Theo Todman's Book Collection (Book-Paper Abstracts)

Contents

1. INTRODUCTION - 1
2. PART ONE: HISTORY
   … Chapter One: Early History Up To 1800 - 5
   … … Other Members of The Family: Alto Oboe - 15
   … … Tenor Oboe - 15
   … Chapter Two: Introduction of The Mechanized Oboe - 17
   … … The Bass Oboe and Heckelphone - 26
3. PART TWO: THE REED AND THE OBOIST
   … Chapter Three: The Reed - 31
   … … Reed Making Equipment - 32
   … … Gouging - 37
   … … Shaping - 38
   … … Binding - 40
   … … Scraping - 42
   … … Cor Anglais Reeds - 48
   … … Oboe D'Amore Reeds - 49
   … Chapter Four: General Aspects of Modern Techniques - 50
   … … Maintenance - 50
   … … The Teacher - 53
   … … Producing the First Sound - 53
   … … Embouchure - 54
   … … Posture - 58
   … … Scales - 69
   … … Breath Control - 70
   … … Inhaling - 72
   … … Articulation and Attack - 76
   … … Dynamics - 81
   … … Tone Quality - 86
   … … Vibrato - 87
   … … Tone Quality of the Cor Anglais - 93
4. PART THREE: THE MUSIC
   … Chapter Five: Playing Baroque Music - 97
   … … (By Edwin Roxburgh)
   … … The Problem - 97
   … … Tone Quality - 98
   … … Henry Purcell - 100
   … … Modern Editions - 102
   … … Style - 103
   … … Ornaments - 107
   … Chapter Six: Playing Classical Music - 134
   … … Inserting a Cadenza - 140
   … … Classical Orchestral Technique - 143
   … Chapter Seven: Playing Romantic Music - 149
   … Chapter Eight: 20th Century Music - 158
   … … The Rise of the Solo Oboist - 158
   … … Recording - 161
   … … Orchestral Considerations - 163
   … Chapter Nine: The Contemporary World - 166
   … … (By Edwin Roxburgh)
   … … Embouchure and Reed - 167
   … … Single Sounds - 170
   … … Multiphonic Procedures - 177
   … … Homogeneous Chords - 178
   … … Homogeneous Chords Mixed With Single Notes - 179
   … … Double Harmonics - 179
   … … Electronics and General Considerations - 181
5. APPENDICES
   … Appendix I: List of Manufacturers - 185
   … Appendix II: The Oboe Repertoire - 186
   … Appendix III: Fingering Charts - 211