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All things strings : an illustrated dictionary / Jo Nardolillo ; illustrations by T. M. Larsen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nardolillo, Jo, 1972- author.
- Series:
- All Things Strings
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bowed stringed instruments--Dictionaries.
- Bowed stringed instruments.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (157 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- String players face a bewildering array of terms related to their instruments. As string playing is a living art form, passed directly from a master of the instrument to the student, the words used to convey complex concepts, such as bow technique or fingering systems, have developed into an extensive vocabulary that can be complicated, sometimes vague, and even contradictory. In All Things Strings: An Illustrated Dictionary, violinist and author Jo Nardolillo offers a comprehensive resource for terminology related to the moder
- Contents:
- ALL THINGS STRINGS; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Pitch Chart; The Dictionary; Table 1: Bowstrokes; Further Reading; About the Author and the Illustrator
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8108-8444-5
- OCLC:
- 874323044
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