trio Associates:
Culver City, California, 1971.
Stokes, Sheridon & Condon, Richard A. Special Effects for Flute. Trio Associates:
Culver City, California.
Vallely Fintan. Timber, The Flute Tutor. Mel Bay, Pacific, Missouri, 1987.
Weait, Christopher. Bassoon Strategies for the Next Level. Christopher Weait, 272
Longfellow, Worthington, Ohio 43085-3021, 2003.
Weisberg, Arthur. Performaing Twentieth-Century Music, A Handbook for Conductors and
Instrumentalists. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1993.
Wye, Trevor. Proper Flute Playing. Novello, London, 1988.

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Alexander, Body and Breathing Books

Conable, Barbara & Conable, William. How to Learn the Alexander Technique, A Handbook
for Students. Andover Press, Columbus, Ohio, 1995.
Conable, Barbara and Conable, Ben. What Every Musician Needs to Know About the Body.
Andover Press.
Conable, Barbara. The Structures and Movement of Breathing. GIA Publications, Chicago,
Illinois, 2000.
Frederiksen, Brian. Arnold Jacobs: Song and Wind. WindSong Press Limited, 1996.
Kapit, Wynn & Elson, Lawrence M. The Anatomy Coloring Book. Harper & Row, New York,
1977.
Loehr, James and Migdow, Jeffrey. Breathe in, Breathe Out. Time Life Books, New York, New
York, 1986, 1999.
Pearson, Lea. Body Mapping for Flutists: What Every Flute Teacher Needs to Know About
the Body.
Wilson, Thomas. Wind and Voice. Minim Books: Ireland. 1984.

Performance Enhancement Books

Gallwey, W. Timothy. The Inner Game of Tennis. Random House: New York, New York, 1974.
Gallwey, W. Timothy & Green, Barry. The Inner Game of Music. Anchor Press: Garden City,
New York, 1986.
Greene, Don. Audition Success. ProMind Music, New York, New York, 1998.
Greene, Don. Fight Your Fear and Win. Broadway Books, New York, 2001.
Greene, Don. A Performance Success. Routledge, A Theatre Arts Book, New York and London,
2002.
Mack, Gary with David Casstevens. Mind Gym, An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence.
Contemporary Books, a division of McGraw Hill, 2001.

Practicing Books

Bruser, Madeline. The Art of Practicing. A Guide to Making Music From the Heart. Bell Tower,
New York, 1997.
Ristad, Eloise. A Soprano on Her Head. Real People Press: Moab, Utah, 1982.

Career Enhancing Books

Beeching, Angela Myles. Beyond Talent. Creating a Successful Career in Music. Oxford
University Press, 2005.

MAGAZINES and JOURNALS

Flute Quarterly, official magazine of the National Flute Association
Join the NFA, write to: Phyllis Pemberton
P.O. Box 800597
Santa Clarita, CA 91380-0597
Student membership dues are $17.00 per year
Flute Talk, write to: The Instrumentalist Company
1418 Lake Street
Evanston, Illinois
Subscriptions cost $8.00 per year (for five copies of each issue); single copies cost $13.50 per year.

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