The violin a social history of the world's most versatile instrument
The life, times, and travels of a remarkable instrument and the people who have made, sold, played, and cherished it.
| Main Author: | Schoenbaum, David. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
W.W. Norton & Company,
2012.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Making it. A star is born ; The golden age ; Over the hills and far away ; The road not taken ; Back to the future ; Last but not least
- Selling it . Paying the price ; The French connection ; The Ritz of violin shops ; From modern to postmodern ; "Fiddle, n. A swindle. orig. U.S." ; Violin cases
- Playing it. Learning how ; Players in general ; Players in particular ; Founding fathers ; How to get to Carnegie Hall ; Race, class, and gender ; Business and politics
- Imagining it. Still pictures worth a thousand words ; Poetry ; Prose ; Moving pictures worth a thousand words
- Coda.