Nancy Toff
Biographic Data
| ID | 2363642 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nancy Toff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nancy |
| FAMILY NAME | Toff |
| SIGNATURE | TOFF N |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Monarch of the Flute
Georges Barrère (1876–1944) holds a preeminent place in the history of American flute playing. Best known for two of the landmark works that are dedicated to him — the Poem of Charles Tomlinson Griffes and Density 21.5 by Edgard Varèse — he was the most prominent early exemplar of the Paris Conservatoire tradition in the United States and set a new standard for American woodwind performance. Barrère's story is a musical tale of two cities, and th…
Monarch of the flute
"Georges Barrere (1876-1944) holds a preeminent place in the history of American flute playing. Best known for two of the landmark works that were written for him - the Poem of Charles Tomlinson Griffes and Density 21.5 by Edgard Varese - he was the most prominent early exemplar of the Paris Conservatoire tradition in the United States and set a new standard for American woodwind performance." "Barrere's story is a musical tale of two cities, and…
The New Century, 1901–05
This chapter examines the career development of Georges Barrère during the period from 1901 to 1905. In 1901, Barrère was confronted with a difficult situation as an entrepreneur because an active chamber music scene was only appreciated by a select few and ignored by much of the public and press. However, with the official endorsement of a government subvention, Barrère's Société des Instruments à Vent (SMIV) became better known in fashionable c…
The Flute Book
Teachers and flutists at all levels will welcome the return of Nancy Toff’s unique one-stop guide to the flute and its music. Organized into four main parts--The Instrument, Performance, The Music, and Repertoire Catalog--the book begins with a description of the instrument and its making, offers information on choosing and caring for a flute, sketches a history of the flute, and discusses differences between members of the flute family. In the P…
Flute
The Flute Book
Teachers and flutists at all levels will welcome the return of Nancy Toff’s unique one-stop guide to the flute and its music. Organized into four main parts--The Instrument, Performance, The Music, and Repertoire Catalog--the book begins with a description of the instrument and its making, offers information on choosing and caring for a flute, sketches a history of the flute, and discusses differences between members of the flute family. In the P…
Flute
The Flute Book
Teachers and flutists at all levels will welcome the return of Nancy Toff’s unique one-stop guide to the flute and its music. Organized into four main parts--The Instrument, Performance, The Music, and Repertoire Catalog--the book begins with a description of the instrument and its making, offers information on choosing and caring for a flute, sketches a history of the flute, and discusses differences between members of the flute family. In the P…
Monarch of the Flute
Georges Barrère (1876–1944) holds a preeminent place in the history of American flute playing. Best known for two of the landmark works that are dedicated to him — the Poem of Charles Tomlinson Griffes and Density 21.5 by Edgard Varèse — he was the most prominent early exemplar of the Paris Conservatoire tradition in the United States and set a new standard for American woodwind performance. Barrère's story is a musical tale of two cities, and th…
Monarch of the flute
"Georges Barrere (1876-1944) holds a preeminent place in the history of American flute playing. Best known for two of the landmark works that were written for him - the Poem of Charles Tomlinson Griffes and Density 21.5 by Edgard Varese - he was the most prominent early exemplar of the Paris Conservatoire tradition in the United States and set a new standard for American woodwind performance." "Barrere's story is a musical tale of two cities, and…
The New Century, 1901–05
This chapter examines the career development of Georges Barrère during the period from 1901 to 1905. In 1901, Barrère was confronted with a difficult situation as an entrepreneur because an active chamber music scene was only appreciated by a select few and ignored by much of the public and press. However, with the official endorsement of a government subvention, Barrère's Société des Instruments à Vent (SMIV) became better known in fashionable c…
Art (3 works) · Art history (3 works) · Flute (3 works) · Flute music (2 works) · Musicology and Musical Analysis (2 works) · 1876-1944 (1 work) · Acoustics (1 work) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Articulation (sociology (1 work)