Violin family
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Violin family
（The Grove musical instruments series）
Macmillan, 1989
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New Grove violin family
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At head of title: The New Grove
"This volume is one of a series of short studies derived from The New Grove dictionary of musical instruments (London, 1984); some of the texts were originally written for The New Grove dictionary of music and musicians (London, 1980)"--Pref
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-306) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book is a comprehensive guide to the construction, history and repertory of the four main string instruments: violin, viola, cello and double bass. The four articles were originally contributed to The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, but have been revised and updated where appropriate for this publication. All the articles are illustrated with detailed diagrams and half-tones, and the book also contains two glossaries, with short entries on individual makers and terms, a full bibliography and index.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Violin: the instrument - structure, sound production and acoustics, historical survey
- technique - historical outline, bowing techniques and pizzicato, tuning and fingering. Part 2 Viola: the modern instrument
- earlier meanings of the term viola
- violas as instruments of the middle
- viola construction in the 19th and 20th centuries
- repertory to 1800
- repertory from 1800. Part 3 Violoncello: evolution of the instrument
- technique
- repertory. Part 4 Double bass: structure and tuning
- the bow
- history
- repertory and performers.
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