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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
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1CHAPTER XVII
3ANALYSES OF MASTER VIOLIN WORKS
5For the purpose of demonstrating the proper methods of advanced violin study, this section of the Encyclopedia presents analyses of several of the master works in the violin repertory, the observations being founded on the author's personal experience, and his many interesting discussions of technical and interpretative matters with great contemporary virtuosos.
7As it would be manifestly impossible to analyze at length all the wonderful works which have been written for the violin by great composers, the following have been selected as representative of the entire group:
9Chaconne (from the Fourth Sonata), by Johann Seb. Bach
10Romance in G Major, Op. 40, by L. Van Beethoven
11Romance in F Major, Op. 50, by L. Van Beethoven
12Devil's Trill, Sonata by Giuseppe Tartini
13Concerto in D Major, Op. 61, by L. Van Beethoven
14Kreutzer Sonata, Op. 47, by L. Van Beethoven
15Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, by Felix Mendelssohn
16Concerto in D Major, Op. 77, by Johannes Brahms
17Concerto in A Minor, Op. 20, by Camille Saint-Saëns
18Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21, by Eduard Lalo
19Concerto in G Minor, Op. 26, by Max Bruch
20Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61, by Camille Saint-Saëns
21Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28, by Camille Saint-Saëns
23CHA CONNE
25By Johann Sebastian Bach
26(1685-1750)
28Bach's "Chaconne," notable for the seriousness of its style, is a work in which the Leipsic master has given the utmost freedom of expression to his genius. One might affirm that the melodic and harmonic beauties of Bach and the technical brilliancy of Paganini have united to enrich the violin with composition of miraculous beauty.
30The periods of the composition are each eight measures in length. The numbers which follow (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) indicate the beginning of successive periods.
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