Johann george tromlitz biography sample
BIO of myself, Johann George Tromlitz ().!
Johann George Tromlitz was born on the 8th of November of in Reinsdorf He left in to spend more time teaching, writing, and making flutes.
Ardal Powell, The Flute
(Yale Musical Instrument Series, )
For far too long, the story of the flute has been told as a dreary parade of mechanical developments that transformed the crude instruments of a benighted past into the advanced technical marvel of today.
In fact, the story is much more interesting than that.
Now that we know more about how earlier music was conceived and performed, we can see that changes in the instrument, in music, and in performance technique have been interrelated all along.
Mechanical development takes its rightful place in this new history, notably for the early 19th century when it became the focus of particular attention.
But the story's main outlines highlight matters that still play a part in how the flute and flute-playing are changing today: shifting musical styles and performance situations, commercial and economic concerns, education, personalities, and politics.
Once the dusty pastime of antiquarians, the history of the flute and flu