One Hundred Years of Violoncello: A History of Technique and Performance Practice, 1740–1840 (Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs) - Softcover

Walden, Valerie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521607612 ISBN 13: 9780521607612

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

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 ornamentation, accompanying skills and the stylistic preferences of the most famous soloists. Richly illustrated with over 300 music examples, plates and figures, this book provides playing instructions which can easily be applied by modern players to their own performance of period music.

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Book Description

The first book to address the full range of performance issues for the violoncello from the Baroque to the early Romantic period. Richly illustrated with over 300 music examples, plates and figures, this book provides playing instructions which can easily be applied by modern players to their own performance of period music.

Review

"Performers and students of the violoncello and its music will find this volume a welcome addition to their libraries." The Beethoven Journal

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0521607612
• ISBN 13: 9780521607612
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 328