Download or read book The Art of the Violin written by Pierre Baillot and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 1991-06-01 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never before available in English, this classic work is a major contribution to the art and technique of violin playing and an important document in the history of performance practice. A contemporary of Kreutzer and Rode, Pierre Marie Francois de Sales Baillot provides in his treatise many insights into the style of nineteenth-century fingering, bowing, ornamentation, and expressiveness that are not apparent from the directions and markings found in scores of that time. Such information will be invaluable for performers interested in understanding the intentions of composers such as Viotti, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn. This complete, unabridged translation, which includes an extensive introduction by the translator, Louise Goldberg, and a foreword by Zvi Zeitlin, will be indispensable for musicologists, performers, and lovers of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century classical music.
Download or read book The Art of Violin Playing written by Carl Flesch and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Art of the Violin Design written by Sergei Muratov and published by . This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Art of Violin Making written by Chris Johnson and published by Robert Hale. This book was released on 1999 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of Violin Making is the major work for the craftsman, bringing into one volume a summary of essential information for the violin maker and player, as well as providing a historical reference. This book is essential reading for the violin maker, repairer and historian, providing a unique record of the history, social background, lives and work of the great violin makers of the past, combined with a clear practical guide to making violins. It includes: "Part One: The Violin Makers," "Part Two: The Workshop, Tools and Materials," and "Part Three: Violin Construction."
Download or read book The Art of Violin Retouching written by Brian Epp and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-30 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photo illustrated step by step instructional manual for violin retouching. This is the second edition of what may be the first book of its kind to clearly & informatively lay out the intriguing process of violin retouching, the book reads as if its title should be "Zen and the Art of Violin Retouching." Brian Epp has created a beautifully illustrated instructional manual, while simultaneously weaving his own crisp philosophy and heartwarming reminiscences throughout its pages. This is truly a gem for the lay person or for the professional artisan.
Download or read book The Art of Practising the Violin written by Robert Gerle and published by Stainer & Bell, Limited. This book was released on 1983 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching written by Ivan Galamian and published by Echo Point Books & Media. This book was released on 2017-12-27 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Galamian presents his teaching philosophy, including specific advice on posture, technique, interpretation, and recommended practice structure"--Back cover.
Download or read book An Incomplete History of the Art of Funerary Violin written by Rohan Kriwaczek and published by Scribe Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its origins in the Elizabethan Protestant Reformation, to its final extinction amidst the guns of the First World War, the art of Funerary Violin was characterised by many unique and frequently misunderstood qualities that set it apart from all other forms of music. Despite its enormous influence on classical music generally and on the Romantic Movement in particular, this music has almost entirely vanished. In a series of 'funerary purges', the art of funerary violin was condemned as 'the music of the devil' and the Guild of Funerary Violinists driven into silence or clandestine activity. This is the music that, despite all attempts at suppression, has haunted Europe's collective unconscious for more than a century. Now Rohan Kriwaczek reveals its incredible history. Painstakingly pieced together from a handful of fragments and unsubstantiated and often unspoken rumours, and making use of a number of extraordinary recent discoveries, An Incomplete History of the Art of Funerary Violin celebrates a unique musical tradition that refuses to die.
Download or read book The King of Violins written by M.G. Crisci and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2021 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HOW CHINA'S MOST CELEBRATED VIOLIN PRODIGY BECAME AN ENEMY OF STATE. The King of Violins is the heartbreaking story of China's most celebrated violin prodigy, Ma Sicong, who composed his first concerto at the age of 12. During his career, this gentle, dignified man composed 57 of the world's best-known symphonies and concertos and performed in front of hundreds of sold-out audiences across the globe. Chairman Mao Zedong declared Ma Sicong "a national treasure" and nicknamed him The King of Violins. Soon, Chairman Mao's brutal Cultural Revolution distorted the truth of Ma's life and work. He is forced to wear a dunce cap, and is publicly humiliated and physically abused by cadres of Red Guards as "a vile product of bourgeois thinking." Ma and his family make a breath-taking escape in the darkness to America. After Chairman Mao died in 1976, the real circumstances of Ma's poignant, bittersweet life were buried in the pages of history by an embarrassed Chinese government. Eleven years later, Ma died at the age of 76 in Philadelphia. The King of Violins, written in cooperation with all of Ma's remaining family members, and is the first politically balanced life story about this generous, conflicted musical genius. (Contains 89 rare vintage photographs).
