The Other Flute: A Performance Manual of Contemporary Techniques

Regarded as the Definative reference work for Flutists and Composers. A comprehensive presentation of the Flute's Sonic possibilities. Includes Multiphonics, Alternate Fingerings, Quarter Tones and Smaller Microtones, Natural Harmonics, Glissandi, Whisper Tones, Percussive Sonorites, Jet Whistle, a discussion of Techniques for Piccolo, Alto and Bass Flutes and more.

CONTENIDO:

Introduction

Special signs and distributions of parameters

1. The traditional flute
-Mechanics of the Boehm flute
-Different varieties of concert flutes
-Fourth octave pitches
-The piccolo, alto and bass flutes
-Traditional flute writing

2. Single sounds
-Tone coloration: Natural harmonics. Fingerings of pitches in the chromatic scale
-Microtones: Quarter-tone scales for close and open-hole flutes. Microtonal segments. Microtonal scale of all flutes
-Glissandi

3. Multiple sonorities
-Multiple sonorities based on natural harmonics
-Multiple sonorities based on fingerings of pitches in the chromatic scale
-Multiple sonorities based on the microtonal segments

4. Other resources
-Flutter tonguing
-Percussive sounds
-Pitch bending
-Whisper tones and residual tones
-Jet whistles
-Singing and playing simultaneously
-Circular breathing