Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Scan 24

Violin master works and their interpretation, 1925

30 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

1making the sforzandi without forcing the tone. The variation following, at letter C, should be taken spiccato, with a very light wrist. At letter E:
3E Poco meno mosso
513. pp
7etc.
9the same bowing should be used. At letter F chords must be played very shortly and energetically whenever they occur in the variation. At letter H, on the other hand:
11H Andante
1314. pp espressivo
15the student should play very expressively and should emphasize his accents by means of left-hand vibration rather than the bow.
17At letter K great animation is in order and at letter L:
19L
2115. f p f p
23the working-up from piano to forte should be strongly marked. At letter M, Adagio, the student should count eight eighths and make his violin sing. At letter N:
25N
2716. pp
29he must play quietly, and should not forget to accent the third eighth of each measure. At letter O, in 12/8 time, the bow must be cast very lightly on the strings and there should be no firm staccato used. At letter P, Adagio, play with much ex-

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