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Wibb – A Flute for Life by Edward Blakeman
Paperback; 205 pages, 113 color and black & white plates
Published in 2016.
A biography of flutist William Bennett in his own words. William Bennett (Wibb) is internationally renowned as one of the greatest flute players of our time. In a glittering career spanning six decades he has toured the world performing and teaching to universal acclaim. This book explores his extraordinary lifetime devoted to the flute—and for the first time presents Wibb in his own words.
Edward Blakeman is Head of Music at BBC Radio 3. A former Chairman of Pan (the British Flute Society, he is editor of The Flute Player’s Companion (Chester Music) and numerous other musical editions, and author of Taffanel—Genius of the Flute (Oxford University Press) and The Pocket Guide to Handel (Faber & Faber).
CONTENTS:
Preface
Introduction
1-Beginnings
2-Teachers
3-Paris
4-Orchestras
5-Heroes
6-Flutes
7-Music
8-Recordings
9-Teaching
10-Playing
Conclusion
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