There is a fundamental period in the training of every adept in which music can only be perceived as the realization of a splendid instrumental technique, or as the expression of the most intimate sensibilities: Notes of a flutist directs towards this second attitude, the most significant one for those who choose to cultivate a profound and certainly ineffable art. The book is the collection of many experiences gained during an entire career that has seen Mario Ancillotti in the most diverse act...