This concise volume is not only a practical manual for the performer but also an authoritative history of the instrument. In covering the essentials of performance practice and musical style for the classical repertoire, the text provides important suggestions for mastering basic touch, fingering, articulation and phrasing, rhythm and tempo, ornaments, ensemble playing, more.
Violin Mastery: Interviews with Heifetz, Auer, Kreisler and Others by Frederick H. Martens Twenty-four famous violinists reveal the secrets to their success, discussing the aesthetic and technical aspects of playing and personal conceptions of violin mastery. Includes tips on efficient practice, improving bow technique, and refining intonation.
Psychology of Music by Carl E. Seashore Standard study by founder of Seashore test. Relationship between physical phenomena of sounds and our perception of them. Music as a medium, physical acoustics, auditory apparatus, sound perception, more. Includes 88 figures.
Piano Technique by Walter Gieseking, Karl Leimer Two books, bound together, by one of the greatest pianists of all time and his famed teacher: The Shortest Way to Pianistic Perfection and Rhythmics, Dynamics, Pedal and Other Problems of Piano Playing.
How to Sing by Lilli Lehmann This extremely influential singing guide by one of opera's first international superstars explores how to breathe correctly, produce a ringing head tone, role interpretation, vocal exercises for proper care of the voice, and more.
Five Centuries of Keyboard Music by John Gillespie Practicing musician and professor of music discusses 350 composers and their works for harpsichord and piano. Includes 116 musical examples.
