Part One: The woodwind today -- 1. General introduction -- 2.The flute -- 3. Reeds and reed-making -- 4. The oboe -- 5. The clarinet -- 6. The bassoon -- Part Two: History -- 7. The primitive flute world -- 8. Early reed instruments and double-piping -- 9. Medieval wind music -- 10. The sixteenth century and the consorts -- 11. The eighteenth century and the classical woodwind -- 12. Mechanization