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Oxford University Press The History of Violin Playing from Its Origins to 1761 (and Its Relationship to the Violin and Violin Music) - Boyden - Book
Author: David D. Boyden
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Violin, History Text
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. 636 pages.
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Violin, History Text
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. 636 pages.
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