Provides new perspectives on the violin's beloved concert
repertoire, its diverse roles in indigenous musical traditions on
four continents, and its metaphorical presence in visual arts and
literature. With a colorful history that spans 450 years, the
violin has proven to be one of the world's most important and
versatile instruments. Addressed to performing musicians, serious
concertgoers, and collectors of recordings, The Violin offers
insightful, up-to-date essays on a wide range of topics. Essays
discuss beloved masterpieces from the violin's solo repertoire,
with individual chapters on the Italian Baroque, Bach, Mozart,
Beethoven, and the violin concerto in the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries, as well as the evolution of performance styles and
interpretation as documented in recordings. The volume also
illustrates the broad cultural and geographic reach of the
instrument, offering readers a taste of the traditional music of
Argentina, Mexico, Norway, and India, in which the violin's
participation is an essential and characteristic element. Other
chapters are devoted to American fiddling andto the violin and
violinists as metaphors in literature and the visual arts.
CONTRIBUTORS: Chris Goertzen, Eitan Ornoy, Robert Riggs, Peter
Walls, Peter Wollny. Musicologist and violinist Robert Riggs
(PhD,Harvard University) chairs the Department of Music at the
University of Mississippi and is the author of articles on Mozart
as well as the monograph Leon Kirchner: Composer, Performer, and
Teacher (URP 2010).
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
