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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;, 1878
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1CHAPTER VII.
3AMATEURS.
5The amateur compared with the professor—the witty Duke of Buckingham—a saying of Dr. Johnson's—Dr. Cooke giving a lesson—The Baron Bach—characteristic sketches—amateur quartett-parties—a story, with a mistake!—Sir William Hamilton—Epigrams—on an aged musical trifler—Ralph Rasper—advice to amateurs—the scales—Corelli's solos—Spohr's Violin-School—no real self-taught violinists—epigram—self-knowledge necessary—qualities necessary to the leader of an amateur party—opera music—listening to classical quartetts—a story—friendly advice in rhyme.—pp. 312, et seq.
7CHAPTER VIII.
9FEMALE VIOLINISTS.
11(See Addendum, page 397).
13Objections to ladies playing the violin, answered—Queen Elizabeth and her violin—Madame Mara—her early practice on the violin—Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen—reprint of a letter from Tartini to her—Regina Schlick—her maiden name Sacchi—a particular friend of Mozart—anecdote of Mozart and the Sonata in B flat minor—Louise Gautherot—Minerva and the flute—Luigia Gerbini—pupil of Viotti—Signora Paravicini—patronized by the Empress Josephine—her reverses and subsequent success—her graceful mode of bowing—Catarina Calcagno—receives instructions from Paganini—Madame Krahmen—Mdlle. Schulz—Mdlle. Eleanora Neumann—Madame Filipowicz—Horace Walpole's visit to St. Cyr—Mrs. Sarah Ottey.
15CHAPTER IX.
17ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE VIOLIN.
19The subject stated—Otto's treatise—the component parts of the violin—the Cremonas and their makers—Hieronymus Amati—Antonius Amati—Nicholas Amati—Antonius Straduarius—Joseph Guarnerius—distinguishing characteristics of these makers—Tyrolese instruments—Jacob Steiner—later Tyrolese makers—Klotz—Statelmann, of Vienna, and others—repairers—the principles of construction—the bass-bar, sound post, bridge, f holes, &c.—strings (called Roman) from Milan
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