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Musical notes. I. The great composers. II. Violinists and the violin. III. The violin and its history, 1869
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1contrapuntal knowledge. An acquaintance with the specimens which are extant, does not allow us to form a very high opinion of his efforts in this range of labour. His violin compositions, as such, are of a very different stamp. Though, perhaps, somewhat inferior to those of Rode, they possess very high merit. The opinion expressed with reference to Kreutzer's defective knowledge of the rules of composition finds confirmation in the crudely-managed modulations occasionally occurring in his best works. This is not the case, however, with one especial work that proceeded from his pen: we refer to his 'Forty Studies for the Violin,' which may be truly described as
3'Monumentum ære perennius.'
5His operas may be beneath notice, and the construction of his concertos and other works may exhibit traces of want of system, but, truly, there is 'method' here. It seems doubtful, indeed, if anything of the kind can be cited which has proved so beneficial to the young violinist as the said Forty Studies, which have
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