Available for the first time in English, this book has been considered the best single encyclopedia of the violin for 20 years. All aspects of the violin are covered: construction, history, and literature; violin playing and teaching; and violin virtuosos through the ages.
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Since 1972, this encyclopedic volume on the construction, history, and lore of the violin has been an important resource. Pauly (music, emeritus, Lewis and Clark Coll.) has now translated and edited the most recent (1993) edition, bringing it further up to date by referencing material as recent as 1996. Kolneder, the late Austrian conductor and musicologist, divided his massive tome into three parts. The first, which deals with the physical instrument itself, contains detailed information on such diverse topics as bow-making, varnish, worm and crack damage, and string acoustics. This part, by necessity somewhat dry and pedantic, is followed by a remarkably inclusive history of the violin most impressive in its detailed examination of the various regional and national schools of violin-making throughout the world. The third part, titled "Performance, Pedagogy, and Composition," may be the most ambitious in scope; the section on virtuosi alone is worth the price. Pauly's updating is welcome, though one might have wished for more than just a brief mention of such outstanding ensembles as the Kronos and Arditti quartets. Essential.?Larry A. Lipkis, Moravian Coll., Bethlehem, PA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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... traces the construction, history and repertoire of the violin with Teutonic thoroughness ... liable to become a standard reference work. -- San Francisco Examiner, 1/1999
A good companion should entertain, inform, even beguile; Kolneder's book ... actually turns out to be [a companion]. -- Fanfare, May/June 1999
Its greatest strength is its thorough history of the schools of violin playing and teaching ... -- American Record Guide, March/April 1999
This book will continue to serve as a useful reference tool well into the next millenium. -- The Strad, July 1999
A good companion should entertain, inform, even beguile; Kolneder's book ... actually turns out to be [a companion]. -- Fanfare, May/June 1999
Its greatest strength is its thorough history of the schools of violin playing and teaching ... -- American Record Guide, March/April 1999
This book will continue to serve as a useful reference tool well into the next millenium. -- The Strad, July 1999
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This book is splendid, talking about the history,playing and the construction of Violins. This Book reveals secrets about the old Italian varnishes, eyewitness accounts of Paganini's performances, bow making, and Ideal thicknesses for places on the bridge. Also, a comparison of different f-holes, string making, bow holds, harmonics, how famous people tested thier strings,the "bach bow", and experiments conducted on the violin are also included. A must see to believe! Indispensible!Way too much to type here!
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A must for all violin players and lovers alike...if you have ever wondered about the life and times of the 4 string wonder instrument that is the violin, this is your book. It goes into construction, history, players and techniques...GET THIS BOOK!!!
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The violin emerged ca. 1500 and continued to develop up to the mid-sixteenth century, acquiring its modern shape in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries during the epoch of the great violin makers-Nicolo Amati, Jacob Stainer, Antonio Stradivari, and Joseph (Giuseppe Giovanni Battista) Guarneri. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Leopold Mozart, United States, Giovanni Battista, Paris Conservatoire, World War, Andrea Amati, Antonio Stradivari, Carl Flesch, French Revolution, Ole Bull, Andreas Moser, Carnegie Hall, Jacob Stainer, The Hague, Antonius Stradivarius, Ferdinand David, Berlin Philharmonic, Carlo Bergonzi, Gasparo da Salo, Johann Stamitz, San Francisco, Triple Concerto, Buenos Aires, Giuseppe Tartini New!
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The violin emerged ca. 1500 and continued to develop up to the mid-sixteenth century, acquiring its modern shape in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries during the epoch of the great violin makers-Nicolo Amati, Jacob Stainer, Antonio Stradivari, and Joseph (Giuseppe Giovanni Battista) Guarneri. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Leopold Mozart, United States, Giovanni Battista, Paris Conservatoire, World War, Andrea Amati, Antonio Stradivari, Carl Flesch, French Revolution, Ole Bull, Andreas Moser, Carnegie Hall, Jacob Stainer, The Hague, Antonius Stradivarius, Ferdinand David, Berlin Philharmonic, Carlo Bergonzi, Gasparo da Salo, Johann Stamitz, San Francisco, Triple Concerto, Buenos Aires, Giuseppe Tartini New!
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- How to Succeed in an Ensemble: Reflections on a Life in Chamber Music by Abram Loft in Back Flap
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