Violin technique and performance practice in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries

Title:

Author:

Stowell, Robin.

ISBN:

9780521397445

Publication Information:

Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1985.

Physical Description:

xv, 411 s.

Contents:

The development of the bow, the violin and its fittings -- The posture of the player -- Holding the violin -- Holding the bow; the fundamental bow stroke -- Fundamental left-hand technique -- Timbre and tone production -- Double and multiple stopping -- Bow strokes and their execution -- Special effects -- Pitch, tuning and intonation -- General remarks on expression, performance and style -- Phrasing and accentuation -- Specific ornamentation (agrements du chant) -- Improvisation.

Subject Term:

Viyolin -- Performans.

Violin -- Performance.

Performance practice (Music) -- History -- 18th century.

Performance practice (Music) -- History -- 19th century.

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