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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stowell, Robin, author.

Series:

Cambridge Handbooks to the historical performance of music.

Cambridge Handbooks to the historical performance of music

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violin--Performance.

Violin.

Viola--Performance.

Viola.

Instrumental music--18th century--Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.).

Instrumental music.

Instrumental music--19th century--Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.).

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

Performance practice (Music).

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 234 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

The Early Violin & Viola

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This practical guide is intended for all violinists and viola players who wish to give - or to understand and appreciate - historically aware performances of early music for their instruments. It comprises discussion of the literature, history and repertory of the violin and viola, the myriad relevant primary sources and their interpretation, and the various aspects of style and technique that combine to make up well-grounded, period performances. It also considers various related family instruments, contains practical advice on the acquisition of appropriate instruments, and offers suggestions for further reading and investigation. Many of the principles outlined are put into practice in case studies of six works composed c.1700-c.1900, the core period which forms this series' principal (though not exclusive) focus. Music by Corelli, Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Brahms is examined with a view to recreating performances as faithful as possible to the composer's original intention.

Contents:

Historical performance in context

The repertory and principal sources

Equipment

Technique

The language of musical style

Historical awareness in practice 1, three eighteenth-century case studies: Corelli, Bach and Haydn

Historical awareness in practice 2, three nineteenth-century case studies: Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Brahms

Related family members.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-223) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-11506-X

0-511-15317-1

0-511-32777-3

0-511-17389-X

0-511-48183-7

0-521-62380-4

1-280-41894-X

0-511-05067-4

OCLC:

51283885