The violin : its history & construction illustrated & described, from many sources. Together with a list of Italian and Tyrolese violin makers / translated in full from the German of Abele and Niederheitmann by John Broadhouse ; 29 illustrations and folding example of the first music for lute, fiddle, and voice.
| Author/creator | Abele, Hyacinth |
| Other author | Niederheitmann, Friedrich. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, [between 1920 and 1929?] |
| Description | 207 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Section I. Oldest form of instruments played with a bow ; Ravanastron, Omerti, Rebek ; The crouth ; Introduction of the rebek into western Europe by the Arabs ; Gradual perfecting of the rebek from the 10th to the 15th centuries ; Condition of instrumental music in the middle ages: troubadours, minstrels, singers ; Musical corporations ; Musical writers of the 16th century: Virdung, Judenkonig, Agricola, Nachtigall, Ganassi del Fontego ; Michael Praetorius upon stringed instruments at the beginning of the 17th century -- Section II. The earliest professors of the lute-maker's art: J. Kerlino, 1449 ; P. Dardelli, 1500 ; Duiffoprugar, 1510 ; Brescian school: Gaspar di Salo, J. P. Maggini ; School of Cremona: A. Stradivarius, J. Guarnerius ; Various other schools, the lute makers of Milan, Vienna ; German school: Stainer, Albani, Klotz ; Founding of the violin trade at Mittenwald ; German makers who have worked after Stainer's pattern and after Italian masters ; French makers: Lupot, Gand, Vuillaume ; Attempts of different makers in various directions ; Savart's researches ; Decline of violin making, its causes -- Section III. Principal parts of the violin. 1. The strings. Vibrations ; Flexibility ; Weight ; Elasticity ; Harmonics ; Tartini's (or combination) tones ; Conditions of pitch, force, and quality of tone ; The manufacture of strings in Italy and Germany ; Practical hints -- 2. The resonant body. Its importance as a medium of communicating the vibrations of the strings to the surrounding air ; Molecular vibration of the resonant body ; Practical advice as to the selection of materials for the belly, back and sides ; Division of the wood for belly and back ; Anton Bagatella's rules -- 3. Bass bar, sound post, and bridge. Gradual perfection of the bass bar and bridge ; The neck ; The finger-board ; The head ; The nut ; The varnish -- 4. Violin bows. Their gradual improvement till perfected by Tourte ; Concluding remarks -- Appendix. Italian and Tyrolese violin makers ; Foreign pupils of Amati and Stradivarius ; Improvers of the bow. |
| General note | "Italian and Tyrolese violin makers...[by] F. Niederheitmann" pages 181-207. |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML802 .A1422 1920 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |