VIOLIN BIBLIOGRAPHYAssembled by Dr. Lisa Brooks 2011

CONTENTS:

1. VIOLIN PLAYING AND TEACHING

2. VIOLIN PLAYING: HISTORICAL TREATISES

3. PERFORMANCE PRACTICE

4. REPERTOIRE

5. STRING CLASS METHODS AND MUSIC EDUCATION

6. SUZUKI

7. HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY: GENERAL

8. BIOGRAPHIES OF SPECIFIC VIOLINISTS AND TEACHERS

9. PERFORMANCE PREPARATION, ANXIETY, INJURY PREVENTION, ETC.

10. MAGAZINES, JOURNALS, WEBSITES, ETC.

11. CHAMBER MUSIC AND ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE:

12. VIOLA

13. INSTRUMENTS

1. VIOLIN PLAYING AND TEACHING

Auer, Leopold. Violin Playing as I Teach it. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., Publishers, 1921.

Babitz, Sol. Principles of Extensions in Violin Fingerings. Los Angeles: Delkas Music Publishing, 1947.

---. The Violin: Views and Reviews. 2nd ed. Urbana, IL: A.S.T.A., 1959.78 articles reprinted from the monthly column “Violin Views and

Reviews,” which appeared in the International Musician since 1941. Examples:

“Frets for Beginners” and “Corelli in the Twentieth Century”.

Berkley, Harold. Modern Technique of Violin Bowing. New York: G. Schirmer, 1941.

Bodman, Lyman. Essays on Violin Pedagogy. 1995.

Bostelmann, Louis J. An Analysis of Violin Practice. Philadelphia: Oliver Ditson Co., 1947.

Bronstein, Raphael. The Science of Violin Playing. 2nd ed. Neptune City, N.J.: Paganiniana Publications, 1981.

Introduces principles of violin technique (right hand, left hand, interpretation).

Includes 10 complete concerti with detailed technical analysis for each.

Bytovetzski, Pavel L. How to Master the Violin: A Practical Guide for Students and Teachers. Boston: Oliver Ditson Co., 1917.

Carroll, Catharine Lee. “A Comprehensive Overview of Violin/Viola Left-Hand Technique as it Applies to Articulation, Intonation, Shifting, and Vibrato.” Diss. U of Cincinnati, 1997.

Cluck, Nancy Ann. A Study of Violin Bowing Techniques. Thesis: U of Texas at Austin, 1959.

Cook, Clifford. String Teaching and Some Related Topics. Urbana, IL: A.S.T.A., 1957.

[“dated”] Geared towards public school teaching. Sections on “String Teaching”

(beginning methods) and “The String Teacher-Conductor” (example: “Preparing

Orchestral Scores and Parts for Performance – Tone and Interpretation in the

Orchestra”).

Costantakos, Chris A. Demetrios Constantine Dounis: His Method in Teaching the Violin. 1988. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., 1997.

Courvoisier, Karl. The Technique of Violin Playing: The Joachim Method. 1897. 2nd rev. ed. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 2006.

Cremer, Lothar. The Physics of the Violin. Trans. John S. Allen. Cambridge, MA: The M.I.T. Press, 1984, 1981.

Dounis, Demetrius Constantine. The Dounis Collection: Eleven Books of Study for the Violin. Opp. 12, 15 (two books), 16 (two books), 18, 20, 21, 27, 29, 30. New York: Carl Fischer, 2005.

Eberhardt, Siegfried. Violin Vibrato: Its Mastery and Artistic Uses. New York: Carl Fischer, 1911.

Eisele, Mark Joseph. The Writings of Paul Rolland: An Annotated Bibliography and Biographical Sketch. A.S.T.A., 1980.

Erdlee, Emery. The Mastery of the Bow. Tamarac, FL: Distinctive Publishing Corp., 1988.

Fischbach, Gerald. “A Comprehensive Performance Project in Violin Literature and an

Essay Consisting of a Comparative Study of the Teaching Methods of Samuel Applebaum and Paul Rolland.” Diss. U of Iowa, 1972.

Fischer, Simon. Basics: 300 Exercises and Practice Routines for the Violin. London: Peters Edition Ltd., 1997.

---. Practice: 250 Step-by-Step Practice Methods for the Violin. London: Peters Edition Ltd., 2004.

Flesch, Carl. The Art of Violin Playing [Book 1: "Technique in General, Applied Technique" and Book 2: "Artistic Realization and Instruction"]. 1924. New York: Carl Fischer, 1939.

Book 1 – subdivided into The Position of the Body, Right Arm, Left Arm, Tone

Production, and several sections on practicing.Book 2 – primarily discusses performing (examples: “The Technical

Essentials of Performance,” “Hindrances in Public Performance”).

---. Problems of Tone Production in Violin Playing. New York, Carl Fischer, 1931.

23-page essay.

---. Violin Fingering: Its Theory and Practice. New York: Dover, 1960.Discusses fingering choices from both a technical and a musical

standpoint.

Fracht, J. Albert. The Violinist's Handbook: Scientific Gymnastics for the Violinist. New York: Remson Press, 1979.

Realizing that “playing the violin is a total body experience” (from cover), much

of the book presents exercises for mastering certain techniques. It then presents

suggestions for practicing various pieces and concertos.

Galamian, Ivan. Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1962.

Garman, Barry Rex. “The Effects of Accompaniment Texture and Contextual Pitch Distance on String Instrumentalists’ Intonational Performance.” Diss. U of Miami, 1992.

Gerle, Robert. The Art of Bowing Practice: The Expressive Bow Technique. London: Stainer & Bell Ltd., 1991.

---. The Art of Practising the Violin. London: Stainer & Bell Ltd., 1983.

Grodner, Murray, ed. Concepts in String Playing: Reflections by Artist-Teachers at the Indiana University School of Music. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1979.

Series of essays, including “Advice to Aspiring Young Symphony Musicians” (by

Josef Gingold), “Cello Sounds of Today” (by Fritz Magg), etc.

Hauck, Werner. Vibrato on the Violin. Trans. Kitty Rokos. London: Bosworth & Co., Ltd., 1975.

Havas, Kato. A New Approach to Violin Playing. London: Bosworth, 1961.

---. The Twelve Lesson Course [with exercises relating to the fundamental balances]. London: Bosworth, 1964.

Hodgson, Percival. Motion Study and Violin Bowing. 1934. Urbana, IL: A.S.T.A., 1958.

Scientific approach to bowing (science of motion study).

Kim, Heejung. “Violin Scale Books from Late Nineteenth-Century to the Present, Focusing on Sevcik, Flesch, Galamian, and Sassmannshaus.” Diss. U of Cincinnati, 2006.

Lecher, Drew. Violin Technique: The Manual. Naperville, IL: Drew Lecher, 2007.

Leland, Valborg. The Dounis Principles of Violin Playing: Their Meaning and Practical Application. 1949. London: The Strad, 1981.

Presents Dounis’ teaching ideas. Divided into right hand and left hand.

Leviste, Roger. The Rational Technique of Vibrato for the Use of Violinists. New York: Belwin, 1953.

Lieberman, Julie Lyonn. Alternative Strings: The New Curriculum. Pompton Plains, NJ: Amadeus Press, LLC, 2004.

Markov, Albert. Violin Technique. New York: G. Schirmer, 1984.Series of exercises, each for specific right hand and left hand

techniques. Example: Exercise 15 is left hand: 2-octave scales in 1 position

through the circle of fifths; right hand: basic types of strokes.

Martens, Frederick H. Violin Mastery: Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1919.

Old book. Interviews with Ysaye (“The Tools of Violin Mastery”), Heifitz (“The

Danger of Practising Too Much. Technical Mastery and Temperament”), many

others.

Masin, Ronald and Maria Kelemen. Violin Technique: The Natural Way. Culemborg, Netherlands: Frits Knuf, 1982.

Menuhin, Yehudi. Life Class: Thoughts, Exercises, Reflections of an Itinerant Violinist. London: Heinemann, 1986.

Menuhin, Yehudi and William Primrose. Violin and Viola. New York: Schirmer Books, 1976.

Part 1: The Violin (by Menuhin). Includes sections about “Mental and spiritual

preparation,” “Technique,” and “Practising”. Part 2: The Viola (by Primrose).

