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Theobald Böhm as a Flute Maker

by Ludwig Böhm, great-great-grandson ***We continue the publication of a series of articles by Ludwig Böhm from“Commemorative Writing on the occasion of Theobald Böhm’s 200th Birthday, Munich 1994”, gradually approaching the celebration of Theobald Böhm’s 230th birthday on April 9, 2024. 1) Professional career as a flute maker After some time of playing, Theobald Böhm became dissatisfied with his flageolet…

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Testate artigianali per flauto “OFZ – Zaralli”

L’idea di un flautista per i flautisti di Onorio Zaralli A metà degli anni Novanta, durante un soggiorno estivo sulle Dolomiti, ebbi un’intuizione improvvisa… Passeggiavo sui sentieri dei boschi di abete, proprio lì, dove Antonio Stradivari si recava per scegliere gli alberi da cui ricavare il legno per i suoi violini. Sono stato sempre affascinato dal legno, dagli oggetti…

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Open Questions in the Theobald Böhm Research

by Ludwig Böhm (1.12.2023) ***We continue the publication of a series of articles by Ludwig Böhm from“Commemorative Writing on the occasion of Theobald Böhm’s 200th Birthday, Munich 1994”, gradually approaching the celebration of Theobald Böhm’s 230th birthday in 2024. 1) Where is the original of Theobald’s flute workshop book, which was copied by Anna Böhm (workshop Theobald Böhm) and Dr….

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Флейта оригинальной системы Бёма

Автор – Марина Вологдина Существует точка зрения, что возможная нелюбовь В. А. Моцарта к флейте была вызвана несовершенством инструмента той эпохи, что ограничивало творческую фантазию композитора. В эпоху классицизма и предшествовавшего ему барокко флейта обладала целым рядом акустических, интонационных и технических недостатков: разнородность звучания регистров, провалы и фальшь в звучании как отдельных звуков, так и отрезков диапазона, сложность и…

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