One Hundred Years of Violoncello: A History of Technique and Performance Practice, 1740 1840 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521607612)

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.

Author: Valerie Walden
ISBN-10: 0521607612
ISBN-13: 9780521607612
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/19/2004
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.69d