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Scan 233
An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
10 lines. Read by computer on 28 September 2026. Printed page 205. See the scan on archive.org.
1In the allegretto which precedes the vivace, the E must be accented wittily and with intelligence, for this introduction appears to be a bit of playful teasing:
3So far as the finale is concerned, it must be taken measure by measure, so to speak, in order to prove the efficacy of its accentuations:
5The accent on the A, for instance, is excellent; yet it should appear as an isolated stress, and the volume of tone should not be augmented either before or after the note in question is played.
7And now we have reached a phrase which serves to prove either the student's artistic maturity or his ignorance; it is the two measure section following upon the tutti:
9The illustration which follows shows what ought to be done:
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