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FLUTE & CLARINET

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A wonderfully fascinating and truly unique collection of almost 100 rare, out-of-print and antique books compiled together for the first time on one USB flash drive covering the history, construction and method of THE FLUTE, CLARINET & WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS.

Discover the history and development of this most ancient of instruments, their makers and the methods of playing them. Read about the construction and preservation of the flute, the clarinet, the piccolo and similar woodwind instruments. Master the various methods of playing the flute and rules for fingering, with exercises in the most useful keys as well as progressive lessons. Learn how to select the right instrument to suit your needs and how to maintain it. Explore ancient songs, airs and melodies adapted especially for the flute player.

Some of the books contained within this collection are extremely hard-to-find (several date as far back as the 1700s) and will provide a valuable library of reference material. Overall, an absolute must for the flute or clarinet student and anyone with an interest in woodwind instruments. The full list of titles included speaks for itself….

This superb compilation of 98 vintage books provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader. All of the books have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to read on your laptop or computer, or transfer to tablet, smartphone, kindle or e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages. Most of the works are written in English with several additional works in French.

This is without doubt the most extensive collection of its kind - compiled over time by rare-book-collections, and only available here!

The Full List of Titles Included is as Follows:

32 etudes for clarinet - C. Rose (1913)

A complete preceptor for the German flute - being an introduction to the art of playing on that instrument - G. E. Blake (1814)

A composite music volume, containing The flute player's pocket companion - D. Ruggles-Brise (1816)

A new and complete preceptor for the clarinet - G. E. Blake (1804)

A new and complete preceptor for the German flute - unknown author (1803)

A new preceptor for the German flute - G. Graupner (1862)

A popular account of ancient musical instruments and their development - W. Lynd (1897)

A selection of Scotch, English, Irish, and foreign airs - adapted to the fife, violin, or German-flute - D. Ruggles-Brise (1801)

A theoretical & practical essay on the Boehm flute - J. Clinton (1845)

Advanced studies for the clarinet - V. Polatscheck (1921)

An essay on the construction of flutes, with an explanation of the principles of acoustics applicable to the manufacture of wind instruments - T. Bohm (1882)

An illustrated history of the flute and sketch of the successive improvements made in the flute - A. G. Badger (1861)

Blake's young flutist's magazine, containing popular airs arranged for two or three flutes - G. E. Blake (1833)

Boosey's universal clarinet tutor (1857)

Boston flute instruction book; a complete school for the flute containing progressive exercises, marches, quick-steps, waltzes, popular melodies, jigs, etc; - C. Keith (1904)

Calliope, or, English harmony Vol. 1 (1746)

Calliope, or, English harmony Vol. 2 (1746)

Celebrated method for the clarinet - H. Klose (1898)

Clogs, hornpipes, reels, & jigs - G. W. Allen (1921)

Complete method for clarinet - C. Baermann (1918)

Complete method for the flute Vol. 1 - H. Soussmann (1903)

Complete method for the flute Vol. 2 - H. Soussmann (1903)

Complete method for the flute Vol. 3 - H. Soussmann (1903)

Crosby's Irish musical repository, a choice selection of esteemed Irish songs adapted for the voice, violin and German flute (1813)

Daily exercises and scales, clarinet - G. Pares (1912)

Dance music for flute and piano, or reed organ - S. Winner (1870)

Dix-huit exercices ou Études dans tous les tons pour la flûte, pour se former au mécanisme de toutes les petites clefs - T. Berbiguier (1818)

Dressler's selection of beauties with embellishments for the flute - R. Dressler (1823)

Drum and flute duty for the infantry branch of the Army with instructions for the training of drummers and flautists, etc - A. W. Inglis (1887)

English music, 1604 to 1904 - unknown author (1906)

Eureka Method for the Flageolet - S. Winner (1915)

Flute and guitar Vol. 1 - P. Butler (1822-67)

Flute and guitar Vol. 2 - P. Butler (1822-67)

Flute and trumpet music - J. Haydn (1897)

Foundation to clarinet playing, an elementary method - C. Reinecke (1919)

Foundation to flute playing, an elementary method - E. F. Wagner (1918)

G. Graupner's complete preceptor for the German flute - G. Graupner (1797)

Gamuet of playing the flute - W. Love (1843)

Hamilton's universal tune-book - a collection of the melodies of all nations, adapted for violin, flute, clarinet, etc. - A. W. Inglis (1853)

Hannam's selection of celbrated Irish melodies, properly arranged either as solos or duetts, for the German flute, patent flageolet, or violin (1810)

History of the Boehm flute - C. Welch (1896)

Howe's new clarionett instructor - E. Howe (1860)

Instructions for the clarionette (1904)

Instructions for the German Flute pt. 1 - T. Monzani (1867)

Instructions for the German Flute pt. 2 - T. Monzani (1867)

Instructions for the German Flute pt. 3 - T. Monzani (1867)

Kendall's clarinet instruction book, a complete school for the clarinet - J. Kendall (1851)