Part 3: A Short History (by Denis Stevens). Ends with a section discussing Bach’s

Sonatas and Partitas for violin.

Mony, Walter Alexander. “Avant-garde String Techniques: 1950-1975.” Diss. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa), 1982.

Neumann, Frederick. Violin Left Hand Technique: A Survey of Related Literature. Urbana, IL: A.S.T.A., 1969.

Deals with problems of position and motion in left hand technique.

Perkins, Marianne Murray. A Comparison of Violin Playing Techniques: Kato Havas, Paul Rolland, and Shinichi Suzuki. Urbana, IL: A.S.T.A., 1995.

Persinger, Louis. Why the Violin? Massapequa, NY: Cor Publishing Co., 1965.

Podnos, Theodor. Intonation for Strings, Winds, and Singers: A Six-Month Course. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1981.

Polnauer, Frederick and Morton Marks. Senso-Motor Study and Its Application to Violin Playing. Urbana, IL: A.S.T.A., 1964.

Deals scientifically (motion science and work psychology) with violin playing.

Rhee, Ji Young. “Understanding and Mastering Violin Bowing Technique.” Thesis. Bowling Green State University, 1995.

Ricci, Ruggiero. Ricci on Glissando: The Shortcut to Violin Technique. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 2007.

Robjohns, Sydney. Violin Technique: Some Difficulties and Their Solution. 1930. London: Oxford UP, 1950.

Rolland, Paul. Basic Principles of Violin Playing. 1960. New York: Boosey and Hawkes, Inc., 1990.

---, with Marla Mutschler and Frances Hellebrandt. The Teaching of Action in String Playing. 1974. 2nd rev. ed. Urbana, IL: Illinois String Research Associates, 2000.

Guide for teaching basic violin and viola skills. Also a manual for the Rolland

film series of the same name. The Rolland Method incorporates research into

body movement, balance, etc.Rosenberg, Fred. The Violin: the Technic of Relaxation and Power. A Study of the Internal Laws of Coordination. Cleveland: Powell, 1961.

Ross, Susan Elaine. “Electromyographic and Videographic Analysis of Two Left Upper Extremity Support Methods in Violin or Viola Players.” Diss. U of Northern Colorado, 1998.

Schwerley, Paul. Right Hand Culture for Violin, Viola and Cello Players. 2nd ed. New York: Carl Fischer, 1917.

Seashore, Carl E. The Vibrato. Iowa: University of Iowa, 1932.

Shirley, Paul. Right Hand Culture for Violin, Viola and Cello Players. 1917. New York: C.F. Peters, 1976.

Smith, James. Using Orchestral Excerpts as Study Material for Violin. Urbana, IL: A.S.T.A., 1966.

Divided into 10 “grades” (grades are identified by the level of etude accomplished; for example, Grade 6 = Kreutzer, Grade 10 =

Paganini). For each grade, there is a list of excerpts, specifying the technical problems in

each excerpt (pizzicato, shifting, etc.).

Szende, Otto and Mihaly Nemessuri. The Physiology of Violin Playing. London: Collet's Publishers, Ltd., 1971.

Scientifically approaches violin playing (physiology, psychology).

Szigeti, Joseph. Szigeti on the Violin. 1969. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1979.

Series of topics includes “Examines the question whether a change of string is

more acceptable on a semitone or on a whole tone,” “Probes the reasons why a

simple um-tata accompaniment figure in Beethoven is difficult,” etc.

---. A Violinist’s Notebook. London: Gerald Duckworth & Co., Ltd., 1964.

Tertis, Lionel. Beauty of Tone in String Playing. London: Oxford UP, 1938.22-page essay; obvious statements.

Vigdorchik, Isaak A. Violin Playing: A Physiological Approach. New York, Nataly Vigdorchick, 1988.

Weber, Matthew Joseph. “An Investigation of Selected Muscle Potential Activity in Violin/Viola Vibrato.” Diss. U of North Texas, 1995. [Ann Arbor, MI: UMI, 1995.]

Yampolsky, I.M. The Principles of Violin Fingering. London: Oxford UP, 1967.

Discusses the history of violin fingering in the introduction. Analyzes scales,

3rds, harmonics, etc. with reasons for making certain fingering choices.

