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Author : Tim Ingles
Publisher : Cozio Publishing
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780976443117
Featuring colour photographs of 225 fine stringed instruments (violins, violas, cellos, and double basses), this title includes the work of Amati, Gagliano, Guarneri, Guadagnini and Stradivari families.
Author : John Marchese
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-26
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780061850578
“[A] magical, profound, and elegant look at the continued need for high quality in our throw away society.” —Douglas Brinkley, Historian This intensely human story, which moves from an ageless workshop in Brooklyn to the rehearsal rooms of Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and across the globe to Cremona, the birthplace of Stradivari, opens up for the reader the insular and fascinating realm of music, musicians, and the craftsmanship that is essential to that world. How does a simple piece of wood become the king of instruments? On a quest to learn about what many consider the world’s most perfect instrument, author and musician John Marchese befriends Sam Zygmuntowicz, an old-world craftsman in Brooklyn, New York, along with the man who is waiting for Sam’s next violin, Eugene Drucker of the world famous Emerson String Quartet. The violin does something remarkable, magical, and evocative. It is capable of bringing to life the mathematical marvels of Bach, the moan of a Gypsy melody, the wounded dignity of Beethoven's Concerto in D Major. No other instrument is steeped in such a rich brew of myth and lore—and yet the making of a violin starts with a simple block of wood. The Violin Maker takes the reader on a journey as that block of wood, in the hands of a master craftsman, becomes an instrument to rival one made by the greatest master of all time.
Author : Edward Heron-Allen
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-09
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780486317717
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 fascinating history of the instrument. More than 200 diagrams, engravings, and photographs complement the text.
Author : Toby Faber
Publisher : Random House
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781588362148
“’Tis God gives skill, but not without men’s hands: He could not make Antonio Stradivari’s violins without Antonio.” –George Eliot 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 created more than a thousand stringed instruments; approximately six hundred survive. In this fascinating book, Toby Faber traces the rich, multilayered stories of six of these peerless instruments–five violins and a cello–and the one towering artist who brought them into being. Blending history, biography, meticulous detective work, and an abiding passion for music, Faber embarks on an absorbing journey as he follows some of the most prized instruments of all time. Mysteries and unanswered questions proliferate from the outset–starting with the enigma of Antonio Stradivari himself. What made this apparently unsophisticated craftsman so special? Why were his techniques not maintained by his successors? How is it that even two and a half centuries after his death, no one has succeeded in matching the purity, depth, and delicacy of a Stradivarius? In Faber’s illuminating narrative, each of the six fabled instruments becomes a character in its own right–a living entity cherished by artists, bought and sold by princes and plutocrats, coveted, collected, hidden, lost, copied, and occasionally played by a musician whose skill matches its maker’s. Here is the fabulous Viotti, named for the virtuoso who enchanted all Paris in the 1780s, only to fall foul of the French Revolution. Paganini supposedly made a pact with the devil to transform the art of the violin–and by the end of his life he owned eleven Strads. Then there’s the Davidov cello, fashioned in 1712 and lovingly handed down through a succession of celebrated artists until, in the 1980s, it passed into the capable hands of Yo-Yo Ma. From the salons of Vienna to the concert halls of New York, from the breakthroughs of Beethoven’s last quartets to the first phonographic recordings, Faber unfolds a narrative magnificent in its range and brilliant in its detail. “A great violin is alive,” said Yehudi Menuhin of his own Stradivarius. In the pages of this book, Faber invites us to share the life, the passion, the intrigue, and the incomparable beauty of the world’s most marvelous stringed instruments.
Author : Edward Heron-Allen
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Violin
ISBN : UCR:31210000773943
Traces the history of the violin, discusses the materials used in violin-making, and offers guidance on the construction of a violin.
Author : Chair Music History and Literature John Spitzer,John Spitzer,Neal Zaslaw,Professor of Music Neal Zaslaw
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 635 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004-04-29
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780198164340
Traces the emergence of the orchestra from 16th-century string bands to the "classical" orchestras of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and their contemporaries.
