Cuban Flute Style: Interpretation and Improvisation

By Sue Miller

In Cuban Flute Style: Interpretation and Improvisation, Sue Miller--music historian, charanga flute player, and former student of Richard Eg es--examines the early-twentieth-century decorative style of flute playing in the Cuban danz n and its links with the later soloistic style of the 1950s as exemplified by Fajardo and Eg es. Transcriptions and analyses of recorded performances demonstrate the characteristic elements of the style as well as the styles of individual players. A combination of musicological analysis and ethnomusicological fieldwork reveals the polyrhythmic and melodic aspects of the Cuban flute style, with commentary from flutists Richard Eg es, Joaqu n Oliveros, Polo Tamayo, Eddy Zervig n, and other renowned players.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810884410
• ISBN13: 9780810884410
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"