Yost, Gaylord. The Spivakovsky Way of Bowing for Violinists and Violists. Pittsburgh, PA: Volkwein Bros., 1949.

Ysaye, Eugene. Ten Preludes for Violin: Essay on the Modern Technic of the Violin, op. 35.

2. VIOLIN PLAYING: HISTORICAL TREATISES

Baillot, Pierre Marie Francois de Sales. The Art of the Violin. 1835. Ed. and trans. Louise Goldberg. Evanston, IL: Northwestern UP, 1991.

Important introduction by the author.

Geminiani, Francesco. The Art of Playing on the Violin. 1751. Facsimile edition edited by David Boyden. London: Oxford UP, 1952.

Important introduction by David Boyden.

Mozart, Leopold. A Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing. 1756. Trans. Editha Knocker. London: Oxford UP, 1978, 1948.

Quantz, Johann Joachim. On Playing the Flute. 1752. New York: Schirmer Books, 1966.

Tartini, Giuseppe. Treatise on Ornaments in Music. Trans. Cuthbert Girdlestone. Celle and New York: Hermann Moeck, Verlag, 1961.

3. PERFORMANCE PRACTICE

Babitz, Sol. Differences Between Eighteenth-Century and Modern Violin Bowing. Los Angeles: Early Music Laboratory, 1975, 1970. (reprinted from The Score and IMA magazine, March 1957).

Bachmann, Werner. The Origins of Bowing and the Development of Bowed Instruments up to the Thirteenth Century. London: Oxford UP, 1969.

Boyden, David D. The History of Violin Playing from its Origins to 1761 and its Relationship to the Violin and Violin Music. London: Oxford UP, 1965.

“The principal theme of the book is how the violin was actually played during

the first century of its existence” (from the jacket). Includes chapters on the

development of the bow, technique, etc.

---. The Violin and its Techniques in the Eighteenth Century and Babitz, Sol. A Problem of Rhythm in Baroque Music. Urbana, IL: A.S.T.A. (reprinted from The Musical Quarterly)

Brown, Howard Mayer and Stanley Sadie, eds. Performance Practice: Music After 1600. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1989.

Butt, John. Bach Interpretation: Articulation Marks in Primary Sources of J.S. Bach. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1990.

Cherubini, Ralph. “Leopold Mozart’s Violinschule as a Guide to the Performance of W.A. Mozart’s Sonatas for Piano and Violin.” Diss. Case Western Reserve University, 1976.

Applies Leopold Mozart’s discussions of violin technique, ornamentation and

musical style to the performance of W.A. Mozart’s sonatas.

Cyr, Mary. Performing Baroque Music. Portland, OR: Amadeus Press, 1992.

Donington, Robert. Baroque Music: Style and Performance, A Handbook. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1982.

---. The Interpretation of Early Music. London: Faber and Faber, 1963.

---. A Performer’s Guide to Baroque Music. London: Faber and Faber, 1973.

---. String Playing in Baroque Music. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1977.

Part 1: The Approach. Part 2: The Technique (“How much bow,” “Other nuances

of bowing,” etc.). Part 3: The Expression (tempo, ornamentation, rhythm, etc.)

Goldsmith, Pamela Brand. “Bowing Articulation in the Time of Beethoven.” Diss. Stanford University, 1969.

Harnoncourt, Nikolaus. Baroque Music Today: Music As Speech. Ways to a New Understanding of Music. Portland, OR: Amadeus Press, 1982.

Haskell, Harry. The Early Music Revival: A History. London: Thames and Hudson, Ltd., 1988.

Holman, Peter. Four and Twenty Fiddlers: The Violin at the English Court, 1540-1690. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1993.

Kenyon, Nicholas. Authenticity and Early Music: A Symposium. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1988.

Koury, Daniel J. Orchestral Performance Practices in the Nineteenth Century: Size, Proportions and Seating. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Research Press, 1981.

LeHuray, Peter. Authenticity in Performance: Eighteenth-Century Case Studies. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1990.

Leppard, Raymond. Authenticity in Music. London: Faber Music, Ltd., 1988.

MacClintock, Carol, ed. Readings in the History of Music in Performance. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1979.

