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UNISA996210335503316 |
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Titolo |
The Cambridge companion to the violin / / edited by Robin Stowell [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1992 |
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ISBN |
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1-139-81512-1 |
1-139-00209-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvi, 303 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Cambridge companions to music |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Violin |
Violin music - History and criticism |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-289) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The violin and bow : origins and development / John Dilworth -- The physics of the violin / Bernard Richardson -- The violinists of the Baroque and Classical periods / Simon McVeigh -- The nineteenth-century bravura tradition / Robin Stowell -- The twentieth century / Eric Wen -- The fundamentals of violin playing and teaching / Adrian Eales -- Technique and performing practice / Robin Stowell -- Aspects of contemporary technique (with comments about Cage, Feldman, Scelsi and Babbitt) / Paul Zukofsky -- The concerto ; The sonata ; Other solo repertory / Robin Stowell -- The violin as ensemble instrument / Peter Allsop -- The pedagogical literature / Robin Stowell -- The violin : instrument of four continents / Peter Cooke -- The violin in jazz / Max Harrison. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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