The Early Violin And Viola - A Practical Guide.pdf

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2、iolinandviola,themyriadrelevantprimarysourcesandtheirinterpretation,andthevariousaspectsofstyleandtechniquethatcombinetomakeupwell-grounded,periodperformances.Italsoconsidersvariousrelatedinstruments,con-tainspracticaladviceontheacquisitionofappropriateinstruments,andofferssuggestionsforfurtherreadi

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4、ossibletothecomposer’soriginalinten-tion.RSisaProfessorofMusicatCardiffUniversityofWalesandaprofessionalviolinistwhohaswrittenextensivelyonstringedinstrumentsandtheconventionsofperformingearlymusic.HeisauthorofViolinTechniqueandPerformancePracticeintheLateEighteenthandEarlyNineteenthCentur

5、ies(Cambridge,1985)andBeethoven:ViolinConcerto(Cambridge,1988)intheseriesCambridgeMusicHandbooks.HeisalsoeditorofPerformingBeethoven(Cambridge,1994),TheCambridgeCompaniontotheViolin(Cambridge,1992),TheCambridgeCompaniontotheCello(Cambridge,1999)andco-authorofTheHistoricalPerformanceofMusic:AnIntrod

6、uction(Cambridge,1999).CambridgeHandbookstotheHistoricalPerformanceofMusic:ColinLawsonandRobinStowellDuringthelastthreedecadeshistoricalperformancehasbecomepartofmainstreammusicallife.However,thereisasyetnoonesourcefromwhichperformersandstudentscanfindanoverviewofthesignificantissuesorg

7、leanpracticalinformationpertinenttoaparticularinstrument.Thisseriesofhandbooksguidesthemodernperformertowardstheinves-tigationandinterpretationofevidencefoundbothinearlyperformancetreatisesandinthemainstrea