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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
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1THE TECHNICAL ACCENTUATION
3And now we reach a species of accentuation which is of greatest importance, and which forms a pendant to the rhythmical or poetic accent we have been considering. This is technical or mechanical accentuation, by means of which phrases and passages acquire an intense vitality. Sarasate, who had the most intensely "living" mechanism which could be imagined, was an adept at this species of accent, and it was the secret, I believe, of the pyramidal and perfected technique which he possessed. His technique showed mad ability, and at the same time, an intelligence which bordered on the miraculous.
5Ernst's "Othello" Fantasy furnishes us with several examples of the technical aesthetics of the unforgettable Spanish master.
7These examples prove that the student must practice change of position at a lightning rate of speed if he wishes to infuse his technique with vitality.
9My aversion for the ordinary "mechanicians of the violin" is sincere, yet it must be admitted that an easy and flexible technique is required to overcome the difficulties scattered through the majority of violin compositions.
11If, ordinarily, teachers of the violin do not cultivate in their pupils a sufficiently rational application of sane and exact technical and mechanical
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