Neumann, Frederick. New Essays on Performance Practice. Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1989.

---. Ornamentation and Improvisation in Mozart. Princeton, NJ: Princeton UP, 1986.

---. Ornamentation in Baroque and Post-Baroque Music, with Special Emphasis on J.S. Bach. Princeton, NJ: Princeton UP, 1978.

---. Performance Practices of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. New York: Schirmer, 1993.

Powell, Christa M. “Principles in Bowing Technique in Tone Production on the Violin Traced from the Early Nineteenth Century into the Beginning of the Twentieth Century.” Thesis. University of Queensland, 1991.

Rangel-Ribeiro, Victor. Baroque Music: A Practical Guide for the Performer. New York: Schirmer, 1981.

A book dealing with Baroque performance practice (ornamentation, rhythm,

dynamics, etc.)

Stowell, Robin, ed. Performing Beethoven. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1994.

Includes an essay about the Beethoven violin concerto.

---. Violin Technique and Performance Practice in the Late 18th and Early 19th Centuries. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1985.

Todd, R. Larry and Peter Williams, eds. Perspectives on Mozart Performance. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1991.

Includes essays by Eduard Melkus, “On the Problem of Cadenzas in Mozart’s

Violin Concertos,” and by Jaap Schroder, “A Performer’s Thoughts on Mozart’s Violin Style”.

Van Ark, Lucinda F. “The Tourte Bow: Its Influence on String Technique as Shown in Selected Music of Louis Spohr.” Thesis. U of Iowa, 1994.

Veilhan, Jean-Claude. The Rules of Musical Interpretation in the Baroque Era. Paris: Alphonse-Leduc, 1977.

4. REPERTOIRE

Apel, Willi. Italian Violin Music of the 17th Century. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1990.

“This is a book about violin music, not about violin playing” (from introduction).

A listing of composers and their published music; includes a list of sources.

Cutter, Benjamin. How to Study Kreutzer: A Handbook for the Daily Use of Violin Teachers and Violin Students. Boston: Oliver Ditson Co., 1903.Eiche, Jon F. The Bach Chaconne for Solo Violin: A Collection of Views . Bloomington: Frangipani Press, 1985. [for A.S.T.A.]

Various contributors. Series of essays divided into History (“The Editions”),

Analysis (“A Schenkerian Analysis of the Theme”), and Interpretation (“The

Chaconne and Baroque Tradition”).

Emery, Frederic B. The Violin Concerto, vols. 1 and 2. 1928. New York: Da Capo Press, 1969.

Chapters are by countries/dates. Includes biographies of concerto composers.

Miscellaneous chapters, tables (for example, “Cadenza composers,” “Musicians

to whom concertos have been dedicated,” “Dates of first performances,”

“Concertos grouped by keys, by opus numbers”).

Farish, Margaret. Preliminary Manuscript of Violin Music in Print. New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1963.

Griffiths, Paul. The String Quartet. New York: Thames and Hudson, Inc., 1983.

Gundling, Dorothy. Violin Syllabus. Boston: Branden Press, 1971.Graded list of technical studies, etudes, repertoire by year (years 1-

10, young artist). Annotations for each.

Hogwood, Christopher. The Trio Sonata. London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1979.

Johnson, Rose-Marie, compiler. Violin Music by Women Composers: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1989.

Klugherz, Laura. A Bibliographical Guide to Spanish Music for the Violin and Viola, 1900- 1998. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998.

Lam, Basil. Beethoven String Quartets, vols. 1 and 2. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1975. [BBC Music Guides]

Landsman, Jerome. Annotated Catalogue of American Violin Music composed between 1947 and 1961. Urbana, IL: A.S.T.A., 1968.

Lists composers alphabetically, brief biography, selected violin works, approximate level of difficulty, number of movements, length,

publisher, recording (if applicable).

Ledbetter, David. Unaccompanied Bach: Performing the Solo Works. New Haven: Yale UP, 2009.

Lester, Joel. Bach’s Works for Solo Violin: Style, Structure, Performance. New York: Oxford UP, 1999.

Littrell, David, ed. String Syllabus. Urbana, IL: A.S.T.A., 1997.Vol. 1: violin, viola, cello, double bass, ensembles. Vol. 2: harp, guitar.

