The Violin Maker: A Search for the Secrets of Craftsmanship, Sound, and Stradivari
ISBN: 9780060012687 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) How does a simple piece of wood become the king of instruments? 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... How does a simple piece of wood become the king of instruments? The violin does something remarkable, magical, and evocative. It is capable o... |
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The Guitar: A Guide for Students and Teachers
ISBN: 9780193174214 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) John Williams, in his foreword to this book, points to the unique position of the guitar in the development of Western music. Its strength has always been as a popular instrument, yet it can also form a bridge between the popular and the classical tradition. In this valuable guide for players and teachers, Stimpson, himself an accomplished performer, has assembled an impressive list of experts. Their contributions bring together the various aspects of teaching, repertoire, and technique, embracing not only the classical tradition, but also the essentials of lead, bass, folk, flamenco, and...
John Williams, in his foreword to this book, points to the unique position of the guitar in the development of Western music. Its strength has always ...
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219,60 zł |
A Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing
ISBN: 9780193185135 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Known principally as the father of Wolfgang Amadeus, Leopold Mozart was a distinguished musician in his own right. An excellent violinist and composer, his greatest contribution to music was his Treatise on Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing. Published at Ausburg in 1756 it was the major work of its time on the violin and it contains much that is of considerable interest and value to musicians today: notes on performance, practice, a glossary of technical terms and specific chapters on the playing of written and improvised embellishments, the trill, and special rhythmic figures. Copious...
Known principally as the father of Wolfgang Amadeus, Leopold Mozart was a distinguished musician in his own right. An excellent violinist and composer...
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The Lute in Britain: A History of the Instrument and Its Music
ISBN: 9780195188387 / Angielski / Miękka / 568 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The lute was one of the most important instruments in use in Europe from late medieval times up to the eighteenth century. Despite its acknowledged importance, this study is the first ever comprehensive work on the instrument and its music, apart from performance studies or bibliographical and reference publications. The book focuses on the lute's history, but also contains chapters on the lute in concert, lute song accompaniment, the thearbo, and the lute in Scotland. Written for the music student, the serious listener, the player, maker, and lute enthusiast, Spring makes available for the...
The lute was one of the most important instruments in use in Europe from late medieval times up to the eighteenth century. Despite its acknowledged im...
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509,02 zł |
The Classical Mandolin
ISBN: 9780198162957 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) A "hidden" instrument in the classical music world, the mandolin's repertoire of original music remains largely unknown. This book examines the lives and works of the mandolin's great composers and, together with Sparks's earlier The Early Mandolin (Oxford 1989), provides the first comprehensive survey of the instrument's history. The book also explores aspects of technique and looks at present-day orchestras and soloists.
A "hidden" instrument in the classical music world, the mandolin's repertoire of original music remains largely unknown. This book examines the lives ...
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778,76 zł |
Fiddling for Norway: Revival and Identity
ISBN: 9780226300504 / Angielski / Miękka / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Fiddling for Norway is an engrossing portrait of a fiddle-based folk revival in Norway, one that in many ways parallels contemporary folk institutions and festivals throughout the world, including American fiddling. It is a detailed case study in the politics of culture, the causes and purposes of folk revivals, and the cultivation of music to define identity.
The book begins with an investigation of the people and events important to Norwegian folk fiddling, tracing the history of Norwegian folk music and the growth and diversification of the folk music revival. The narrative takes us to... Fiddling for Norway is an engrossing portrait of a fiddle-based folk revival in Norway, one that in many ways parallels contemporary folk institutions...
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174,38 zł |
The Beethoven Violin Sonatas: History, Criticism, Performance
ISBN: 9780252029325 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) 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 for violin and piano. Lewis Lockwood and Mark Kroll's volume The Beethoven Violin Sonatas is the first scholarly book in English devoted exclusively to the Beethoven sonatas, and deals with them in unprecedented depth. It presents seven critical and historical essays by some of the most important American and European Beethoven specialists of our time. The authors examine the sonatas within the...
