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 supported by numerous illustrations and diagrams as well as music examples, a useful appendix, glossary of technical terms, and an extensive bibliography.
- Offers students, performers and scholars a thorough survey of the instrument and its origins
- Includes information on the instrument's structure; history; teaching principles; acoustics; folk and jazz performance; solo and ensemble repertory; historical performance
- Can be used by students as a textbook
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Product details
- Date Published: December 1992
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521399234
- length: 320 pages
- dimensions: 248 x 174 x 21 mm
- weight: 0.645kg
- contains: 45 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. The violin and bow - origins and development John Dilworth
2. The physics of the violin Bernard Richardson
3. The violinists of the baroque and classical periods Simon McVeigh
4. The nineteenth century bravura tradition Robin Stowell
5. The twentieth century Eric Wen
6. The fundamentals of violin playing and teaching Adrian Eales
7. Technique and performing practice Robin Stowell
8. Aspects of contemporary technique (with comments about Cage, Feldman, Scelsi and Babbitt) Paul Zukofsky
9. The concerto Robin Stowell
10. The sonata Robin Stowell
11. Other solo repertory
12. The violin as ensemble instrument Peter Allsop
13. The pedagogical literature Robin Stowell
14. The violin - instrument of four continents Peter Cooke
15. The violin in jazz Max Harrison
Appendix: Principal violin treatises.
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Editor
Robin Stowell, University of Wales College of Cardiff
Contributors
John Dilworth, Bernard Richardson, Simon McVeigh, Robin Stowell, Eric Wen, Adrian Eales, Paul Zukofsky, Peter Allsop, Peter Cooke, Max Harrison