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Book One
Book Two
The Bow, Its History,Manufacture and UseTableof ContentsPART I.
The History of the Bow.
CHAPTERI.
ORIGIN OF INSTRUMENTS.FRICTIONAL VIBRATION. THE BOWDISTINCT FROM THEPLECTRUM. THETRIGONON. BOWING WITH VARIOUSOBJECTS.
CHAPTERII.
ORIENTAL ORIGINOF THE BOW. INDIAN, CHINESEAND OTHER EasterN BOWEDINSTRUMENTS.
CHAPTERIII.
THE CRWTH.FLEMING\'S \"ETRUSCAN RAVANASTRON.\"THE MEDIÆVAL BOW. UNRELIABILITYOF EARLY DRAWINGS AND SCULPTURES.
CHAPTERIV.
THE BEGINNINGSOF THE MODERN BOW. ORNAMENTATION.A POSSIBLE STRADIVARIBOW. THEMOVABLE NUT. THE CRÉMAILLÈRE.THE SCREW NUT.
CHAPTERV.
VUILLAUME\'SFACTS. THE FERRULE AND SLIDE.JOHN DODD.
CHAPTERVI.
DR. SELLÈ\'SRECOLLECTIONS OF DODD. HISWORK AND POVERTY. DODD ANDTOURTE. THE CALCULATION OFFÉTIS AND VUILLAUME.
CHAPTERVII.
LUPOT. PECCATTE.SPURIOUS STAMPING. PANORMO.W. J. B. WOOLHOUSE\'SCALCULATIONS.
CHAPTERVIII.
A LIST OF BOWMAKERS.
PART II.
Bow Making.
CHAPTERIX.
MATERIALS.BRAZIL WOOD. HORSEHAIR. THEACTION OF ROSIN.
CHAPTERX.
QUALITIES ESSENTIALIN A BOW MAKER. SHAPING THESTICK. SETTING THE Cambre. THEFACES. THE TRENCHES. THENUT.
CHAPTERXI.
POSSIBLE REPAIRS.SPLICING. RENEWING CUPS. RESTORINGTHE NUT. RE-FACING.
CHAPTERXII.
RE-LAPPING.RE-HAIRING. CHOICE OF ROSIN.
CHAPTERXIII.
THE PERFECTIONOF THE MODERN BOW. DR.NICHOLSON\'S PATENT BOW. VUILLAUME\'SINVENTIONS.SELF-HAIRING BOWS. A FOLDINGBOW. THE \"KETTERIDGE BOW.\"
PART III.
The Art of Bowing.
CHAPTERXIV.
THE UNDECIDEDASPECT OF TECHNIQUE. IMPORTANCE OFA KNOWLEDGE OF THEANATOMY OF THE HAND.THE FUNCTION OF THE THUMB.INDIVIDUALITY IN TECHNIQUE.
CHAPTERXV.
BOWING HISTORICALLYCONSIDERED. THE OLDEST ENGLISHVIOLIN METHOD. SYMPSON\'S INSTRUCTIONSIN BOWING. THOSE OF MACE(1676). THOSE OF VARIOUSMODERNMASTERS.
CHAPTERXVI.
THE FINGERSOF THE RIGHT HAND. DIFFERENCESOF OPINION THEREON. SAUTILLÉ.THELOOSE WRIST.
CHAPTERXVII.
THE IMPORTANCEOF THE SLOW BOW. THERAPID WHOLE BOW. STACCATO.BOWINGSTUDIES AND SOLOS. CONCLUSION.
The Violin - ItsFamous Makers and Their Imitators
Table of Contents
SECTION I.—THEEARLY HISTORY OF THE VIOLIN.
SECTION II.—THECONSTRUCTION OF THE VIOLIN.
SECTION III.—ITALIANAND OTHER STRINGS.
SECTION IV.—THEITALIAN SCHOOL.
SECTION V.—THEITALIAN VARNISH.
SECTION VI.—ITALIANMAKERS.
SECTION VII.—THEFRENCH SCHOOL.
SECTION VIII.—FRENCHMAKERS.
SECTION IX.—THEGERMAN SCHOOL.
SECTION X.—GERMANMAKERS.
SECTION XI.—THEENGLISH SCHOOL.
SECTION XII.—ENGLISHMAKERS.
SECTION XIII.—THEVIOLIN AND ITS VOTARIES.
SECTION XIV.—SKETCH OF THE PROGRESS OF THEVIOLIN.
