The Violin: A Research and Information Guide

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Pub. Date: 2006-02-09
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary

The violin was first mentioned in a book in the sixteenth century. An abundant and diverse literature on the instrument has grown since then, and a complete general guide to these materials has not been produced in the modern era. The last, Edward Heron-Allen'sDeFidiculis Bibliographia, was published in1894. This book fills that void, organizing and annotating information on the violin from a variety of fields and sources. It provides a comprehensive, though selective, guide to all facets of the instrument. The book is divided into 4 main parts: Reference and General Studies; Acoustics and Construction; Violin Playing, Performance Practice, and Music; and Violinists, Composers, and Violin Teachers. It will serve as a ready reference for students and scholars, and is a welcome addition to the esteemed Routledge Music Bibliography series.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1(1)
The Goal and Scope of the Guide
2(1)
How to Use This Book
3(2)
Reference and General Studies
5(14)
General Music Reference
5(1)
Electronic Resources
6(1)
General Violin Bibliographies
7(1)
Discography
8(1)
Periodicals
8(4)
General
9(1)
Acoustics and Construction
10(2)
Violin Playing and Violin Music
12(1)
General Studies of the Violin
12(7)
The Violin: Acoustics and Construction
19(76)
Acoustics and Mechanics
19(17)
General Studies
19(3)
Sound Vibration and Radiation
22(1)
Studies by Materials, Parts
23(13)
Violin Making: Construction and Repair
36(26)
Reference
36(1)
History and General Studies
37(6)
Treatises, Manuals, and Guides
43(5)
Experimental Violins
48(2)
Studies by Region
50(12)
Violin Makers
62(23)
Collective Studies and Reference
62(3)
Individual Makers and Families
65(20)
The Bow
85(5)
General
85(1)
Physics and Mechanics
85(1)
History
86(1)
Construction, Repair, and Maintenance
86(2)
Bow Makers
88(1)
Studies of Individual Makers and Families
88(2)
Collecting and Dealing
90(3)
Authentication: Frauds and Forgeries
93(2)
Violin Playing and Performance Practice
95(52)
History of Violin Playing
95(31)
General Studies
95(1)
Studies by Period
96(8)
Studies by Region
104(4)
Studies by Style
108(6)
Studies by Technique; Performance Practice
114(12)
Pedagogy
126(16)
History, General Studies, and Reference
126(2)
Manuals, Methods, and Treatises (and Commentary Thereupon)
128(14)
Competitions
142(1)
Health Issues
143(1)
Violin Playing and Recording Technology
144(3)
Violin Music
147(130)
Reference: Lists and Guides
147(2)
General Surveys
149(1)
Studies by Genre
150(9)
Concertos
150(4)
Sonatas and Other Keyboard-Accompanied Works
154(2)
Unaccompanied Violin
156(2)
Other
158(1)
Studies by Period
159(1)
Studies by Region
160(9)
Studies by Composer
169(108)
Violinists, Violinist-Composers, and Violin Teachers
277(102)
Reference
277(1)
Collective Biographies
278(10)
Studies by Region
288(3)
Women Violinists
291(1)
Violinists of African Descent
292(1)
Folk Violinists
292(1)
Individual Biographies
293(86)
Author Index 379(16)
Name Index 395(12)
Subject Index 407

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