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245 14 a| The origins of bowing and the development of bowed instruments up to the thirteenth century /c| Werner Bachmann ; translated from the German by Norma Deane.;

260 a| London ;a| New York :b| Oxford University Press,c| 1969.;

300 a| xvi, 178 pages, 41 plates (1 folded) :b| illustrations, map ;c| 25 cm;

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500 a| Originally published as Die Anfänge des Streichinstrumentenspiels. 2. Aufl. Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel, 1966.;

504 a| Includes bibliography (pages 152-163) and index.;

505 0 a| The present state of research. Older literature ; Theories of the Nordic and Indian origin of bowed instruments ; Philological considerations ; Ethnomusicological considerations ; Iconographical considerations ; The position today -- The earliest traces of the use of the bow in Europe and the East. Islam. The first evidence for the use of the bow ; The rabab and other instruments ; Instruments of the kamanja type -- Byzantium. The heritage from antiquity ; Pictorial evidence ; Byzantine bowed instruments ; Where did bowing originate? -- Central Asia. The cultural background ; The musical background ; The first use of the bow ; Pictorial evidence ; The evidence of Central Asian instruments today ; Summary of the evidence -- Europe. Instruments and plectra before the introduction of the bow ; The first evidence of bowing in Europe -- Eastern Asia -- European bowed instruments in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The fidel and related chordophones. The body (Methods of construction and materials ; Shapes ; Methods of attaching strings) ; The strings (Material used ; Methods of manufacture ; The number of strings) ; The bow ; Techniques of performance (Positions ; Bowing ; Stopping) ; Tunings and drone-strings (Evidence from contemporary folk-instruments ; Medieval and later evidence) -- The hurdy-gurdy. Origin ; Construction ; Techniques of performance and musical character ; Tuning -- The bowed rote -- Bowed instruments in medieval society. Their social standing ; Their repertoire: conditions of performance ; The relation of instrumental to vocal parts, and the implications of ensemble playing ; Their tone-quality, and their effect on the listener -- Concluding summary. The origins of bowing ; Types of bowed instruments ; Strings ; Bows ; How instruments were held ; Tunings ; The hurdy-gurdy ; The bowed rote ; Social standing and conditions of performance -- Appendix A. The borderline between plucking and bowing. The problem of systematic classification ; Methods transitional between plucking and bowing -- Appendix B. Monophony and polyphony on solo instruments.;

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The origins of bowing and the development of bowed instruments up to the thirteenth century / Werner Bachmann ; translated from the German by Norma Deane.

Author/creator	Bachmann, Werner
Format	Book
Publication Info	London ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1969.
Description	xvi, 178 pages, 41 plates (1 folded) : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Subjects	Bowed stringed instruments--History. Bowed stringed instruments--Bowing.

Uniform title	Anfänge des Streichinstrumentenspiels. English
Contents	The present state of research. Older literature ; Theories of the Nordic and Indian origin of bowed instruments ; Philological considerations ; Ethnomusicological considerations ; Iconographical considerations ; The position today -- The earliest traces of the use of the bow in Europe and the East. Islam. The first evidence for the use of the bow ; The rabab and other instruments ; Instruments of the kamanja type -- Byzantium. The heritage from antiquity ; Pictorial evidence ; Byzantine bowed instruments ; Where did bowing originate? -- Central Asia. The cultural background ; The musical background ; The first use of the bow ; Pictorial evidence ; The evidence of Central Asian instruments today ; Summary of the evidence -- Europe. Instruments and plectra before the introduction of the bow ; The first evidence of bowing in Europe -- Eastern Asia -- European bowed instruments in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The fidel and related chordophones. The body (Methods of construction and materials ; Shapes ; Methods of attaching strings) ; The strings (Material used ; Methods of manufacture ; The number of strings) ; The bow ; Techniques of performance (Positions ; Bowing ; Stopping) ; Tunings and drone-strings (Evidence from contemporary folk-instruments ; Medieval and later evidence) -- The hurdy-gurdy. Origin ; Construction ; Techniques of performance and musical character ; Tuning -- The bowed rote -- Bowed instruments in medieval society. Their social standing ; Their repertoire: conditions of performance ; The relation of instrumental to vocal parts, and the implications of ensemble playing ; Their tone-quality, and their effect on the listener -- Concluding summary. The origins of bowing ; Types of bowed instruments ; Strings ; Bows ; How instruments were held ; Tunings ; The hurdy-gurdy ; The bowed rote ; Social standing and conditions of performance -- Appendix A. The borderline between plucking and bowing. The problem of systematic classification ; Methods transitional between plucking and bowing -- Appendix B. Monophony and polyphony on solo instruments.
General note	Originally published as Die Anfänge des Streichinstrumentenspiels. 2. Aufl. Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel, 1966.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliography (pages 152-163) and index.
LCCN	70460120
ISBN	0193185067
ISBN	9780193185067

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