Violin technique and performance practice in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries / Robin Stowell.

Author/creator Stowell, Robin
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1985.
Descriptionxv, 411 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm.
Subjects

SeriesCambridge musical texts and monographs
Cambridge musical texts and monographs. ^A261190
Contents The development of the bow, the violin and its fittings -- The posture of the player -- Holding the violin -- Holding the bow; the fundamental bow stroke -- Fundamental left-hand technique -- Timbre and tone production -- Double and multiple stopping -- Bow strokes and their execution -- Special effects -- Pitch, tuning and intonation -- General remarks on expression, performance and style -- Phrasing and accentuation -- Specific ornamentation (agrements du chant) -- Improvisation.
Abstract This volume is one of the first to examine in detail the numerous violin treatises of the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. It provides a scholarly historical and technical guide to violin pedagogical method, technique and performance practice during the most critical period in the history of the instrument. Extracts in translation from the most significant and authoritative sources are presented with introductions, commentary, illustrations, extensive musical examples and a glossary of specific ornaments.
General noteIncludes index.
Bibliography noteBibliography: pages 392-400.
LCCN 84014246
ISBN0521232791

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Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML855 .S8 1985 ✔ Available Place Hold