A Choice "Best Academic" book in its first edition, The Recorder remains an essential resource for anyone who wants to know about this instrument. This new edition is thoroughly redone, takes account of the publishing activity of the years since its first publication, and still follows the original organization.
Preface Acknowledgments Advice on Obtaining Sources
1. General
Bibliographies of Writings on the Recorder (and Bibliographic Essays)
2.
General Surveys and Writings Covering Several Topics
3. Etymology,
Terminology, Symbolism, and Literary References
4. Periods: Historical
5.
Periods: Modern
6. Studies of Particular Sizes of Recorder
7. Art and
Iconography
8. Humor, Fantasy, and Fiction
9. Instrument Makers and
Instruments: Historical
10. Collections of Historical Instruments
11.
Instrument Makers: Modern
12. Construction and Design
13. Acoustics and
Other Scientific Studies
14. Instrument Making and Manufacture
15. Choice
of Instrument
16. Maintenance, Improvement, and Restoration
17.
Historical Methods (Tutors) and Treatises
18. Performance Practices
(Historical)
19. Technique and Performance (Modern)
20. New Techniques in
Contemporary Recorder Music
21. Ensembles
22. Pedagogy and Study
23.
Biographies: Historical
24. Biographies and Interviews: Modern
25.
Bibliographies and Discographies of Recorder Music
26. Repertory: General
27. Repertory: Medieval and Renaissance
28. Repertory: Baroque, Classical,
and Romantic
29. Repertory: Modern
30. Societies
31. The Future of
Research on the Recorder: My View in 2002 Appendix: Communications in the
FoMRHI Quarterly Index