Author : Music History and Literature San Francisco Conservatory of Music John Spitzer Chair,Neal Zaslaw Professor of Music Cornell University
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005-08-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 0199719918
This is the story of the orchestra, from 16th-century string bands to the "classical" orchestra of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Spitzer and Zaslaw document orchestral organization, instrumentation, social roles, repertories, and performance practices in Europe and the American colonies, concluding around 1800 with the widespread awareness of the orchestra as a central institution in European life.
Author : Chris Johnson,Roy Courtnall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:637190066
Author : Peter Williams
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0198165633
The "Chromatic Fourth" is a musical pattern of six notes moving by step up or down the scale. In this essentially practical study Peter Williams draws on his extensive knowledge of the music of four centuries to investigate and analyze over 200 examples taken from composers ranging from Bach to Bart k, and from Schubert to Shostakovich.
Author : Linda Baumgarten,Kimberly Smith Ivey
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780300207361
An exquisite and authoritative look at four centuries of quilts and quilting from around the world Quilts are among the most utilitarian of art objects, yet the best among them possess a formal beauty that rivals anything made on canvas. This landmark book, drawn from the world-renowned collection of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, highlights the splendor and craft of quilts with more than 300 superb color images and details. Fascinating essays by two noted scholars trace the evolution of quilting styles and trends as they relate to the social, political, and economic issues of their time. The collection includes quilts made by diverse religious and cultural groups over 400 years and across continents, from the Mediterranean, England, France, America, and Polynesia. The earliest quilts were made in India and the Mediterranean for export to the west and date to the late 16th century. Examples from 18th- to 20th-century America, many made by Amish and African-American quilters, reflect the multicultural nature of American society and include boldly colored and patterned worsteds and brilliant pieced and appliquéd works of art. Grand in scope and handsomely produced, Four Centuries of Quilts: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection is sure to be one of the most useful and beloved references on quilts and quilting for years to come.
Author : Frederick Niecks
Publisher : Ardent Media
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1907. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV. IN GERMANY. The writing of the present chapter cannot be called an inspiring task. Without Wagner's sovereign contempt for the music of his time, and Tchaikovsky's belief in Germany's complete exhaustion, one may yet be unable to grow enthusiastic over the theme. The productivity during the period with which we are concerned has been enormous. But how about the really valuable outcome of it? In the latter part of the 19th century the question was often asked: What remains if you remove from the living German composers Wagner and Brahms? And then there were ever so many people who, while heartily admitting the greatness of one of the two, were not so sure of the other--not to mention those who were all for the one and would have none whatever of the other. Now, ' this exclusive way of looking at men and things is not only unfair, it is absolutely foolish. The men of genius leave room for the men of talent; and the masters en grand for the masters en miniature. To be sure for some time past Germany has not been abounding in musical genius of the first or even second order. But if there has been a dearth of powerful original creativeness and of strikingly outstanding individuality, there has been also a goodly provision of artistic ability well deserving our respect and gratitude, ability displaying itself not merely in technical skill, but often also in imaginativeness, sensibility, and poetic charm. The great bulk of crudities, futilities, and vacuities need not trouble us: they are not peculiar to any one period. One could classify composers into (1) such as write only absolute music, and are uninfluenced by and even averse to the programmatic tendency; (2) such as write programme music, but only in the classical manner and forms; (3) such as go only ...
Author : Walter Kolneder
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781493083374
Available for the first time in English, this book has been considered the best single encyclopedia of the violin for 20 years. All aspects of the violin are covered: construction, history, and literature; violin playing and teaching; and violin virtuosos through the ages.
Author : William Henry 1857-1927 Hill,Arthur F (Arthur Frederick) 1 Hill,Alfred Ebsworth 1862-1940 Hill
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1013322703
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : William Henry Hill,Arthur Frederick Hill,Alfred Ebsworth Hill
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780486260617
A family history of the legendary violinmakers of Mantua, Cremona and Venice, and the definitive commentary on their craftsmanship. Includes 131 photographs, 16 in full color.
Author : Eric Blot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Music
ISBN : 8879290088