L'etude de la nouvelle flute - L. Dorus (1845)

Manuscript entries bound with Instructions for the German flute (1827)

Méthode pour la flûte, ou, Traité complet & raisonné pour apprendre à jouer de cet instrument - L. Drouet (1827)

National flute teacher; comprising concise and simple rules of instruction and a complete and beautiful variety of popular airs, quicksteps, marches, waltzes, quadrilles, etc. - C. Jewett (1854)

New and Complete Instructions for the Flute - R. Dressler (1821)

Nouvelle méthode pour la flûte, divisée en trois parties - T. Berbiguier (1800)

Peters' improved school for the flute - containing elements of music, instructions for the flute, rules for fingering, exercises in the most useful keys, together with progressive lessons (1862)

Preceptive lessons for the flute - C. Nicholson (1821)

Principes de la flute traversiere, ou flute d'Allemagne de la flute a bec, ou flute douce, et du haut-nois, divisez par traitez - J. Hotteterre (1722)

Rapid progress exercises for the clarinet - H. Grieb (1913)

Rubank elementary method - for flute or piccolo - A. C. Peterson (1921)

Selmer Wind Instruments Catalog (1903)

Shuster's flute music - containing all necessary instructions, so simplified that a knowledge of the instrument may be attained without a master - W. H. Shuster (1857)

Six lectures on the recorder and other flutes in relation to literature - C. Welch (1911)

Sonatas or chamber aires for a German flute, violin, or harpsicord - G. F. Handel (1735)

The Amateur's first book, or, The Flute without a master, containing an analysis of the rudiments of music, arranged on an entirely new system in progressive lessons - unknown author (1844)

The Caledonia collection - containing about 200 Scotch reels, hornpipes, songs, strathspeys, dances, etc - E. Howe (1860)

The Caledonian pocket companion - in seven volumes, containing all the favourite Scotch tunes with variations for the German flute - J. Oswald (1745)

The Caledonian pocket companion in six volumes, containing all the favourite Scotch tunes with their variations for the German flute - D. Ruggles-Brise (1747)

The Caledonian pocket companion, being a collection of the favourite Scotch tunes for the German flute - D. Stuart (1771)

The champion school for the flute - containing full and complete instructions for learning the instrument - C. Lazare (1865)

The Compleat Tutor for the Fife (1802)

The compleat tutor for the German-flute, containing the easiest and most modern methods for learners to play - C & S Thompson (1780)

The delightful pocket companion for the German flute - D. Ruggles-Brise (1763)

The flute and flute-playing in acoustical, technical, and artistic aspects - T. Bohm (1922)

The flute made easy, being a progressive method of study (1878)

The flute without a master - containing new and complete rules and exercises, with full directions in tongueing, and all necessary instructions - O. Ditson (1851)

The garland of Scotia - a musical wreath of Scottish song, with descriptive and historical notes, adapted for the voice, flute, violin, etc. - J. Turnbull (1841)

The Jullien collection of flute and violin music - L. A. Jullien (1854)

The musical entertainer Vol. 1 - G. Bickham (1740)

The musical entertainer Vol. 2 - G. Bickham (1740)

The musical miscellany, being a collection of choice songs, set to the violin and flute, by the most eminent masters Vol. 1 (1729)

The musical miscellany, being a collection of choice songs, set to the violin and flute, by the most eminent masters Vol. 2 (1729)

The musical miscellany, being a collection of choice songs, set to the violin and flute, by the most eminent masters Vol. 3 (1729)

The musical miscellany, being a collection of choice songs, set to the violin and flute, by the most eminent masters Vol. 4 (1729)

The musical miscellany, being a collection of choice songs, set to the violin and flute, by the most eminent masters Vol. 5 (1729)

The musical miscellany, being a collection of choice songs, set to the violin and flute, by the most eminent masters Vol. 6 (1729)

The story of the flute - H. M. Fitzgibbon (1914)

Transposing method for the clarinet - E. Herman (1913)

Tusayan flute and snake ceremonies - J. W. Fewkes (1901)

Tutor for the flute or fife, with fifty-two popular airs - S. Winton (1919)

Twelve English and twelve Irish airs with variations, set for the German flute, violin or harpsichord - B. Thumoth (1746)

Twenty-five operatic fantasias for flute with piano accompaniment - J. S. Cox (1884)

Winner's excelsior collection for the flute - S. Winner (1864)

Winner's new school for the clarionet - S. Winner (1870)

Winner's new school for the flute - S. Winner (1870)

Winner's perfect guide for the clarionet - S. Winner (1861)

Winner's primary school for the flute; a thorough and complete course of instruction for the flute - S. Winner (1872)

Winner's tunes of the world - S. Winer (1863)

Wragg's flute preceptor, or the whole art of playing the German flute - J. Wragg (1850)

An absolute must for anyone with an interest in flutes, clarinets, piccolos and other woodwind instruments – an unbelievable treasure trove of information for a very small price!

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