The Baroque Violin & Viola: A Fifty-Lesson Course

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In the early seventeenth century, enthusiasm for the violin swept across Europe―this was an instrument capable of bewitching virtuosity, with the power to express emotions in a way only before achieved with the human voice. With this new guide to the Baroque violin, and its close cousin, the Baroque viola, distinguished performer and pedagogue Walter Reiter puts this power into the hands of today's players. Through fifty lessons based on the Reiter's own highly-renowned course at The Royal Conservatory of the Hague, The Baroque Violin & Viola, Volume I provides a comprehensive exploration of the period's rich and varied repertoire. Volume I covers the basics of choosing a violin, techniques to produce an ideal sound, and sonatas by Vivaldi and Corelli. Practical exercises are integrated into each lesson, and accompanied by rich video demonstrations on the book's companion website. Brought to life by Reiter's deep insight into key repertoire based on a lifetime of playing and teaching, The Baroque Violin & Viola, Volume I: A Fifty-Lesson Course will enhance performances of professional and amateur musicians alike. Dedication Contents Foreword Inspirational Quotes Questions and Answers About the Companion Website Acknowledgments Part One: The Basics Lesson 1 Prelude Lesson 2 Holding the Violin Lesson 3 The Bow, Creator of Sound Lesson 4 First Sounds: Celebrating Our Vocal Heritage Lesson 5 Copying the Human Voice: Sweelinck’s Garrulous Little Swallow (1612) Lesson 6 Five Exercises to Help Accustom You to ‘Chinless’ Playing Lesson 7 More Basic Concepts and Techniques: “A Division on a Ground” by Mr Faronell, from The Division Violin, London, 1684 Lesson 8 Learning to Feel: Developing a Heightened Awareness of the Emotional Power of Sound and the Intervals Lesson 9 The Inner Life of Sound: “Messa di voce” Lesson 10 Applying the Messa di voce. Arcangelo Corelli: Adagio from Sonata, op. 5, no. 3 Lesson 11 Temperament and “Historical” Intonation: An Outline Lesson 12 Chinless Shifting: Technique and Application Lesson 13 Bringing Fast Notes to Life: The Inequality of the Equal. Albinoni: Sonata, op. 6, no. 2, Allegro Lesson 14 Learning to Feel Comfortable on Gut Strings: The Bow Lesson 15 Learning to Feel Comfortable on Gut Strings: The Left Hand Part Two: Re- Examining the Familiar: Sonatas by Vivaldi and Corelli Lesson 16 The Starting-Point of Interpretation: Learning to Observe. Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata, op. 5, no. 7 Lesson 17 Corelli: Sonata, op. 5, no. 7 Lesson 18 Transforming Musical Decisions into Sound Lesson 19 In the Footsteps of Corelli. Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata, op. 2, no. 1, Preludio Lesson 20 In the Footsteps of Corelli. Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata, op. 2, no. 1 (Conclusion) Lesson 21 Nurturing Spontaneity: Ornamentation, Module One Lesson 22 Straight from the Heart: The Great Vibrato Debate Lesson 23 Rhetoric: The Power to Persuade Bibliography Index