Beethoven's ten violin sonatas have long been cornerstones of the chamber music repertoire. The Spring and Kreutzer sonatas are the best known of thes...
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201,90 zł |
That Half-Barbaric Twang: The Banjo in American Popular Culture
ISBN: 9780252064333 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This is an interpretation of the changing and conflicting images of a musical instrument as found in the national, commercial culture of the United States.
This is an interpretation of the changing and conflicting images of a musical instrument as found in the national, commercial culture of the United St...
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108,66 zł |
Cello Technique: Principles and Forms of Movement
ISBN: 9780253210050 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) An analysis of the physics and physiology involved in playing the cello. For performers, teachers, and mature students. An analysis of the physics and physiology involved in playing the cello. For performers, teachers, and mature students. |
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93,14 zł |
Luis Milán on Sixteenth-Century Performance Practice
ISBN: 9780253210180 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) ..". valuable... impressive..." --The Times Literary Supplement "For anyone interested in Milan's music, this is an excellent source of information." --Renaissance Quarterly Luis Milan (1536-1561) was a lutenist, singer, composer, and poet. His collection of lute tablatures, El Maestro, is the first book of instrumental music known to have been printed in Spain. Luis Gasser discusses Milan's attention to modality, his use of meter, and the ornamentation in his songs and fantasias. ..". valuable... impressive..." --The Times Literary Supplement "For anyone interested in Milan's music, this is an excellent source of infor... |
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108,66 zł |
Ricci on Glissando: The Shortcut to Violin Technique
ISBN: 9780253219336 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In his book on left-hand violin technique, Maestro Ruggiero Ricci addresses common problems in shifting by advocating the study of the glissando technique. He asserts that re-incorporating this technique will not only aid violinists in developing a better-trained ear, but also provide them with "shortcuts" to playing some of Paganini's most difficult passages. Ricci introduces and compares old and new systems of playing to provide a context for the glissando system. He outlines a series of glissando scales that provides the student with a blueprint for developing additional... In his book on left-hand violin technique, Maestro Ruggiero Ricci addresses common problems in shifting by advocating the study of the glissando te... |
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72,43 zł |
Continuo Playing on the Lute, Archlute and Theorbo: A Comprehensive Guide for Performers
ISBN: 9780253314154 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) ..". a valuable book. It is an important link between the unknown of the Renaissance and the present." --The Triangle of Mu Phi Epsilon "Straightforward practicality is the most outstanding characteristic of this book." --Continuo ..". a fine and very welcome book that is likely to remain the high standard of lute continuo instruction for some time to come." --Sixteenth Century Journal In this extraordinarily broad survey, Nigel North discusses the history of the lute, the archlute, and the theorbo and gives practical advice on technique, the choice of instrument for... ..". a valuable book. It is an important link between the unknown of the Renaissance and the present." --The Triangle of Mu Phi Epsilon "Stra... |
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201,90 zł |
An Encyclopedia of the Violin
ISBN: 9780306800047 / Angielski / Miękka / 488 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This encyclopedia is the diverse lexicographic work available in the English language and provides a treasure trove of information on the violin--its technique, its history, and its place in music. Beginning with the 1880's, the work traces the evolution of violin technique, examines its construction and manufacture, lists makers in America and Europe, offers a biographical section on chamber music ensembles with rare photographs, and presents a glossary of music and musical terms. This Da Capo paperback features a new preface by noted concert violinist, Stuart Canin. This standard handbook...
This encyclopedia is the diverse lexicographic work available in the English language and provides a treasure trove of information on the violin--its ...
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134,56 zł |
Stradivari's Genius: Five Violins, One Cello, and Three Centuries of Enduring Perfection
ISBN: 9780375760853 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) 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, their quality unequalled by any subsequent violin-maker. In this fascinating book, Toby Faber traces the rich, multilayered stories of six of these peerless creations-five violins and a cello-and the one towering artist who brought them into being. Blending history, biography, meticulous detective work, and an...
