This book is the complete history and development of one of the most beautiful musical instruments, the flute. It chronicles the development from the simple cylinder of the middle ages and Renaissance, to the radical alterations by Theobald Boehm, making it the flute that is played today. It contains many informative sections on the flute, such as how flutes work, baroque flutes, the classical period of Mozart and Haydn, the development of the modern flute, and even eccentric flutes. It’s also illustrated with many vintage and black and white photographs from the greatest collection of flutes in Britain, the Bate Collection of Historical Instruments in Oxford. This fascinating and informative book will be a welcome addition to any music lovers’ library.