Mary Cassatt was an American impressionist painter who depicted the lives of women; chiefly the intimate bond between mother and child. Her works are painted with quick brushstrokes in a pastel palette. Invited in 1877 by her friend and mentor Edgar Degas; Cassatt was one of three womenmdash;and the only Americanmdash;to join a group of artists later known as the Impressionists; which included Claude Monet and Camille Pissaro. Influenced by the Japanese prints she collected; Cassatt developed a refined drawing style that blended European and Asian effects; increasingly creating figural compositions; like The Letter (1890); with flattened forms and harmonious color combinations.
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Review
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. A near-perfect historical instrument methodBy Allen T. GarvinThis is one of the best method books Ive seen for a historical instrument. Every essential topic is covered: tuning; intonation; articulation; fingering; baroque classical ornamentation (fingering for trills off of each note; for instance). Period sources (notably Quantz; plus several others) are quoted frequently. There is also a good discussion on the differences between different historical models. Plus there is a wealth of exercises and tunes from the period. While not pretending to be complete in every sense; this is far superior to many methods Ive seen for recorder and other instruments. Its also quite affordable.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Excellent introductionBy Simon-pierre GravelThis book provides a very good introduction to the one-keyed flute. It contains a lot : history; historical playing; fingering; flattement; scales; exercises; songs (mostly from english composers but you can find some Blavet).1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Baroque Flute: A ReferenceBy Music JourneyI have been working with this book quite a bit lately in my efforts to play the baroque flute. I recommend it as an important beginning to learning the baroque flute (one keyed flute or traverso). It sets out a very clear interpretation of the baroque tutors and historical reference material. Particularly important to me were the fingering charts; the scale studies;the appendix material on repertoire and the information on cleaning; maintenance and guidelines for traveling with your instrument. This review is both for the paperback and Kindle editions.
