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- Before the Chinrest: A Violinist's Guide to the Mysteries of Pre-Chinrest Technique and Style
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Indiana University Press
- Series: Publications of the Early Music Institute
summary
Drawing on the principles of Francesco Geminiani and four decades of experience as a baroque and classical violinist, Stanley Ritchie offers a valuable resource for anyone wishing to learn about 17th-18th-and early 19th-century violin technique and style. While much of the work focuses on the technical aspects of playing the pre-chinrest violin, these approaches are also applicable to the viola, and in many ways to the modern violin. Before the Chinrest includes illustrated sections on right- and left-hand technique, aspects of interpretation during the Baroque, Classical, and early-Romantic eras, and a section on developing proper intonation.
Table of Contents
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- Part 1. Right-Hand Technique
- 1. Tone Production
- pp. 3-5
- 2. Bow-Strokes
- pp. 6-14
- 3. Chordal Technique
- pp. 15-19
- 4. Bow Division
- pp. 20-21
- 5. Swift-Bows
- pp. 22-24
- Part 2. Left-Hand Technique
- 7. Position-Changing Exercises
- pp. 29-34
- Part 3. Interpretation
- 8. Expression
- pp. 37-53
- 9. Dynamics and Nuance
- pp. 54-60
- 11. Ornamentation
- pp. 67-75
- 12. Baroque Clichés
- pp. 76-82
- Part 4. A Technique and Intonation Practice Guide
- 13. Tuning
- pp. 85-92
- 15. Exercises Starting on G
- pp. 117-135
- 16. Half-Position
- pp. 136-137
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253001115
Related ISBN(s)
9780253223180
MARC Record
OCLC
797815865
Pages
168
Launched on MUSE
2012-08-07
Language
English
Open Access
No