The Cambridge Companion To The Violin

Edited by Robin Stowell

The Cambridge Companion to the Violin offers students, performers, and scholars a fascinating and composite survey of the history and repertory of the instrument from its origins to the present day. The volume comprises fifteen essays, written by a team of specialists, and is intended to develop the violin’s historical perspective in breadth and from every relevant angle. The principal subjects discussed include the instrument’s structure and development: its fundamental acoustical properties: principal exponents: technique and teaching principles: solo and ensemble repertory: pedagogical literature: traditions in folk music and jazz: and aspects of historical performing practice. The text is supported by numerous illustrations and diagrams as well as music examples, a useful appendix, glossary of technical terms, and an extensive bibliography.

Bibliographic Details

45 b/w illus.

Contents

• 1. The violin and bow - origins and development John Dilworth
• 2. The physics of the violin Bernard Richardson
• 3. The violinists of the baroque and classical periods Simon McVeigh
• 4. The nineteenth century bravura tradition Robin Stowell
• 5. The twentieth century Eric Wen
• 6. The fundamentals of violin playing and teaching Adrian Eales
• 7. Technique and performing practice Robin Stowell
• 8. Aspects of contemporary technique (with comments about Cage, Feldman, Scelsi and Babbitt) Paul Zukofsky
• 9. The concerto Robin Stowell
• 10. The sonata Robin Stowell
• 11. Other solo repertory
• 12. The violin as ensemble instrument Peter Allsop
• 13. The pedagogical literature Robin Stowell
• 14. The violin - instrument of four continents Peter Cooke
• 15. The violin in jazz Max Harrison
• Appendix: Principal violin treatises.