The Flute

The history of the flute by Anja WeinbergerThe development of the musical repertoire using the flute as an example What is it actually like with our literature? Every time it had its instruments, every instrument had its possibilities. On the other hand, music is not...

Instrument maker family Lot by Anja WeinbergerThe Lot family of instrument makers - French flute making at the highest level and with a long traditionTo this day, flutists speak of the "french model", i.e. the "French system", for certain flutes. Where does that...

The Mannheim School by Anja WeinbergerThe Mannheim School – the symphony orchestra of the future is bornOn December 31, 1742, Charles IV Theodor takes over the regency as Count Palatine, Elector of the Palatinate and Duke of Jülich-Berg, as had been planned since the...

Who knows Theobald Böhm? by Anja WeinbergerThis question is very easy to answer: we flutists in particular know Theobald Böhm. He was a brilliant musician and is still considered one of the greatest inventors in the history of musical instrument making. But he was...