Scan 471
The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1875
12 lines. Read by computer on 1 October 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1The prose part is curious:
3"Near this place lies Charles Claudius Philips, whose absolute contempt of riches, and inimitable performances on the Violin, made him the admiration of all that knew him. He was born in Wales, made the tour of Europe, and after the experience of both kinds of fortune, died in 1732."
5ARTISTIC ENTHUSIASM.
7Boucher, the French Violinist, used to introduce in his concertos long extemporaneous cadenzas. Sometimes he was so wrapped up in his arpeggios, that the band and audience were forgotten. Upon one occasion, Boucher played a concerto at the end of a tedious concert. He never played better, and the immense applause he received inspired him to such a degree, that at the pause Boucher began a cadenza, introducing nearly all the motives which had been heard at the concert. He went on, he played for ten minutes—twenty minutes. At last the band went away, and soon after the audience, but Boucher never looked up, and still continued his cadenza. At last the proprietor of the room approached Boucher, and bowing to the astonished Violinist, shewed him a key, saying, "My dear sir, it is very late, everybody is gone. When you have finished, please to shut the door."
9"A MUSICIAN
11Is like an Echo, a retail dealer in sounds. As Diana is the goddess of the silver bow, so is he the
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