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The violin and its music, 1885
12 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 156. See the scan on archive.org.
1CONTENTS.
3CHAPTER III.—Formation of the "Conservatoire de Musique"—Committee for formation of a Violin Instruction Book—Rodolphe Kreutzer; his "Forty Studies," and other important Works—Pierre Baillot; his "New Violin Method;" Spohr and Mendelssohn's diverse appreciation of his Abilities; his visit to England—Pierre Rode; Solo Violinist to Napoleon, and to Emperor Alexander; Teacher of Spohr—Jean Baptiste Cartier; his "L'Art du Violon"—Habeneck, Pupil of Baillot; his Société des Concerts du Conservatoire"—Hector Berlioz; his Requiem, his Revérie, and Mendelssohn—George Onslow and his Chamber Music—Lafont—Mazas—Massart—Sainton—Deldevez—Alard—Dancla … … 293
5CHAPTER IV.—Belgium and its Violinists—François Joseph Gossec—François Cupis—Chartiani—Vander Plancken—François Snel—The Blumenthals—François Joseph Fétis; his "Biographie Universelle des Musiciens"—André Robberechts—Lambert Joseph Meerts; his "Mecanisme du Violon," &c.—Nicholas Lambert Wéry—Theodore Hauman—Artot, "The Belgian Ernst"—François Hubert Prume—Charles Auguste De Bériot; his "Ecole Transcendant du Violon"—Henri Vieuxtemps; his Compositions; his "Etudes de Concert"—Hubert Léonard—The Great Norwegian Musician, Ole Bull—Polish Violinists: Chopin, Lipinski, Wieniawski … … … … … … … … … … 316.
7SECTION VIII.—THE VIOLIN IN GERMANY.
9CHAPTER I.—Seventeenth Century—Thomas Baltzar; excerpt from Evelyn's Diary—Johann J. Walther—Schütz ("Sagittarius")—Johann Schopp—Krieger—Nicolaus Hasse—Gottfried Finger, James II.'s Chapel-master—Biber—The Emperor Leopold and Frederick the Great—The Brothers Benda—John Sebastian Bach at Frederick the Great's Court—J. S. Bach's Works … … 328
11CHAPTER II.—Frederick the Great at Potsdam—Benda and Quantz—Emanuel Bach—The Court of Maximilian Joseph III. of Bavaria—The Hanover Court of Elector George Louis (George I. of England)—George Frederick Handel and his Works; Jealousy of Addison and Steele; Handel's "Harmonious Blacksmith;" his Performances in London—The "Water Music" of King George—The "Concerto Grosso"—Hasse—Vanhall—Stamitz—Leopold Mozart and his "Violin School" … … … … … 340
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