Antonio Stradivari (1644—1737) was a perfectionist whose single-minded pursuit of excellence changed the world of music. In the course of his long career in the northern Italian city of Cremona, he cr
Itzhak Perlman, Kennedy, Midori, and Sarah Chang were among Dorothy Delay's students during her five decades as a violin teacher at Juilliard. For more than ten years, the author was granted access t
This classic guide offers an accessible initiation into the mysteries of violin-making. Charming in its style and cultivated in its research, it covers every detail of the process and includes a fasci
In 1950, 14-year-old prodigy Michael Rabin played his debut violin recital at Carnegie Hall, amazing critics with his technical brilliance. This biography tells the story of this remarkable musician,
Italian violinist and composer Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824) met Wiliam and Margaret Chinnery, a wealthy English couple with strong connections in the arts and letters community, moved into the
(Technical Reference). A must for instrument owners, this guide provides illustrated step-by-step instructions for bow rehairing, repair and restoration of the violin, viola, cello and string bass. Fe
Beethoven's ten violin sonatas have long been cornerstones of the chamber music repertoire. The "Spring" and "Kreutzer" sonatas are the best known of these works, which stand at the pinnacle of music
(Amadeus). Violinist and educator Efrem Zimbalist (1890-1985) led a legendary life in music in an age of violin legends. Of the dazzling stars to emerge from the Russian School at the beginning of the
A unique guide focused exclusively on intonation using a step-by-step method. Musical examples accompany all topics, which include sympathetic vibrations, melodic intonation, harmonic intonation, and
A performer himself as well as a lecturer and writer, Milsom specializes in 19th-century violin performance. Here he draws on performing treatises and subsequent analysis of them, and on early sound r
This fascinating memoir, written by one of the greatest American violinists of the twentieth century, recounts an extraordinary life in music. Once called by the New York Times "a violinist's vi
Alma Rose's tragic story, from her birth and youth in the exalted musical circles of Vienna (her father was leader of the Vienna Philharmonic, her uncle was Gustav Mahler) to her death at Auschwitz,
Comprehensive view of the violin and viola details the historical development and changing structure of the 2 instruments through the contributions of Stradivarius and the legendary Cremona school of
Written by a composer and a musician, The Contemporary Violin offers a unique menu of avant-garde musical possibilities that both performers and composers will enjoy exploring. Allen and Patricia Stra
" For years fiddlers and folklorists have prized the old-time fiddle tunes from Kentucky. Many of the most outstanding country music artists hail from the state, including Bill Monroe, widely regarded
This handbook provides a historical account of the development of the violin, viola and their close relatives as well as a practical guide to playing techniques and principles of interpretation. It ai
Throughout its history the violin has had a mystique with many curious beliefs. Physicists have now discovered how it produces its sound, though this knowledge is largely inaccessible to makers and pl
