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The American history and encyclopedia of music, 1910
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1Hauser, Op. 43, Hungarian Rhapsodie in D minor.
2Corelli, Folies d’Espagne (Variations) (David Revision).
3Spohr, Barcarole.
4Bériot, Concerto No. 7.
5Topper, Op. 23, Gavotte (Violin arrangement).
6L. Schmidt, L’Espagnol.
7David, Op. 3, Concertino.
8Saint-Saëns, Romance in C.
10FIFTH GRADE.
12The pupils of this grade might start with
13Dancla, Op. 73……………………………Études
14Alard, Op. 19……………………………Études
15Rovelli……………………………12 Caprices
16Rode……………………………24 Caprices
17and end up with a work by Cramer, 33 études, arranged for violin by Abel.
19The technical character of Alard’s and Dancla’s études is that of more or less modern virtuosity and will certainly enlarge the musical horizon of the student and be a stimulus in this line.
21Rode’s work stands in its peculiarity unrivaled. Each number of the work is good music. The requirements of the student for the mastery of this work are manifold; an extremely powerful and clever bowing-arm, steel-like fingers, and a fluent technic. Joachim once mentioned to the writer, then his pupil, that for years he had played three to four Rode exercises daily and that the invigorating effect on his fingers was such that he knew of no other study work that excelled it in this respect. The metronome marks in these Rode caprices are valueless, hence should be ignored.
23The Cramer exercises, an original piano-work, which has been arranged for the violin, should follow the study of Rode. The technic, upon the whole, is not as difficult as
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