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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
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1of one man has created these marvels which neither time nor progress have been able to effect.
3When playing a chamber music work with a pianist, it is customary to keep the lid of the instrument closed, and to avoid all tonal effects which would tend to bring the piano part of the work being performed into more prominence than the string parts. A gentle reminder sometimes is necessary when the services of a pianist of virtuoso type are utilized, to the effect that ensemble rather than solo playing is desired.
5The correct tempos to be observed in the playing of chamber music have always been a matter of endless discussion. Every artist conceives them more or less in accordance with his own temperament; there are as many differences of artistic temperament as there are leaves on the trees; and scientists tell us that no two leaves of any tree are exactly alike. We give, therefore, on the following pages, a list of the principal Haydn and Beethoven string quartets, with the approximate rational tempo indicated for each of the movements in the same:
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