Book Reviews – Page 7
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Book review: Fractal Fingering: A scaleable concept of finger geometry for the double bass
Caroline Emery reviews David Allen Moore’s innovative method for learning the double bass
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Book review: The Piedmontese Violin Makers in the 17th and 18th Centuries
Alberto Giordano reviews Claudio Amighetti’s magnum opus on the luthiers of north-west Italy
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Book review: Complete Method for the Double Bass/String Quartet op. 2 (Giovanni Bottesini)
Leon Bosch reviews the first two publications in a project to create urtexts of all the Italian composer’s works
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Book review: Once Upon a String: Fiddle Method - Vol.1
Alex Laing reviews the first volume of Shamma Sabir’s innovative fiddle playing method
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Book review: The Viola d’Amore: Its History and Development
Carlos Maria Solare examines Rachael Durkin’s scholarly work about the early stringed instrument
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Singende Saiten: Die schönsten Solostücke für Violine oder Bratsche
Celia Cobb examines an unusual method for practising with different clefs and key signatures
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Book review: The Roaring Brook Fiddler: Creative Life on the Wings of an Empath
Anne Inglis reviews the memoir of US violinist and tutor Julie Lyonn Lieberman
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Book review: Romantic Violin Performing Practices: A Handbook
Robin Stowell reviews David Milsom’s latest volume of historical research
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Book review: Violin Bridges
US luthier Michael Darnton reviews a collection of violin bridges from around the world
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Book review: The Art of Violin Retouching: Layers, Colors, Depth and Antiquing
John Dilworth reads the second edition of Brian Epp’s lutherie guide, including a new chapter on antiquing
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Book review: Achieving Musical Success in the String Classroom
Brian Hodges reads a comprehensive guide to string teaching by veteran tutor Karel Butz
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Book review: Get Beethoven!
Tully Potter reads the very readable autobiography of Paul Cassidy, violist with the Brodsky Quartet
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Book review: Nineteenth Century Musical Autographs: the Niçois Album of the Count of Cessole
Julian Haylock examines a unique collection of musical autographs, including such string players as Paganini, Alard and Franchomme
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Book reviews: ‘Mr Blok’ and ‘The Speed of Dark’
Jeffrey Solow reviews a novel by cellist Gregor Piatigorsky and a memoir by his son Joram
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Book review: House of Music: Raising the Kanneh-Masons
Janet Banks reviews a memoir by the matriarh of the multitalented Kanneh-Mason household
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Book review: Violin Technique in Practice
Alex Laing reviews an innovative new technique book aimed at all ages
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Book review: Easy Concert Pieces for string quartet or string orchestra
Anne Inglis reviews the latest collection for young players by Peter Mohrs
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Book review: Jean Sibelius’s Violin Concerto
Robin Stowell reviews a comprehensive guide to one of the most important and popular concertos of the 20th century
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Book review: Joy of Music
Anne Inglis reviews a collection of string highlights from the archives of Schott Music