Product Description

Published by 1st Books Library, the 188-page book uses the four flute concerti of C.P.E. Bach and their nearly identical harpsichord versions as models to examine C.P.E. Bach’s and Quantz’s advice about a variety of appoggiaturas and trills: how to recognize the type of appoggiatura or trill that one might find in music of the mid-eighteenth century and how to determine the execution of the ornament that will best enhance the musical phrase. The book extracts, organizes, and compares the sometimes conflicting advice of C.P.E. Bach and J.J. Quantz regarding just about every type of appoggiatura, trill, and hybrid ornament that the two musicians discuss throughout their treatises. It lends insight to the differences in performing the ornamentation found in the baroque music of J.S. Bach’s era versus the rococo music of C.P.E. Bach and his contemporaries, or music from the classical period, including Haydn and Mozart. Numerous musical examples are included throughout the book, and there is a comprehensive index for quick reference of a particular ornament or ornamentation concept.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #327640 in Books
• Published on: 2001-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 188 pages

Review
"Clearly, the author is knowledgeable about ornamentation...suggestions are well researched, and her knowledge of the subject is very thorough." -- American Music Teacher Magazine, August/September 2002

"Given the fact that both composers worked for Frederick the Great...this comparison gives an interesting insight into ornamentation." -- Recorder Magazine, Summer 2002

"Palmer writes in a clear, conversational style and provides thoughtful analysis of the ornaments...Each ornament is carefully described..." -- Flute Talk Magazine, July/August 2002

About the Author
Dr. Kris Palmer made her New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall in 2001 to rave reviews as a winner in the Artists International Competition. The New York Concert Review called Palmer's performance "incisive and expressive...particularly enchanting...with sensuous tone and pace." Noted for her performances of music from the eighteenth century, Palmer has performed the concerti of C.P.E. Bach and Mozart in the United States and Europe. This year Palmer released her first solo CD, Versailles, on the Stillwater Sound label featuring French music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries arranged by Palmer for the modern wood flute.

In 1997 Palmer was awarded second prize in the National Flute Association's Young Artist Competition in Chicago, and she was awarded first prize in the Ruth Burr Awards in Houston in 1992. She has also received top honors from the Hemphill-Wells Sorantin Young Artist Competition and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition in Texas, as well as the William C. Byrd Competition in Michigan. An avid chamber musician, Palmer formed two award-winning chamber music ensembles: the Quintetto Ruvido, winner of the 1989 Carmel Chamber Music Society Competition in Carmel, California; and the Kolphos Kwintet, recipient of an invitation to the National Endowment for the Arts' Rural Residencies program in 1993. She has also performed with the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and the Sarasota Chamber Music Festival.

After receiving her Bachelor of Music from the University of Southern California studying with the late Roger Stevens, Principal Flutist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, she went on to complete both her Master of Music and her Doctorate of Musical Arts at Rice University in Houston, where she worked under the guidance of Carol Wincenc. In addition, Palmer has studied intensively with Gaetano Schiavone, Associate-Principal Flutist of the Rome Opera and Professor of Flute at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in Rome.

As a member of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Palmer served as Acting Principal Flutist during the symphony's tours while simultaneously holding the position of Principal Flutist with the Chamber Orchestra of Albuquerque. She is also a former member of the Debut Orchestra in Los Angeles.

Dr. Palmer performs on a Verne Q. Powell modern wood flute.

Customer Reviews

A Must-Have for Aspiring Classical Flutists
Dr. Palmer has exhaustively researched ornamentation from the classical era, synthesizing the works of Quantz and Bach and contributing a considerable amount of original scholarship. The many graphical examples of ornamentation in the book make the narrative very easy to follow. You'll want to keep your flute nearby as you read this book, so that you can experiment with the affects recommended by Dr. Palmer.