But Michael, in all your diatribe against Wikipedia, you fail to note that Wikipedia is not in this case being used as a reference for "serious research" (as...
Hi all- Yes these are now available published by Alan Arnold's company Viola World. www.violaworld.com The edition is excellent, I own it, and yes they are...
Martinson, Kenneth
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Oct 1, 2007 12:47 pm
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Right on, Jenny. And 'write on' to some of us to help correct Wiki, because it really can be useful. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Mimi Bravar
mimibravar@...
Oct 1, 2007 2:05 pm
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I have the following edition, but have only worked on the first page so far: G.P Telemann Douze Fantaisies TWV 40:14 - 40:25 Original pour violon sans basse ...
... I question this, because it's always puzzled me. In shooting (shaping, planing) a fingerboard for any member of the violin family, you create a concavity...
If my diatribe against Wikipedia appeared a bit overstated, it may be better understood if you know where I'm coming from. My wife is a music history...
Michael Kimber
kimbermichael@...
Oct 1, 2007 3:54 pm
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Following on from this fascinating discussion on fingerboard geometry has anyone pondered why the string should vibrate vertically when the bow hair is...
... That is a difficult question and there is an absolutely superb discussion here: <http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/Bows.html> In undergraduate physics lessons...
Hi List, I'm wanting to take some "classes" on string instrument repair. Can anyone recommend a school or summer workshop? Thanks, Chip ... [Non-text portions...
MiddleFiddle
middlefiddle@...
Oct 1, 2007 6:18 pm
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... Absolutely. There is a fantastic class of string instrument making and repair at I.U. Bloomington led by Prof. Thomas Sparks. He is the best I know. Csaba...
ecsaba@...
Oct 1, 2007 6:59 pm
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University of New Hampshire has one that has been ongoing for over 30 years years. It has a good reputation. www.learn.unh.edu/violin/ ... [Non-text portions...
Mimi Bravar
mimibravar@...
Oct 1, 2007 7:35 pm
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I teach these a fair amount, and have used the Louise Rood edition until I recently saw the new Viola World Transcription. I am currently teaching the 10th...
Christine Rutledge, viola professor at U of Iowa, recently published a critical edition of these. (Also, thanks to music writing software, they are easy to...
whitesmith, juliet
juliet.whitesmith@...
Oct 2, 2007 1:05 am
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Hi everyone, Hope nobody minds a bit of advertising.... Regards, David ============ THE FINAL BOURBAKI ENSEMBLE CONCERT FOR 2007, a programme of "requiems for...
The Viola List I just finished a demo recording of Borodin's quartet for Flute, Oboe, Viola and Cello. Flautist Lee Chavers is doing her doctorate at ASU on...
Carolyn Broe
maestra1@...
Oct 2, 2007 6:58 am
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Hello A *violetta* is a viola, and *violette* are violas, in my opinion. In his comic cantate *Il maestro di capella*, Domenico Cimarosa (who belongs to a ...
Having purposefully drawn the bow across my c string last night and looked at the ensuing vibrations it is quite clear that the string oscillates parallel to...
Re Kurt Atterberg, MEA CULPA. While my tale of a quick phone call to Stockholm was true. It was all for another Atterberg piece for violin, viola and strings....
zharper
zharper@...
Oct 2, 2007 1:01 pm
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Does it perhaps have to do with the downward application of the arm weight of the violist? When you are playing far away from the bridge the string has more...
... Hash: SHA1 ... That is probably part of the explanation; also, because of the large amount of friction between bow and string, the movement of the string...
I was recently asked to provide some background information about the Martinu Rhapsody-Concerto. A swift trawl through some CD programme notes and Google...
Hi Ed (and list)- This might not shed too much light on your question, but here is a cut and paste of the program notes I wrote for my Martinu CD which will be...
Ken Martinson
kamart@...
Oct 2, 2007 3:39 pm
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does anyone know of viola solos with orchestra that sound east asian or middle eastern, or american folk?...
Peter Crossley wrote: Having purposefully drawn the bow across my c string last night and looked at the ensuing vibrations it is quite clear that the string...
Michael Kimber
kimbermichael@...
Oct 2, 2007 3:59 pm
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I agree with you. Much of the data in Wikipedia is copied from other authoritative web resources, but these sources themselves are not above suspicion. One...
Greetings, The Canadian Viola Society newsletter is produced twice each year and varies from 28 - 32 pages in length. It is produced using a laser printer and...
s anyone know of viola solos with orchestra that sound east asian or middle eastern, or american folk? Speaking as a composer of two viola concerti (and a...
Greyfeeld@...
Oct 2, 2007 6:32 pm
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"Having purposefully drawn the bow across my c string last night and looked at the ensuing vibrations it is quite clear that the string oscillates parallel to...
... There is a corollary to this excellent demonstration of the Helmholtz/stick-and-slip motion of the string, and that is that it doesn't always work. It...
I do not have direct evidence, but I believe that the string probably spins like a jump rope. The important thing is that the bridge gets a back and forth push...
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