Marcel Moyse: De la Sonorité / Version Japonaise: Flute: Study

On Sonority: Art and Technique / Ãœber Tonbildung: Kunst und Technik-This is the Japanese version of De la Sonorité a book published in 1934 and written by the French flautist and composer Marcel Moyse (1889-1984) proposing a method to acquire a beautiful sonority on the Flute. Created for the use of advanced flautists the exercises should give a means to the players to transform their sounds and obtain a different and better tone. De la Sonorité is divided into five parts: 1. Timbre and homogeneity of tone in the 3 registers 2. Suppleness of tone (especially in the low register) 3. Attacking and slurring notes 4.Fullness of tone 5. Management of tone in interpretation Considered as a maestro by some musicians Marcel Moyse has composed many Flute methods and exercise books also published by Alphonse Leduc such as Gammes et Arpèges (1933) Exercices Journaliers (1922) and Mécanisme-Chromatisme (1927). His methods are widely used and recognised worldwide.