Loft, Abram. Violin and Keyboard: The Duo Repertoire, vols. 1 and 2. New York: Grossman Publishers, 1973.

These books offer brief analyses and performance suggestions for hundreds of

standard sonatas. Written by a former member of the Fine Arts Quartet (at UW-

Milwaukee).

Masson, Kelvin. The Written Labors of 24 Master Violinists. Urbana, IL: A.S.T.A., 1970.

24 artists (Auer, Flesch, Galamian, Heifitz, Kreisler, Sarasate, Ysaye, etc.):

includes list of works they composed, arranged or edited; their writings

(“prose”); publishers of their works.

Radcliffe, Philip. Beethoven’s String Quartets. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1968.

Rostal, Max. Beethoven: the Sonatas for Piano and Violin: Thoughts on Their Interpretation. London: Toccata Press, 1985.

Smallman, Basil. The Piano Quartet and Quintet: Style, Structure and Scoring. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1994.

---. The Piano Trio: Its History, Technique and Repertoire. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1990.

Stowell, Robin. Beethoven: Violin Concerto. New York: Cambridge UP, 1998.

Swalin, Benjamin F. The Violin Concerto: A Study in German Romanticism. 1941. New York: Da Capo Press, 1973.

Includes stylistic developments by such composers as Spohr, Goldmark, Bruch,

Brahms, many others.

Szigeti, Joseph. The Ten Beethoven Sonatas for Piano and Violin. Ed. Paul Rolland. Urbana, IL: A.S.T.A., 1965.

Toskey, Burnett R. Concertos for Violin and Viola: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia. Seattle: Writers Publishing Service Co., 1983.

Reference book arranged alphabetically by composer; over 8400 works listed by

3100 composers. Many works have a brief “review”.

Wilkins, Wayne, comp. and ed. The Index of Violin Music. Magnolia, AR: The Music Register, n.d.

---. The Index of Violin Music (Winds) including The Index of Baroque Trio Sonatas. Magnolia, AR: The Music Register, 1973.

Winter, Robert and Robert Martin, eds. The Beethoven Quartet Companion. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1994.

5. STRING CLASS METHODS AND MUSIC EDUCATION

Applebaum, Samuel. String Builder. Rockville Center, N.Y.: Belwin, 1968.

---. University String Builder. Rockville Center, N.Y.: Belwin, 1968.String class method in which all the instruments play together. A

composite book

of Applebaum’s String Builder (all 3 volumes). Includes ensemble pieces, scales,

and positions.

Berman, Joel, Barbara G. Jackson and Kenneth Sarch. Dictionary of Bowing and Pizzicato Terms. 4th ed. Bloomington, IN: Tichenor Pub., 1999.

Carabo-Cone, Madeline. Carabo-Cone Concepts for Strings. Scarsdale, NY: Carabo-Cone Method Foundation, 1966.

Courvoisier, Karl. The Technics of Violin Playing. 1880. New York: Schirmer, 1908.

[“dated”] Short (51 pages); divided into right and left hand.

Gerger, Melissa Simone. “An Investigation of the Relationship between Performance Expertise and Melodic Ear-to-Hand Coordination of Music Patterns within Various Degrees of Contextual Constraint.” Diss. U of Michigan, 1992.

Green, Elizabeth A. H. Teaching Stringed Instruments in Classes. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1966.

Hale, Noel. 25 Adventures: Explorations in String Instrument Teaching. London: Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, Ltd., 1953. [“dated”] String class method (violin). No pictures or music – presented as literal

dialogue with the class (“Now draw a number of bow strokes on different

strings…”).

Hamann, Donald L. and Robert Gillespie. Strategies for Teaching Strings: Building a Successful String and Orchestra Program. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford UP, 2009.

Hutton, Timothy. Improving the School String Section. New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1963.

“Since an orchestra is only as good as its strings, this book concentrates on

bowing, fingering, performance, intonation, etc., to bring about better ensemble

playing. Invaluable for directors whose area of concentration has been other than

string instruments.” (from title page)

Kinsey, Herbert. The Foundations of Violin Playing and Musicianship. London: William Clowes and Sons, Ltd., 1954.

