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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
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1These five measures are most characteristic. They are like a storm suddenly unloosed and ending in a whirlwind.
3Period of Four Measures
5The last eighth of these four measures should be played in a strongly sustained manner to secure the following effect:
7The last measure is played in the following manner to obtain practically the effect of sustained chords:
9Period of Thirteen Measures
11Play with the whole bow, and with an expression of true grandeur; the fourth measure should be serene and well balanced. The conclusion should be very much retarded, and played with the greatest possible exertion of power.
13THE ROMANCE IN G MAJOR
15By L. van Beethoven Op. 40
16(1770-1827)
18The manuscript of these sublime pages, composed in 1803, is to be found in the library of the publishing house of Peters in Leipsic. In the manuscript, no tempo or expression marks are indicated. The Beethoven "Romance," a pearl of exceptional violinistic beauty, is "thought out" for the violin to such an extent that it is hardly possible to imagine it written for any other instrument. It is, however, a composition difficult to interpret, and the best violinists approach it with apprehension. It appears too infrequently on the recital program, and the compositions which are substituted for it by the fashion of the day take its place most unworthily. Its periods are each thirty measures in length, with the exception of the last, which is thirty-three measures long.
20Measures 1 to 5: begin delicately, with a well sustained tone, and not too slowly, playing with a certain amount of decision. Give the last two beats of
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