The Early Mandolin

ISBN-13: 9780198163022 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 200 str.

James Tyler

Opis

The name "mandolin" was used to refer to two quite different instruments: the gut-stringed mandolino, played with the fingers, and the later metal-stringed Neapolitan mandoline, which was played with a plectrum. This is the first book devoted exclusively to these two early instruments about which information in reference books is scant and often erroneous. The authors uncover their rich and varied musical history, examining contemporary playing techniques and revealing the full extent of the instruments' individual repertories, which include works by Vivaldi, Sammartini, Stamitz, and Beethoven. The book's ultimate aim is to help today's players to produce artistically satisfying performances through an understanding of the nature and historical playing style of these unjustly neglected instruments.

Recenzje

elegantly-produced volume ... an essential resource for players and scholars of plucked instruments ... a fascinating and well-researched book

O autorze

Paul Sparks is a freelance mandolin player