The Cambridge companion to the violin
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The Cambridge companion to the violin
(Cambridge companions to music)
Cambridge University Press, 1992
- : pbk
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Description based on 12th printing, 2008
Bibliography: p. 280-289
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Cambridge Companion to the Violin offers students, performers, and scholars a fascinating and composite survey of the history and repertory of the instrument from its origins to the present day. The volume comprises fifteen essays, written by a team of specialists, and is intended to develop the violin's historical perspective in breadth and from every relevant angle. The principal subjects discussed include the instrument's structure and development; its fundamental acoustical properties; principal exponents; technique and teaching principles; solo and ensemble repertory; pedagogical literature; traditions in folk music and jazz; and aspects of historical performing practice. The text is supported by numerous illustrations and diagrams as well as music examples, a useful appendix, glossary of technical terms, and an extensive bibliography.
Table of Contents
- 1. The violin and bow - origins and development John Dilworth
- 2. The physics of the violin Bernard Richardson
- 3. The violinists of the baroque and classical periods Simon McVeigh
- 4. The nineteenth century bravura tradition Robin Stowell
- 5. The twentieth century Eric Wen
- 6. The fundamentals of violin playing and teaching Adrian Eales
- 7. Technique and performing practice Robin Stowell
- 8. Aspects of contemporary technique (with comments about Cage, Feldman, Scelsi and Babbitt) Paul Zukofsky
- 9. The concerto Robin Stowell
- 10. The sonata Robin Stowell
- 11. Other solo repertory
- 12. The violin as ensemble instrument Peter Allsop
- 13. The pedagogical literature Robin Stowell
- 14. The violin - instrument of four continents Peter Cooke
- 15. The violin in jazz Max Harrison
- Appendix: Principal violin treatises.
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