Title The early violin and viola : a practical guide / Robin Stowell

Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 234 pages) : illustrations Series Cambridge handbooks to the historical performance of music Cambridge handbooks to the historical performance of music. Contents Historical performance in context. The seeds of growth. The violin and viola literature. Period violinists and violists. Interpreting the evidence. Standards of verity. The value of historical performance -- The repertory and principal sources. Introduction. The emancipation of the violin. The mainstream solo violin repertory (c.1700-c.1900) : a brief overview. The mainstream solo viola repertory to c.1900 : a brief overview. Primary sources. Principal violin treatises. Principal viola treatises. Other treatises. Surviving instruments, bows and accessories. Iconography -- Equipment. The violin: origins and early history. Early centres of violin making. The viola : origins and early history. Accessories. The bow : history and development. Purchasing an early violin or viola. Purchasing a violin/viola bow for early music -- Technique. Posture. Holding the instrument. Placement of the left hand and fingers. Positions and shifting. Diatonic and chromatic scale fingerings. Timbre. Vibrato. Harmonics. Pizzicato. Pitch. Tuning systems and scordatura. Holding the bow. Bow strokes and bow management. Multiple stopping -- The language of musical style. Introduction. National idioms and changes in style. Specific and extempore ornamentation. Rhythmic alteration. Affect, rhetoric and phrasing (general principles) . Articulation, accentuation and melodic inflection as constituents of phrasing. Tempo and tempo rubato. Taste -- Historical awareness in practice 1 : three eighteenth-century case studies : Corelli, Bach and Haydn. Corelli : Sonata in A major, Op. 5 no. 9. J.S. Bach : Partita no. 3 in E major for violin solo, BWV1006. Haydn : String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 33 no. 2 (Hob. III:38) -- Historical awareness in practice 2 : three nineteenth-century case studies : Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Brahms. Beethoven : Sonata in A major for violin and piano, Op. 47 ('Kreutzer') . Mendelssohn : Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64. Brahms : Sonata in E flat major, Op. 120 no. 2 for piano and viola (clarinet) -- Related family members Summary This handbook provides an historical account of the development of the violin, viola and their close relatives, as well as a practical guide to playing techniques and principles of interpretation. Its six detailed case studies will assist readers in forging well-grounded, period interpretations of major works from the repertory Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Violin -- Performance. Viola -- Performance Instrumental music -- 18th century -- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.) Instrumental music -- 19th century -- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.) Performance practice (Music) -- History -- 18th century. Performance practice (Music) -- History -- 19th century. MUSIC -- Musical Instruments -- Strings. Instrumental music -- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.) Performance practice (Music) Viola -- Performance Violin -- Performance Violinspiel Violaspiel Historische Musikpraxis Violamusik Violine Violinmusik Viola Violen. Altviolen. Uitvoeringspraktijk. Speltechniek (muziek) Stijlen. Muziekwerken. Genre/Form Electronic books History Handboeken (vorm) Form Electronic book ISBN 9780511481833 0511481837 0511019157 9780511019159 0511035438 9780511035432 0511153171 9780511153174 0511050674 9780511050671 9780521623803 0521623804 128041894X 9781280418945 9786610418947 6610418942

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