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Scan 23
The story of the violin, 1904
22 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1Story of the Violin
3tion—Poor Charmillon and many others—No records of worldly instrumental music of the time—Contrapuntal groupings no safe criterion—Nor illustrations of instruments—Music of the primitive kind—Fiddle (viol)-playing in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries—Symbol in the frets. 157
5CHAPTER II.
7VIOLIN ART IN ITALY.
9Sixteenth century—First half of seventeenth century—Second half—Corelli—The Roman school of violin-playing—Artistic activities—His playing—Corelli the teacher—Corelli's pupils 166
11CHAPTER III.
13VIOLIN ART IN ITALY (continued).
15Other centres—The churches—Tartini—Founder of the Paduan school—"Il Trillo del Diavolo"—Productivity—Tartini as author—His playing—As teacher—Tartini's pupils—Only names—Violinists of Piedmontese school—Pupils of Somis—Pupils of Pugnani 174
17CHAPTER IV.
19VIOTTI.
21Reformer in two directions—Creator of modern violin art in its best sense—Childhood and youth—A surprise to the world—Anti-climax—Chased fortune on precarious byways—A dealer in wine—His personality—Last great representative of classical Italian violin art 187
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