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Author : John Sugden
Release : 1980
Genre : Composers
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Niccolo Paganini, Supreme Violinist Or Devil's Fiddler? by : John Sugden
Download or read book Niccolo Paganini, Supreme Violinist Or Devil's Fiddler? written by John Sugden. This book was released on 1980. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Maiko Kawabata
Release : 2013
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 560/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Paganini by : Maiko Kawabata
Download or read book Paganini written by Maiko Kawabata. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Our inherited image of Nicolo Paganini as a 'demonic violinist' has never been analysed in depth. What really made him 'demonic'? In fact, the many perceptions of Paganini as demonic - Faust, magician, devil, rake/libertine, Napoleon - were inter-related but not equivalent. This book investigates the legend of Paganini: separating fact from fiction, it explains how the legendary violinist challenged the very notion of what it meant to be a musician. An understanding of his violin techniques and musical ethos goes some way towards meeting this aim, beyond which an exploration of the wider cultural context is also presented. This book considers Paganini's performance innovations in the light of contemporary attitudes towards music and the supernatural, gender, sexuality, violence, heroism, masculinity, as well conceptions of power. A swirl of cultural factors coalesced in the performer to create that phenomenon of Romanticism, a larger-than- life Gothic villain. Because the mythology surrounding the violinist outlived and outgrew the man to monstrous proportions, so too did the idea of virtuosity inflate out of control, acquiring a potent, overwhelmingly negative aura in the process. An appendix brings together late nineteenth-century British press and literature coverage of Paganini that contributed to the developing myth surrounding the now famous composer and performer."--Publisher's description.
Author : Tatjana Goldberg
Release : 2019-05-24
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 502/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Pioneer Violin Virtuose in the Early Twentieth Century by : Tatjana Goldberg
Download or read book Pioneer Violin Virtuose in the Early Twentieth Century written by Tatjana Goldberg. This book was released on 2019-05-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tatjana Goldberg reveals the extent to which gender and socially constructed identity influenced female violinists’ ‘separate but unequal’ status in a great male-dominated virtuoso lineage by focussing on the few that stood out: the American Maud Powell (1867–1920), Australian-born Alma Moodie (1898–1943), and the British Marie Hall (1884–1956). Despite breaking down traditional gender-based patriarchal social and cultural norms, becoming celebrated soloists, and greatly contributing towards violin works and the early recording industry (Powell and Hall), they received little historical recognition. Goldberg provides a more complete picture of their artistic achievements and the impact they had on audiences.
Author : Ken Perlman
Release : 2015-04-24
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 975/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Couldn't Have a Wedding Without the Fiddler by : Ken Perlman
Download or read book Couldn't Have a Wedding Without the Fiddler written by Ken Perlman. This book was released on 2015-04-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 13. The Role of Radio and Recordings -- 14. The Repertoire -- 15. "It's Amazing How Quick It Did Go Down"--16. "If Everybody Does a Little Bit, Great Things Can Happen"--17. "There's Been a Big Revival of Music on the Island" -- Appendix A. Musical Examples -- Appendix B. Lists of Interview Sessions -- Appendix C. Lists of Collected Tunes -- Appendix D. Pronunciation Guide -- Appendix E. Discography and Suggested Listening -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index
Author : Tim Blanning
Release : 2013-03-07
Genre : Music
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Book Rating : 454/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Triumph of Music by : Tim Blanning
Download or read book The Triumph of Music written by Tim Blanning. This book was released on 2013-03-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once musicians such as Mozart were little more than court servants; now they are multimillionaire superstars wielding more power than politicians. How did this extraordinary change come about? Tim Blanning's brilliantly enjoyable book examines how everything from the cult of the romantic to technology and travel all fed the inexorable rise of music in the West, making it the most dominant and ubiquitous of the art forms. Encompassing balladeers, the great composers, jazz legends and rock gods, this is an enthralling story of power, patronage, creativity and genius.
