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 smallbut unique niche in musical history. Mac Millan 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.
DOUGLAS MACMILLAN is an organologist and music historian living in Guildford, UK. He holds doctoral degrees from the University of Oxford and the Royal College of Music.
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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
Circa l’autore
DOUGLAS MACMILLAN is an organologist and music historian living in Guildford, UK. He holds doctoral degrees from the University of Oxford and the Royal College of Music.
