The Renaissance Flute

A Contemporary Guide

Kate Clark and Amanda Markwick

First comprehensive handbook for the renaissance flute
Draws on the extensive experience of two of the world's leading renaissance flute performers
Provides a complete guide to both practical and theoretical aspects of the instrument and its repertoire

The Renaissance Flute

A Contemporary Guide

Kate Clark and Amanda Markwick

Description

The renaissance flute, with its rich history, stunning repertoire, and mellow tone, has attracted a significant following among flutists, whether they specialize in modern flute or historical instruments. Yet, actually delving into the study of renaissance flute has proven a challenge - there exists a confusing array of editions of renaissance music, specialized (and often expensive) facsimiles of manuscripts and early prints, and in unfamiliar notations, while at the same time there is a dearth of resources for beginners. Confronting this challenge with the first ever practitioners' handbook for renaissance flute, Kate Clark and Amanda Markwick offer flutists of all levels a clear and accessible introduction to the world and repertoire of the instrument. In The Renaissance Flute: A Contemporary Guide, Clark and Markwick cover all aspects, from practicalities such as buying and maintaining the instrument, to actual music for solo and group performance, to theory designed to improve the understanding and playing of renaissance polyphony. This approach enables students to immerse themselves at their own pace and build on their skills with each chapter. With nearly 40 full pages of exercises, and a companion website with recorded examples and filmed instructions from the authors, The Renaissance Flute provides professionals and newcomers alike a new entryway into the world and practice of renaissance music.

The Renaissance Flute

A Contemporary Guide

Kate Clark and Amanda Markwick

Foreword
Preface

1. Introduction
2. Instruments: Materials, Pitch, Makers, and Maintenance
3. Playing the Flute: Sound, Fingerings, and Articulation
4. Playing Together: Sound, Tuning, and Temperament in Consort Playing
5. Exercises
6. Introduction to the Music
7. Music Suitable for One Flute
8. Music Suitable for Two Flutes
9. Music Suitable for Three Flutes
10. Music Suitable for Four Flutes
11. The Renaissance Modes
12. The Hexachord
13. Musica Vera and Musica Ficta
14. Cadences in Renaissance Music
15. Renaissance Ornamentation: Diminutions and Graces
16. Notation and Transcription
17. The Haka Flute

The Renaissance Flute

A Contemporary Guide

Kate Clark and Amanda Markwick

Author Information

Kate Clark's distinguished solo, chamber and orchestral career has encompassed flutes from the 16th to the 19th centuries. She is the winner of several prizes and performs with many of Europe's most acclaimed Early Music ensembles. She is also co-founder of the Attaignant Consort and the Osmosis ensemble. Clark teaches historical flutes at the Royal Conservatorium in Den Haag (1996 -) and is regularly invited as a guest teacher/lecturer all over Europe and abroad.

Amanda Markwick plays historical flutes from the Renaissance through the early Romantic eras. She received Bachelors and Masters degrees from both Indiana University Bloomington (USA) and the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague (NL), studying with Barbara Kallaur, Kate Clark, Wilbert Hazelzet, and Barthold Kuijken. Amanda performs regularly throughout Europe in various chamber and orchestral ensembles. She lives and teaches in Berlin, Germany.

The Renaissance Flute

A Contemporary Guide

Kate Clark and Amanda Markwick

Reviews and Awards

"An invaluable guide to the lesser-known renaissance flute. Its two authors are passionate advocates of their instrument and their love of the repertoire shines through. Informative, insightful and accessible, it will be a fantastic aid to many flutists!" -- Milo Machover, Adjunct teacher of music before 1600 and renaissance flute at the University of Music (HfMDK) in Frankfurt, Germany

"An eminently useful book for all lovers and students of Renaissance Flute, and, in general, Renaissance music! Solid and clearly-explained essential theoretical concepts support the invaluable hands-on advice and accumulated experience of many years' researching, teaching and performing." -- Dr. Barthold Kuijken , (formerly Royal Conservatories of Brussels and The Hague)

"Kate Clark and Amanda Markwick have produced an invaluable guide and reference manual for the renaissance flute. The reader is invited to choose how much she wants to drill down into the details of modes, hexachords, difference tones, and alternative fingerings. In the main body of text there is enough detail to spark curiosity in the non-specialist musician. This book needs a place in the library of all music institutions as well as the bookshelves of avocational and professional flutists alike." -- Barbara Kallaur, Former Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music, Historical Performance Institute, Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University