The Present State of Music in France and Italy (1771)
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The book is a "journal of a tour" through France and Italy undertaken by English composer and music historian Charles Burney during his research for another of his works, A General History of Music. The work contains all of Burney's thoughts on each city he toured - almost 400 pages of content in total. In addition, the work contains a short glossary at the beginning to define musical terms, and a brief index at the end.
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Terminology
Throughout this text, Burney makes a few references to both the vertical and transverse flutes. The terms "German Flute" and "Common Flute" are each used once - both in reference to musicians who play those instruments. Meanwhile, the term "Flute" appears twice with both references containing the flute on a list of other instruments. This suggests that "flute" may be considered to be a catch-all term for both the "German Flute" and "Common Flute" by Boyle.
From left to right:
Page 6 of The Present State of Music in France and Italy showing the first instance of the term "flute"
Page 246 showing the one instance of the term "German flute"
Page 249 showing the one instance of the term "common flute"
Page 253 showing the second instance of the term "flute"
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Page 6 of The Present State of Music in France and Italy showing the first instance of the term "flute"
Page 246 showing the one instance of the term "German flute"
Page 249 showing the one instance of the term "common flute"
Page 253 showing the second instance of the term "flute"
Retrieved from The Internet Archive