SECTION XV.—ANECDOTES AND MISCELLANEA CONNECTEDWITH THE VIOLIN.
ALSO INCLUDED:
NUMEROUS WOOD ENGRAVINGS FROMPHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WORKS OF
AMATI
STRADIVARI
AND MORE!
ViolinMaking
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTIONCHAPTER I.—SELECTION OFWOODCHAPTER II.—THE BACKCHAPTER III.—PURFLINGCHAPTER IV.—BENDING THEPURFLINGCHAPTER V.—MODELLING THEBACKCHAPTER VI.—WORKING OUTTHE BACKCHAPTER VII.—THE BELLYCHAPTER VIII.—THICKNESSESOF THE BELLYCHAPTER IX.—THE SOUNDHOLESCHAPTER X.—THE BASSBARCHAPTER XI.—THE RIBSCHAPTER XII.—FIXING RIBS,ETC.CHAPTER XIII.—FIXING THEBELLYCHAPTER XIV.—THE SCROLLCHAPTER XV.—FIXING NECK,FINGERBOARD, ETC.CHAPTER XVI.—OF VARNISHAND VARNISHINGCHAPTER XVII.—FITTING UPFOR USECHAPTER Five
Violin Mastery - Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers
TALKSWITH MASTER VIOLINISTS
AND TEACHERS
Table of Contents
CHAPTERS:
I. EUGÈNE YSAYE The Tools of ViolinMastery
II. LEOPOLD AUER A Method without Secrets
III. EDDY BROWN Hubay and Auer: Technic:Hints to the Student
IV. MISCHA ELMAN Life and Color inInterpretation. Technical Phases
V. SAMUEL GARDNER Technic and Musicianship
VI. ARTHUR HARTMANN The Problem of Technic
VII. JASCHA HEIFETZ The Danger ofPracticing Too Much. Technical Mastery and Temperament
VIII. DAVID HOCHSTEIN The Violin as a Meansof Expression
IX. FRITZ KREISLER Personality in Art
X. FRANZ KNEISEL The Perfect StringEnsemble
XI. ADOLFO BETTI The Technic of the ModernQuartet
XII. HANS LETZ The Technic of Bowing
XIII. DAVID MANNES The Philosophy of ViolinTeaching
XIV. TIVADAR NACHÉZ Joachim andLéonard as Teachers
XV. MAXIMILIAN PILZER The Singing Tone andthe Vibrato
XVI. MAUD POWELL Technical Difficulties:Some Hints for the Concert Player
XVII. LEON SAMETINI Harmonics
XVIII. ALEXANDER SASLAVSKY What the TeacherCan and Cannot Do
XIX. TOSCHA SEIDEL How to Study
XX. EDMUND SEVERN The Joachim Bowing andOthers
XXI. ALBERT SPALDING The Most ImportantFactor in the Development of an Artist
XXII. THEODORE SPIERING The Application ofBow Exercises to the Study of Kreutzer
XXIII. JACQUES THIBAUD The Ideal Program
XXIV. GUSTAV SAENGER The Editor as a Factorin \"Violin Mastery\"
Book Six
GEORGE GEMÜNDER\'s
PROGRESSIN VIOLIN MAKING
WITH
INTERESTING FACTS
CONCERNINGTHE ART
ANDITS CRITICS IN GENERAL.
By GEORGE GEMÜNDER.
Table of ContentsBIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE GEMÜNDER
PROGRESSOF THE STRUCTURE OF VIOLINS—THEIR CRITICS.
Book OF TWENTY MODERN COMPOSERS
BY
PAUL ROSENFELDThislast book is not a book on violins, but is a forgotten treat I wouldlike to share with you if you have never read it. Paul Rosenfield wasan important and major music critic of of the early 20th century.While Mr Rosenfields essays are very opinionated, they are veryintelligent,constructive and very passionate. After reading this book I will challenge you to think the same wayabout the composers in this book. I have a new appreciation for myfavorite and well known composers, and a wonderful sense of discoveryabout composers I had forgotten about or dismissed. If you likeclassical music, you will enjoy reading this book. One of the best things about the book is you do not need to be a musicmajor to enjoy it.Table of Contents
· Wagner
· Strauss
· Moussorgsky
· Liszt
· Berlioz
· Franck
· Debussy
· Ravel
· Borodin
· Rimsky-Korsakoff
· Rachmaninoff
· Scriabine
· Strawinsky
· Mahler
· Reger
· Schoenberg
· Sibelius
· Loeffler
· Ornstein
· Bloch
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