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The violin : some account of that leading instrument and its most eminent professors, from its earliest date to the present time : with hints to amateurs, anecdotes, etc.
Dubourg, George, 1799-1882. London: R. Cocks, 1852.
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| 7 | PREFACE | Read | |
| 9 | CONTENTS. | Read | |
| 10 | CHAPTER II. | Read | |
| 11 | CHAPTER III. | Read | |
| 12 | CHAPTER IV. | Read | |
| 13 | Bellon — his performance at the Philharm… | Read | |
| 14 | CHAPTER VI. | Read | |
| 71 | 55 | fury, signifying nothing." It is just of… | Read |
| 72 | 56 | rini, is to be classed among the light a… | Read |
| 73 | 57 | rare abilities. The German Baron, Kilman… | Read |
| 89 | 73 | And, at the mystic notes, successive spe… | Read |
| 145 | 129 | Paganini saw a poor boy playing upon his… | Read |
| 155 | 139 | be), has made his heart beat high;—he go… | Read |
| 193 | 177 | the excellence of the French is of more… | Read |
| 194 | 178 | sions that have overthrown Kings, and sc… | Read |
| 195 | 179 | then Regent, being a great amateur of mu… | Read |
| 203 | 187 | violins, in three parts; but these are n… | Read |
| 210 | 194 | he closed his career in 1781, by the act… | Read |
| 211 | 195 | the violin. His adagios in particular we… | Read |
| 218 | 202 | music, it is needless here to treat: but… | Read |
| 219 | 203 | the stage (which exceed thirty in number… | Read |
| 222 | 206 | directed him to go to the palace on the… | Read |
| 223 | 207 | into the Emperor's cabinet, the persons… | Read |
| 224 | 208 | no such experience on the subject as wou… | Read |
| 225 | 209 | Kreutzer, was accepted (though beyond th… | Read |
| 232 | 216 | certain gentleman travelling from Glasgo… | Read |
| 233 | 217 | an enthusiastic success, very uncommon a… | Read |
| 234 | 218 | destined soon to become one of the most… | Read |
| 239 | 223 | sought its chief glory amid the intricat… | Read |
| 245 | 229 | transmitted, through several good pupils… | Read |
| 246 | 230 | Of the peculiar qualities of Benda, as a… | Read |
| 247 | 231 | Of the first and the last of these three… | Read |
| 248 | 232 | more and more impoverished. The forms an… | Read |
| 249 | 233 | in Germany sufficient patronage to induc… | Read |
| 263 | 247 | tirely changed his model, and made a spe… | Read |
| 276 | 260 | brought together, to aid in the solemnit… | Read |
| 286 | 270 | and for several years discharged, withou… | Read |
| 287 | 271 | Theatre, was born in England, of Italian… | Read |
| 308 | 292 | Buda, alone; and gave seven Concerts, wi… | Read |
| 309 | 293 | as the being appointed one of the Profes… | Read |
| 316 | 300 | undertaking to perform the viola part; M… | Read |
| 317 | 301 | their compact with each other, and trust… | Read |
| 318 | 302 | Societies; also at others brought out on… | Read |
| 324 | 308 | the Violin School in England, the instit… | Read |
| 325 | 309 | his studies under the direction of Spohr… | Read |
| 326 | 310 | long, and most conspicuously, illustrate… | Read |
| 357 | 341 | CHAPTER IX. | Read |
| 374 | 358 | classic proportions of Straduarius, M. S… | Read |
| 375 | 359 | he could detect in it the right resonanc… | Read |
| 381 | 365 | tion of what fell from the others, than… | Read |
| 411 | 395 | niment, to the appropriate burden of "He… | Read |
| 412 | 396 | Having thus made ourselves familiar with… | Read |
| 413 | 397 | ADDENDUM. | Read |
| 414 | 398 | the instrument? Can she not impart some… | Read |
| 415 | 399 | depression of her head in holding the in… | Read |
| 416 | 400 | it would doubtless be found that she dis… | Read |
| 417 | 401 | Venice, and then took lessons on the vio… | Read |
| 421 | 405 | from these to the next in degree; that w… | Read |
| 422 | 406 | della Pietà, at Venice. She afterwards p… | Read |
| 423 | 407 | his box, and said to him, in a half-whis… | Read |
| 424 | 408 | Viotti, attained considerable credit as… | Read |
| 425 | 409 | conceived ideas of the awkwardness of th… | Read |
| 427 | WORKS FOR VIOLINISTS. | Read |