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BAROQUE WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS For Helen Baroque Woodwind Instruments A guide to their history, repertoire and basic technique PAUL CARROLL I LONDON AND NEW YORK First published 1999 by Ashgate Publishing Published 20 16 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Copyright© 1999 Paul Carroll The author has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Carroll, Paul Baroque wind instruments : a guide to their history, repertoire and basic technique 1. Woodwind instruments - History - 17th century 2. Woodwind instruments - Methods 3. Music - 17th century 4. Music - 18th century I. Title 788.2'09'032 Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication data Carroll, Paul Baroque woodwind instruments : a guide to their history, repertoire and basic technique I Paul Carroll. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Woodwind instruments 2. Performance practice (Music - 17th century. 3. Performance practice (Music) - 18th century. I. Title. ML931.C37 1999 788.1'09'032 ---d c21 98-45856 CIP Transferred to Digital Printing 2014 MN ISBN 9781859283264 (hbk) ISBN 9781138267497 (pbk) Contents Acknowledgements VII Abbreviations and notation method IX List of illustrations X Introduction 1 Choosing an instrument 3 Performing material 5 Style and ornamentation - an overview 10 Notes 10 Sources 11 1 The bassoon 13 The repertoire of the baroque bassoon 22 Buying a bassoon 30 Playing the bassoon 34 Basic instrument maintenance 39 Recommended reading 42 Sources 42 Recommended music for beginners 43 2 The flute 45 The repertoire of the baroque flute 55 Buying a flute 74 Playing the baroque flute 74 Care of the flute 78 Notes 84 Recommended reading 85 Sources 86 Recommended music for beginners 86 3 The oboe 87 The baroque oboe 87 A brief history 87 v vi Contents The repertoire of the baroque oboe 96 Buying an oboe 110 Playing the oboe 113 Care of the instrument and common problems 114 Notes 115 Recommended further reading 115 Sources 116 Recommended music for beginners 116 4 The recorder 117 The repertoire of the baroque recorder 121 Buying a recorder 138 Care of the recorder 140 Playing the recorder 142 Recommended further reading 145 Sources 145 Recommended music for beginners 145 Appendix I The chalumeau and baroque clarinet 147 Appendix II The preparation of performing material from original sources - an introduction 149 Appendix III Fingering charts 153 Bibliography 159 Directory of makers, shops and suppliers 166 Index 175 Acknowledgements I first thought of writing a book about baroque woodwind instruments while on a long walk on Box Hill late one summer afternoon with Dr David Jones of Christ's College, Cambridge; between rehearsals for Susi Jeans' Box Hill Festival we discussed the possibility of a joint effort. However, many years were to pass before I was asked by Ashgate to write such a book. Many people help form an author's thoughts and direction, and in the case of a musician who turns his or her hand to writing, the list of influential people is often very long. First I thank my parents, Michael and Doreen, and sister Tracey Anne whose love and encouragement helped me to become a musician. I owe so much to my early teachers who encouraged me, especially Michael Frohnsdorf who cultivated my love of Vivaldi. I was fortunate to study at the local council run music school, The Newham Academy of Music, which enabled me to learn the bassoon, recorder, piano and harpsichord. My special thanks go to Edward Parker whose care and teaching helped my development at Newham, and to the many long-suffering local musicians who played in the town's symphony orchestra and who would often perform a Vivaldi-style concerto that I had hastily written on a Sunday, the following Monday evening. Mention has to be made of my longest-standing friend, Stephen Rinker, whose attempts to draw me away from the eighteenth century over the years has succeeded in part. His persistence has provided me with new perspectives both musical and philosophical. I should like to thank my teachers at the Royal College of Music: Geoffrey Gambold, Phillip Cannon, Kerry Camden, John Francis and Millicent Silver. David Ward, the pianist and conductor, taught me a huge amount about music and about life and I will forever be in his debt for the care, friendship and support that he gave so freely. It was not until I was in my mid-twenties that I met Gerrard McDonald who encouraged me to take up a number of baroque woodwind instruments, in addition to the baroque bassoon which I had already discovered. Gerrard was a great source of inspiration for many years and I will always be grateful to him for his help and friendship. Gerrard is one of a number of people who kindly read portions of this book and provided helpful suggestions on its improvement. Anthony Robson read and commented on the chapter on the baroque oboe; Dr David Rowland also made many useful suggestions. David has contributed much to my perception of music and I am most grateful to him for his kindness and friendship. I would especially like to thank Sally Civval for her support during the writing vii viii Acknowledgements of this book, as much of the work with which we are jointly involved, specifically with our company Music Management, fell on her shoulders during the book's preparation. I must express my thanks to Beryl Civval for her support and kindness over the years, and especially to the late Norman Civval who influenced my life greatly. I am extremely grateful to Konstanze Merkel for her help in translating sections of Quantz from German into English, often at extremely short notice, and to Jonathan Askey of the Early Music Shop in Bradford for providing photographs of instruments. Dr Janet Ritterman, Director of The Royal College of Music, and Dr Jeremy Cox, Dean and Deputy Director, have both given support and I would like to express my gratitude to the College for its kind financial assistance towards research for this book. At Ashgate Publishing I would like to thank Agneta Munktell and especially Rachel Lynch who has been a great support during the creation of this book. Of the many musicians who have influenced me over the years and who I have had the honour to play with I would like to thank Johannes Boer, Petronella Dittmer, Gwilym Hooson, Davitt Moroney, Ubaldo Rossi and Roderick Skeaping. Finally I should like to thank Helen, my beloved wife, to whom this book is dedicated. Her tolerance of the disruption to our home during the book's preparation was unlimited and she provided invaluable help in proofreading the text. Most of all I would like to thank her for her love and support which she has always given without reservation. Bayswater, London 1999 Abbreviations and notation method CUP Cambridge University Press EM Early Music magazine Grove Sadie, S. (ed.) (1980), The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, London: Macmillan GSJ Galpin Society Journal IUP Indiana University Press JAMIS Journal of the American Musical Instrument Association NEMA National Early Music Association OUP Oxford University Press STIMU Foundation for historical performance practice, Utrecht UNP University of Nebraska Press URP University of Rochester Press Notation For convenience, the following method has been adopted: c. B, c B c b <".' b' c" b" ~ ~: ; IJ ~ I z~ ~ il; r I ~· II J etc. IX

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