One hundred years of violoncello : a history of technique and performance practice, 1740-1840 / Vale...
One hundred years of violoncello : a history of technique and performance practice, 1740-1840 / Vale...
One hundred years of violoncello : a history of technique and performance practice, 1740-1840 / Valerie Walden.
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Publisher
New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
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Date
1998.
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N787.4143/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 311 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents
1. Violoncellists and schools of performance -- 2. Development of the violoncello, the bow, and notation -- 3. The bow grip and instrument hold -- 4. The development of fingering techniques -- 5. Bow strokes and their execution -- 6. Special effects -- 7. Rules of ornamentation -- 8. The art of acco...
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Publisher
New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1998.
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Summary
This is the first book to address the full range of performance issues for the violoncello from the Baroque to the early Romantic period. The development of playing techniques and stylistic transitions is traced regionally through a comparison of Italian, French, German, English, and East European performance traits. Through a close study of contem...
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One hundred years of violoncello : a history of technique and performance practice, 1740-1840 / Valerie Walden.
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Cambridge musical texts and monographs.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-305) and index.
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N787.4143/1
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74VvzJgyvAAg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvzJgyvAAg
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ISBN
0521554497 (hardback)
9780521554497 (hardback)
DDC
787.414309033
MMS ID
991009365679702626
