a comparison of the baroque and modern flutes

A comparative study of the use of the barqoue and modern flute in composition, with specific reference to ¡V Sonata IV for flute and continuo by J.S Bach, and Sonata for flute and piano by Hindemith The baroque, or transverse flute is of great interest to me, mainly because of my own flute playing experience. Since listening to a concert which included both a modern orchestra and a baroque orchestra playing together in a …showed first 75 words of 4326 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4326 total…process lost many qualities that contribute to the character of the baroque flute. Some of these are things which I consider make it so beautiful, so there were as many losses as gains resulting from the changes. The flute blends less with the strings, and the contrast between tonalities that was so dramatic, either dark and closed or bright and open, was lost also. Bibliography The Flute ¡V Principles de la Flute Traversiere - Hotteterre