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The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1875
17 lines. Read by computer on 1 October 2026. Printed page 338. See the scan on archive.org.
1TO A BAD FIDDLER.
3"Old Orpheus play'd so well he mov'd old Nick,
4Whilst thou mov'st nothing—but thy Fiddlestick."
6Corelli's Violin was made in 1578, and passed into the possession of Giardini; it was kept in a case painted by Annibale Caracci.
8ON THE TREATMENT OF THE VIOLIN.
9In a Letter from the celebrated Tartini.
11"The letter here presented to our readers was published by Dr. Burney, in 1779, under the following title: 'A Letter from the late Signor Tartini to Signora Maddalena Lombardini (afterwards Signora Sirmen). Published as an important lesson to performers on the Violin. Translated by Dr. Burney.' This little tract having become scarce, and its practical value to the artist coming recommended to us by so high a name, we have been induced to reprint it in our journal.
13"'A Letter, &c.
14"'Padua, March 5, 1760.
15"'My very much esteemed Signora Maddalena,
16"'Finding myself at length disengaged from the weighty business which has so long prevented me from performing my promise to you, a promise which was made with too much sincerity for my want of punctuality not to afflict me, I shall begin
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