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Part I: The recorder and flute in Italy in Vivaldi's time: The emancipation of the recorder and flute ; Straight and cross flutes ; The recorder and flute in Venice: the role of amateur players ; The recorder and flute in Venice : the first professional players ; Other players of the recorder and flute associated with Vivaldi ; Missing workshops and instruments -- Part II: Vivaldi's music for recorder and flute: Vivaldi's sonatas for recorder and flute ; Vivaldi's chamber concertos with recorder or flute ; Vivaldi's flute concertos ; Vivaldi's recorder concertos ; Vivaldi's concertos for flautino ; The concerto for two flutes ; The concertos with multiple soloists and orchestra ; The recorder and flute in Vivaldi's vocal music ; Remarks on instrumental technique ; Conclusions ; Postscript: a late discovery ; Inventory of the works for recorder and flute by Antonio Vivaldi

Written from the perspective of a professional baroque flautist and recorder-player, this book aims to shed light on the array of sizes and tunings of the recorder and transverse flute families as they relate to Antonio Vivaldi's compositions. It also includes a discussion of the much-disputed chronology of Vivaldi's works