Download or read book The Dance of the Violin written by Kathy Stinson and published by Annick Press. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even Joshua Bell makes mistakes, but there is always a second chance. As a young student of the violin, Joshua Bell learns about an international competition to be held in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He chooses a piece of music, which his teacher suggests may be too difficult, but Joshua is determined. It’s a piece of music he loves. At the competition, Joshua experiences the usual jitters. Once his name is called, he strides to the stage and begins to play, but almost immediately, he makes a mistake. As he is about to walk off the stage, he asks the judges if could try again. They agree, and this time, the playing is impeccable. Dušan Petricic’s brilliant illustrations full of movement and color, capture the sounds made by Joshua’s violin, from the missed notes to the swirling, uplifting strains of the perfectly executed piece. Children will readily empathize with Joshua’s misstep, but they will also learn that there is always a second chance.
Download or read book The History of the Violin written by William Sandys and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Art of Playing the Violin Facsimile of 1751 Edition written by Francesco Geminiani and published by Travis and Emery Music Bookshop. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francesco Geminiani: The art of playing on the violin: containing all the rules necessary to attain to a perfection on that instrument, with great variety of compositions which will also be very useful to those who study the violoncello, Harpsichord etc. Contains 24 examples & 12 compositions. Facsimile of the 1751 edition.
Download or read book The Art of Violin Playing written by Carl Flesch and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Violin Dreams written by Arnold Steinhardt and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A rapturous, witty, and passionate memoir ... Violin Dreams is not only the story of a man becoming an artist, it’s a history of twentieth-century music.” -- John Guare, Tony Award-winning playwright Arnold Steinhardt, for more than forty years an international soloist and the first violinist of the Guarneri String Quartet, brings warmth, wit, and fascinating insider details to the story of his lifelong obsession with the violin, that most seductive and stunningly beautiful instrument. His story is rich with vivid scenes: the terror inflicted by his early violin teachers, the sensual pleasure involved in the pursuit of the perfect violin, the charged atmosphere of high-level competitions. Steinhardt describes Bach’s Chaconne as the holy grail for the solo violin, and he illuminates, from the perspective of an ardent owner of a great Storioni violin, the history and mysteries of the renowned Italian violinmakers. Violin Dreams includes a remarkable CD recording of Steinhardt performing Bach’s Partita in D Minor as a young violinist forty years ago and playing the same piece especially for this book. A conversation between the author and Alan Alda on the differences between the two performances is included in the liner notes.
Download or read book The Man with the Violin written by Kathy Stinson and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With a postscript by Joshua Bell."--Cover.
Download or read book Itzhak written by Tracy Newman and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This picture-book biography of violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman will inspire young readers to follow the melody within themselves A 2021 Schneider Family Book Award Young Children Honor Book Before becoming one of the greatest violinists of all time, Itzhak Perlman was simply a boy who loved music. Raised by a poor immigrant family in a tiny Tel Aviv apartment, baby Itzhak was transformed by the sounds from his family’s kitchen radio—graceful classical symphonies, lively klezmer tunes, and soulful cantorial chants. The rich melodies and vibrant rhythms spoke to him like magic, filling his mind with vivid rainbows of color. After begging his parents for an instrument, Itzhak threw his heart and soul into playing the violin. Despite enormous obstacles—including a near-fatal bout of polio that left him crippled for life—Itzhak persevered, honing his extraordinary gift. When he performed on the Ed Sullivan Show sat only 13, audiences around the world were mesmerized by the warmth, joy, and passion in every note. Gorgeously illustrated with extensive back matter, this picture-book biography recounts Itzhak’s childhood journey—from a boy with a dream to an internationally acclaimed violin virtuoso.
Download or read book American Luthier written by Quincy Whitney and published by Foreedge. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The female pioneer who revolutionized violin acoustics and built the first violin octet
