About the Author

Ardal Powell is President of Folkers & Powell, Makers of Historical Flutes, Hudson, NY, and a distinguished performer. He has written numerous books and articles on the flutes and flute-playing of the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries.

Reviews

"Nobody but the renowned Ardal Powell could write such a comprehensive, engaging history of the flute.... His writing is clear and scholarly, but also active and fluent. This important resource is an achievement that ought to find its way to a wide audience."