The History of Violin Playing from Its Origins to 1761

by David D. Boyden

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This volume presents a comprehensive history of violin performance against the background of the violin's evolution and the music written for it. Boyden focuses on the techniques of violin playing in centuries past, and discusses such practical questions as the development of bowing disciplines, the performance of staccato, the use of vibrato, the meaning of performing directions, the notation and performance of double stops, the rules of scordatura playing, and the sound of the violin in early times.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0198161832

ISBN13:9780198161837

Release Date:April 1990

Publisher:OUP Oxford

Length:594 Pages

Weight:2.00 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography History Music Strings Violins

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