The art of the violin / by Pierre Marie François de Sales Baillot ; edited and translated by Louise Goldberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baillot, Pierre Marie François de Sales, 1771-1842.

Contributor:

Goldberg, Louise.

Standardized Title:

Art du violon. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Violin--Methods.

Violin.

Genre:

Methods (Music)

Physical Description:

xxviii, 545 pages : illustrations, music ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 1991.

Summary:

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, Hayden, Mozart, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn.

Notes:

Translation of: L'art du violon.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0810107538

0810107546

OCLC:

23382612