The Flute and Flute-Playing in Acoustical, Technical, and Artistic Aspects (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Flute and Flute-Playing in Acoustical, Technical, and Artistic AspectsThe preparation of the English edition Of this last work Of Boehm's has been a labor Of love, and the writer hopes that its study will make still better known Boehm's very careful and complete investigations, and will lead to a full appreciation Of his remarkable improvements in the ¿ute. His greatest desire was to elevate the art of music, but he was also possessed Of the true scientific spirit, and has described his designs and practical constructions very explicitly. In 1847 he wrote: The surest proof of the authenticity Of my inventions, I believe Will consist in describing the motives I had in their development, and in explaining the acoustical and mechanical principles which I made use of for he alone - is capable Of carrying out a rational work, who can give a complete account Of the why and wherefore Of every detail from the conception to the completion. Judged by this criterion, Boehm deserves the highest credit, for he has given an account - almost beyond criticism, and perhaps the best ever given for any musical instrument - Oi the why and wherefore Of the ¿ute.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.