Antonio Stradivari (1644--1737) was a perfectionist whose single-minded pursuit of excellence changed the world of music. In the course of his long ca...
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81,20 zł |
Playing the Violin
ISBN: 9780415978866 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Drawing on twenty years of teaching experience, author Mark Rush systematically builds the fundamentals of violin playing from the ground up. The book focuses on proper setup from how to stand, to holding the violin, to the best way to move the bow. These are fundamental components necessary for success and the earlier these good habits are established the better. Drawing on twenty years of teaching experience, author Mark Rush systematically builds the fundamentals of violin playing from the ground up. The b... |
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217,38 zł |
Four-Hand Piano Music by Nineteenth-Century Masters
ISBN: 9780486238609 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This volume contains a selection of delightful and enduring four-hand pieces very rarely anthologized and very difficult to find elsewhere. Chosen from the works of the great nineteenth-century masters, the compositions below will enhance your understanding and appreciation of an extremely enjoyable musical format. This volume contains a selection of delightful and enduring four-hand pieces very rarely anthologized and very difficult to find elsewhere. Chosen ... |
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149,36 zł |
Performance on Lute, Guitar, and Vihuela: Historical Practice and Modern Interpretation
ISBN: 9780521019439 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This is the first book-length study in any language dedicated specifically to lute, guitar, and vihuela performance. Written by specialists of this music, it is intended for players, teachers, and scholars who are interested both in the history of performance, as well as in the specific interpretation of lute, guitar and vihuela music from the end of the fifteenth century to approximately 1850. It brings to light various new ideas about performance and technique for a wide range of instruments, including the fifteenth-, sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Italian lute, archlute, theorbo,...
This is the first book-length study in any language dedicated specifically to lute, guitar, and vihuela performance. Written by specialists of this mu...
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152,51 zł |
The Early History of the Viol
ISBN: 9780521357432 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This book traces the development of the viol from its late medieval Spanish origins to the sixteenth century, when it became the most widely played bowed instrument in western Europe. Ian Woodfield examines the two most important ancestors of the instrument, the Moorish rahab and the vihuela de mano. From these two instruments emerged an early form of viol, the Valencian vihuela de arco, which spread rapidly across the Mediterranean during the papacy of Rodrigo Borgia. The viol was enthusiastically accepted by the d'Este and Gonzaga families and other Italian arbiters before migrating across...
This book traces the development of the viol from its late medieval Spanish origins to the sixteenth century, when it became the most widely played bo...
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244,05 zł |
Violin Technique and Performance Practice in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries
ISBN: 9780521397445 / Angielski / Miękka / 428 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This volume is one of the first to examine in detail the numerous violin treatises of the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. It provides a scholarly historical and technical guide to violin pedagogical method, technique and performance practice during the most critical period in the history of the instrument. Extracts in translation from the most significant and authoritative sources are presented with introductions, commentary, illustrations, extensive musical examples and a glossary of specific ornaments. It will be of interest and use to students, performers, and historians.
This volume is one of the first to examine in detail the numerous violin treatises of the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. It provides ...
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138,67 zł |
One Hundred Years of Violoncello: A History of Technique and Performance Practice, 1740 1840
ISBN: 9780521607612 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This is the first book to address the full range of performance issues for the cello from the Baroque to the early Romantic period. The development of playing techniques and stylistic transitions are traced regionally through a comparison of Italian, French, German, English, and East European performance traits. Through a close study of contemporary violoncello methods, music, early instruments, periodicals, diaries, letters and pictures, Walden provides a cohesive overview which examines construction methods for instruments and bows, fingering and bowing techniques, special effects and...
This is the first book to address the full range of performance issues for the cello from the Baroque to the early Romantic period. The development of...
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177,94 zł |