History of the Violin

One of the most respected and referenced books of its kind, this authoritative volume covers not only violins but other bowed instruments. It ranges from the earliest makers of stringed instruments - Greek, Roman, and Egyptian - to the latter-day masters of French, Italian, German, and English styles.

CONTENIDO:

Chapther I
The violin
Effects of Music
Eastern Instruments
Greek and Roman Instruments
Spurious Roman Examples
Conductor
Notation

Chapter II
Egyptian Instruments
Ninevites
The Bow
Rote
Crwth

Chapter III
Fiddle
Rote
Rebec
Gigue

Chapter IV
The Bow
Viol
Notation

Chapter V
The Viol in Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
Early Makers
Viol in Fourteenth Century
Minstrel Galleries
Conductors Bâton
Troubadours

Chapter VI
Minstrels
Corporation of Minstrels
Kings of Minstrels

Chapter VII
Viol in the Fifteenth Century
Early Makers
Kerlin
Notation

Chapter VIII
Viol and Violin in the Sixteenth Century
Tuning of Viols
Viols in French Festivals; in English Royal Bands
Ancient Viol de Gamba
Viols in Early Dramas
Musical Publications
Notation

Chapter IX
Viols and violins in Early Musical Dramas
Tuning of Viols
Viols in Seventeenth Century
Instruments described
Performers
Musical Publications

Chapter X
Viols and Violins in English Dramatic Writers of Seventeenth Century
Instruments in Court Masques
Payments to Performers
Musical Publications

Chapter XI
Time of Charles II
Anthony Wood
Pepys
Baltzar
Matteis
Simpson
Mace
Publications
The Bow

Chapter XII
The Eighteenth Century
Violoncello
Bonanni
Laborde
Performers

Chapter XIII
Orchestras
Performers

Chapter XIV
Nineteenth Century
Performers
Paganini
Lindley
Dragonetti

Chapter XV
Makers
Early English
Duiffoprugcar
Early Italian Makers
Amati Family

Chapter XVI
Makers in Seventeenth Century
French
Italian
German
Klotz
Steiner

Chapter XVII
Stradivarius
Guarnerius

Chapter XVIII
Italian Makers
German
French
Vuillaume

Chapter XIX
English Makers, from Rayman to Betts

Chapter XX
English Makers

Chapter XXI
The Forster Family

Chapter XXII
William Forster

Chapter XXIII
The Forster Family and School, continued

Chapter XXIV
English Makers, continued

Chapter XXV
The Banks Family

Chapter XXVI
English Makers, continued

Chapter XXVII
Recent English Makers
Resident Foreign Makers