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the history of the violin, 1864
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1also played solos, "this gentleman's execution is truly masterly, his tone very brilliant, and his taste pleasingly delicate and chaste." Burney, in his "Tour," mentions the famous old Antonio Vandini, and observes that the Continental violoncello is still played with the bow under-handed. Louis Boccherini, who was born in 1740, excelled not only as a performer, but also in his numerous compositions, where the instrument takes a leading or prominent part, many of which remained popular until a recent period, although now seldom heard; he died in Spain, 1806, with, it is to be feared, very reduced means of subsistence. Baudiot, a skilful performer, wrote instructions for the instrument; Tricklir, born at Dijon 1750, was a fine performer; and Levasseur is said to have nearly equalled the Duports in tone. Bernard Romberg, born about 1770, was an excellent performer, and composed some good music for the instrument; he also wrote an elementary book for the instrument of considerable size, which scarcely realised the expectations raised by the work of so accomplished a musician. His brother Andrew was a good performer, and well known as a pleasing composer. Max Bohrer was also a distinguished performer, and had a brother a fine player on the violin. Fetis says that Duport and Lindley are the only persons that France and England can oppose to the two German players on the violoncello just named.
3We have omitted several names of fine performers of Continental birth, such as Geminiani, Giardini, and others, because so great a part of their lives was spent in England, that it seems more convenient to join them with the English names, but without the least wish to claim for ourselves merit that may in strictness belong to other countries.
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