The American Violin
Author: Christopher Germain
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Published: 2016-06-01
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ISBN-13: 9780692643396
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive survey tracing the development and art of violin and bow making in America
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Author: Christopher Germain
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Published: 2016-06-01
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ISBN-13: 9780692643396
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive survey tracing the development and art of violin and bow making in America
Author: Thomas James Wenberg
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Published: 1986
Total Pages: 442
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Tim Ingles
Publisher: Cozio Publishing
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 13
ISBN-13: 0976443112
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeaturing 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: Charles Beare
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780951939703
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William Henry Hill
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1989-01-01
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 0486260615
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 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: Simone F. Sacconi
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 314
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ernest N. Doring
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012-01-01
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 0486497968
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlong with the instruments of Stradivari and del Gesù, the violins of Giovanni Battista Guadagnini have long been favored by professional musicians. This 1949 volume remains the most comprehensive study of G. B. Guadagnini's life, work, and legacy. Includes a catalog of masterpieces and a new Introduction by an authority on musical instruments.
Author: Chris Johnson
Publisher: Robert Hale
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 284
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Art of Violin Making is the major work for the craftsman, bringing into one volume a summary of essential information for the violin maker and player, as well as providing a historical reference. This book is essential reading for the violin maker, repairer and historian, providing a unique record of the history, social background, lives and work of the great violin makers of the past, combined with a clear practical guide to making violins. It includes: "Part One: The Violin Makers," "Part Two: The Workshop, Tools and Materials," and "Part Three: Violin Construction."
Author: David Rattray
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2000-12-13
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 146166960X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents a unique view of the work of the great Italian violin-makers from the 17th to the 19th centuries, based on the collection of The Royal Academy of Music in London. The Academy, founded in 1822, is Britain's senior conservatory and one of the oldest institutions in the world for advanced musical training. Included here are masterpieces by Amati, Cappa, Celoniato, Ceruti, Dalla Costa, Deconet, Gagliano, Grancino, Guadagnini, Guarneri, Landolfi, Pressenda, Rota, Rugeri, Seraphin, Sorsana, Stradivari, Tecchler, and Testore. This revised edition has an updated descriptive text, features 15 extra entries, devotes at least two full-color spreads to each instrument, and is supplemented with a new dendrochronological study. Specially-commissioned photographs display each violin, viola, or cello with large, high-quality illustrations, revealing details of these instruments as never before. The Academy's collection of stringed instruments consists of around 100 violins and a similar combined number of violas and celli, the majority of which were received as gifts over the last century, beginning with the Rutson Bequest in 1906. These working instruments are maintained in fine playing condition and generally are in the hands of young musicians during their time as students or at the outset of their careers. The fine selection presented here underlines the collection's core of masterpiece Italian violins, and for the most part this book includes only those instruments in the purest state of conservation.
Author: John Marchese
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2010-01-26
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 0061850578
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“[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.