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Cambridge Companions to Music Ser.: Cambridge Companion to the Cello by Jonathan
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521629284
ISBN-13
9780521629287
eBay Product ID (ePID)
768387
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Cambridge Companion to the Cello
Publication Year
1999
Subject
History & Criticism, Musical Instruments / Strings, General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Music
Series
Cambridge Companions to Music Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
17.3 Oz
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Width
6.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
98-030366
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
787.4
Table Of Content
List of illustrations; Notes on the contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations, fingering and notation; 1. The cello: origins and evolution John Dilworth; 2. The bow: its history and development John Dilworth; 3. Cello acoustics Bernard Richardson; 4. Masters of the Baroque and Classical eras Margaret Campbell; 5. Nineteenth-century virtuosi Margaret Campbell; 6. Masters of the twentieth century Margaret Campbell; 7. The concerto Robin Stowell and David Wyn Jones; 8. The sonata Robin Stowell; 9. Other solo repertory Robin Stowell; 10. Ensemble music: in the chamber and the orchestra Peter Allsop; 11. Technique, style and performing practice to c. 1900 Valerie Walden; 12. The development of cello teaching in the twentieth century R. Caroline Bosanquet; 13. The frontiers of technique Frances-Marie Uitti; Appendix: principal pedagogical literature; Glossary of technical terms; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.
Synopsis
This is a compact and authoritative survey of the cello. It deals with the history and construction of the cello and bow, discusses the careers of the most distinguished cellists through history, surveys the repertory and reviews teaching methods, technical developments and issues of performance practice., This is a compact, composite and authoritative survey of the history and development of the cello and its repertory since the origins of the instrument. The volume comprises thirteen essays, written by a team of nine distinguished scholars and performers, and is intended to develop the cello's historical perspective in breadth and from every relevant angle, offering as comprehensive a coverage as possible. It focuses in particular on four principal areas: the instrument's structure, development and fundamental acoustical principles; the careers of the most distinguished cellists since the baroque era; the cello repertory (including chapters devoted to the concerto, the sonata, other solo repertory, and ensemble music); and its technique, teaching methods and relevant aspects of historical and performance practice. It is the most comprehensive book ever to be published about the instrument and provides essential information for performers, students and teachers., This is a compact, composite and authoritative survey of the history and development of the cello from its origins to the present day. Its carefully structured series of thirteen essays deals with the history and construction of the cello and bow, discusses the careers of the most distinguished cellists through history, surveys the repertory of the instrument in unprecedented detail and reviews teaching methods, technical developments and issues of performance practice. It is the most comprehensive book ever to be published about the instrument.
LC Classification Number
ML910 .C36 1999
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Excellently researched and written. If you don't mind a bit of technical detail you will find this book enlightening.
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