The Flute and Flute Playing (Revised)Paperback - Revised, 17 March 2011

The flute (or closely related instruments) has been known since prehistoric times, but up until the middle of the 19th century it was still far from being a satisfactory instrument, despite the quantity of important music that had been written for it. Its tone was poor and thin, its volume was low, its keying system was innefficient, and it was very difficult to play.