The Art of the Violin

The Art of the Violin
Author: Pierre Baillot
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Total Pages: 658
Release: 1991-06-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0810133016

Never before available in English, this classic work is a major contribution to the art and technique of violin playing and an important document in the history of performance practice. A contemporary of Kreutzer and Rode, Pierre Marie Francois de Sales Baillot provides in his treatise many insights into the style of nineteenth-century fingering, bowing, ornamentation, and expressiveness that are not apparent from the directions and markings found in scores of that time. Such information will be invaluable for performers interested in understanding the intentions of composers such as Viotti, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn. This complete, unabridged translation, which includes an extensive introduction by the translator, Louise Goldberg, and a foreword by Zvi Zeitlin, will be indispensable for musicologists, performers, and lovers of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century classical music.

Library of Congress Catalog

Library of Congress Catalog
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
Total Pages: 520
Release: 1973
Genre: Audio-visual materials
ISBN:

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Catalogs

Catalogs
Author: Harold Reeves (Firm)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 700
Release: 1919
Genre: Music
ISBN:

Ernst von Dohnányi

Ernst von Dohnányi
Author: James A. Grymes
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2001-06-30
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0313074402

As a result of both his political reputation--destroyed by false charges of Nazism after World War II--and his rejection of avant-garde techniques, the recordings and compositions of Ernst von Dohnányi went largely ignored for most of the 20th century. In recent years, however, musicians have begun to revise their interpretations of 20th century music to include compositional and performance styles that, like Dohnányi's, adhered more closely to 19th century aesthetics. Although performers and audiences worldwide have started to rediscover his musical legacy, scholarship has not kept pace with their growing interest. This bio-bibliography corrects that. As the first scholarly examination in English of Dohnányi's life and work, it serves as the perfect introduction to an unfairly neglected 20th century artist. A brief but insightful biography is followed by a list of works that reflects the most current research of Dohnányi's creative output. It includes nearly 200 entries, each of which collects such information as the date of composition, the instrumentation of the work, the publisher of its first edition, the location of the manuscript, and the date and location of its premiere. The discography lists 400 sound recordings of the composer's work, and the annotated bibliography includes 500 entries, emphasizing performance reviews that offer substantial information about Dohnányi's works and style.