A New History of Violin Playing. The Vibrato and Lambert Massart's Revolutionary Discovery.

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Written to be enjoyed by all music lovers, this study reveals for the first time the founder of the vibrato, Lambert Massart--documented by original sources recently discovered by the author. It is the most comprehensive history of the violin available today. It describes the connection between the masters and their pupils from all the major schools; lists the instruments played and owned by each violinist; suggests important recordings to understand each artist; explains the major schools of study; plus a detailed encyclopedia of terms and names so both professional musician or general music lover will enjoy and appreciate the result of more than eleven years of careful study and research.

CONTENIDO:

Foreword
The beginnings
The Ancient Era
The German School
The Ancient Era: continuation
The Romantic Era
Paganini. Introduction
The Romantic Era: continuation
The Rise of the Modern Era. The great revolution of the vibrato.
The overlapping of romantics and moderns.
The gramophone and the globalisation of the vibrato era.
The 20th century.
Acknowledgements
Sourced consulted
Cassettes' contents
Index to Cassettes
Date of birth index
Index to the violinits with their date of birth
Encyclopaedia
Index