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The Baroque double bass violone / Alfred Planyavsky ; translated by James Barket.
| Author/creator | Planyavsky, Alfred |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 1998. |
| Description | xvi, 196 pages : illustrations, music ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Barockkontrabass Violone. English |
| Contents | A short survey concerning the development of the string bass during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries -- Polemics -- Derivation -- Geige/bassgeige -- Contradictions -- The violone in Italy -- "Violoni ovvero contrabassi" -- Michael Praetorius -- Notation in 16' and 8' -- Baritone clef -- Trio sonata -- Jakob Stainer's violone -- The violone in France -- Violone/contrabbasso -- Low range of "C" -- Corelli's use of the violone -- Violone and violoncello -- Terminology in the eighteenth century -- "Subjects of the highest necessity" -- The violone as a concert instrument -- The three-string double bass -- The violone/double bass since the nineteenth century -- Concluding remarks concerning violone and double-bass making. |
| General note | Appendix (two folded leaves) contains illustrations showing fifteen examples of the various forms of human-sized double-bass instruments from the sixteenth century that were played in standing position. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-176) and index. |
| LCCN | 98007957 |
| ISBN | 0810834480 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML927.V63 P613 1998 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |