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The violin and its music, 1881
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1SECTION V.—THE VIOL IN ITALY.
3CHAPTER I.—Italy and the Renaissance—Observations of Sir William Temple, Hallam, Burckhardt, and Macaulay—Petrarch and Boccaccio—Illustrations from early Italian Painters … … … 130
5CHAPTER II.—Lorenzo de Medici and his School of Harmony—Heinrich Isaac and his "San Giovanni e San Paolo"—Michael Angelo and Poliziano in Lorenzo's Gardens at Florence—Leonardo da Vinci—The Court of Duke Hercules at Ferrara, and Josquin's Masses—Instruments there used—The Court of Gonzaga at Mantua, and Jacques Berchem and Dardelli—Claude Monteverde at Cremona and Mantua—His Opera, "L'Orfeo"—Presumed Italian origin of the modern Violin, 16th century—Cardinal Medici (Leo X.), his visit to the German Court of Maximilian—Music in the Venetian States, 16th and 17th centuries … … … … … 138
7CHAPTER III.—Music in Venice (continued)—"Coriat's Crudities"—Petrucci's Music-Printing, and Venetian Tablature—Development of Italian Viol Manufacture—The large Italian Double Bass—The Viol da Gamba—Silvestro Ganassi's "Art of Playing the Viol," 1543—Andrea and Giovanni Gabrielli … … … … 156
9CHAPTER IV.—The Sack of Rome, and the Reformation of Luther and Calvin—Luther's Love of Music—Goudimel's School of Music at Rome—Palestro, Nanini, and Alessandro Romano—Tinctor's School of Music at Naples—The Prince of Venosa, and his Madrigals—Salvator Rosa—Scipione Cerreto, "Della Prattica Musica" 165
11SECTION VI.—THE VIOLIN IN ITALY.
13CHAPTER I.—Paoli Quagliati, 17th century; first Solo for the Violin—Bagio Marini—Carlo Farini—Giovanni B. Fontana—Giovanni Legrenzi—Giovanni B. Vitali and his Compositions—Tomasso Antonio Vitali—Gregorio Allegri—Giuseppe Colombi and his Sonatas—Giovanni Nicolai—Bassini, his Sonate da Camera—Giuseppe Torelli—Anthony Veracini… … … … 165
15CHAPTER II.—Corelli; sketch of his History and Work—His Sonatas—His Patrons, Cardinals Panfilio and Ottoboni—First appearance of Corelli's Solos—His Visit to Naples—His Performances with Scarlatti—Sir John Hawkins, Dr. Burney, George Hogarth, and others, on Corelli and his Works—His Death and Burial—His Compositions; their Introduction into England by Henry Needler 177
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