A Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing by Leopold Mozart and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Known principally as the father of Wolfgang Amadeus, Leopold Mozart was a distinguished musician in his own right. An excellent violinist and composer, his greatest contribution to music was his Treatise on Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing. Published at Ausburg in 1756 it was themajor work of its time on the violin and it contains much that is of considerable interest and value to musicians today: notes on performance, practice, a glossary of technical terms and specific chapters on the playing of written and improvised embellishments, the trill, and special rhythmicfigures. Copious exercises illustrate each point made in the text. A Preface--revised for this edition--offers an illuminating biographical study of Leopold both as a man and as a musician. This 1951 Oxford University Press, Incorporated Hardback is in good condition. Book in good condition throughout;dj torn, mended with sellotape on spine; slight discolouration of page edges; dj faded.

ISBN: 9780193185029 SKU: 1420554 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

SKU: 1420554
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