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Scan 199
An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
26 lines. Read by computer on 28 September 2026. Printed page 171. See the scan on archive.org.
1At certain points it is at times necessary to turn the spiccato into a détaché, for instance:
3Moto Perpetuo – Ries (1)
5The same work:
7Moto Perpetuo – Ries (2)
9There is also the important question of the balance of the bow, the maintenance of its equilibrium, a question generally ignored, and to which not enough attention is paid.
11In order to obtain perfect equality on all the strings, a string should be tied to the wrist from which a piece of lead weighing somewhat less than a quarter of a pound should be suspended, and then, very slowly at first and then more rapidly, the following exercise should be played:
13The spiccato becomes especially difficult when a rapid change of string takes place, and this is due to the lack of study material necessary to obviate this difficulty.
15The player should obtain perfect equality by practicing the following examples:
17Motto Perpetuo – Ries (3)
19Motto Perpetuo – Ries (4)
21Suite Gothique (Toccata) Bachmann
23In movements written in 6/8, 9/12 or 12/8 time, an accent is involuntarily given to the first six notes: this tendency should be avoided, since it is antimusical. For instance:
25Rondo Capriccioso – Saint Saëns
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