[“dated”] Short book (58 pages). Many chapters (for example, “The Bow and Its

Use”) include a list of common faults.

Klotman, Robert. Teaching Strings: Technique and Pedagogy. 1988. New York: Schirmer, 1996.

String class book (similar to Lamb). Teaches finger patterns; includes periodic

“self-check” list.Knocker, Editha. Violinist’s Vade Mecum: An Invitation to All Students, Teachers and Performers. London: J. Curwen and Sons, Ltd., 1952.

[“dated”] Chapters on “The History of the Violin,” “The Construction of the

Violin,” “The Care of the Violin.” Part 2 concerns teaching.

Kuhn, Wolfgang. Principles of String Class Teaching. New York: Belwin, 1957.

[“dated”] Short (63 pages). Chapters include “Organization of the String Class,”

“Managing the String Class,” “Mechanisms of the Left Hand” (which is

subdivided into Finger Action, Use of Positions, Principles of Finger Placement,

Shifting, Vibrato).

---. The Strings: Performance and Instructional Techniques. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1967.

String class method book (similar to Lamb). Teaches finger patterns; includes

group exercises for “after-beats”, syncopation, hooking. Part 1: Instructional

techniques. Discusses development of basic playing technique on all instruments.

Part 2: applies technique to major and minor scales and arpeggios, bowing

patterns, ensemble literature.

Lamb, Norman. Guide to Teaching Strings. 6th ed. Madison, WI: Brown & Benchmark, 1994.

Reference guide for a string techniques/string methods course. Introduces all

stringed instruments; chapters on accessories, care and maintenance, etc.

Lorrin, Mark. Dictionary of Bowing and Tonal Technics for Strings: a Glossary of Terminology used by Composers, Arrangers, Teachers, Conductors and all Members of the String Sections, including violin, viola, cello [and] bass. Denver: C. Hansen Educational Music and Books, 1968.

Mueller, Rodney Allen. “The Development and Pilot Testing of a Hypermedia Program to Supplement Undergraduate String Techniques Class Instruction in Upper String Vibrato (violin, viola).” Diss. U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997.

Seagrave, Barbara Garvey and Berman, Joel. The A.S.T.A. Dictionary of Bowing Terms for String Instruments. Urbana, IL: A.S.T.A., 1968.

Skoldberg, Phyllis. The Strings: A Comparative View. Bloomington: Frangipani Press, 1982.

Vol. 1: String methods book. Includes Introduction to the Stringed Instruments,

Various Movement Patterns (bow arm, left hand).Vol. 2: The Higher Positions, Vibrato, Spiccato, and Excerpts from the

Concert Literature.

Sollinger, Charles. String Class Publications in the United States, 1851-1951 [Detroit Studies in Music Bibliography #30]. Detroit: Information Co-ordinators, Inc., 1974.

Stoeving, Paul. How to Teach the Violin in Class: A Modern Guide for Teachers and Supervisors of Music for Organizing Violin Classes in Private or at Public and High Schools.

New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1921.Trzcinski, Louis C. Planning the School String Program. 1958. New York: Mills Music, Inc., 1961.

Wortman, Robert Lee. “The Role of the Liberal Arts in the Training of Stringed Instrument Orchestral Players.” Diss. Florida State University, 1961.

Includes chapters such as “Contemporary problem: conservatory or college” and

“Professional musicians’ views on liberal arts” (actual interviews with members

of the Philadelphia Orchestra).

Young, Phyllis. Playing the String Game: Strategies for Teaching Cello and Strings. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1978.

Zahtilla, Paul. Suzuki in the String Class: An Adaptation of the Teachings of Shinichi Suzuki. Evanston, IL: Summy-Birchard Co., 1972.

6. SUZUKI

Hermann, Evelyn. Shinichi Suzuki: The Man and his Philosophy. Athens, OH: Lawhead Press, 1981.

Honda, Masaaki. Shinichi Suzuki: A Man of Love. A Suzuki Method Symposium. Princeton, NJ: Suzuki Method International, 1984.

Kendall, John. Talent, Education and Suzuki. Washington, DC: M.E.N.C., 1966.

Introduction to the Suzuki method.

--- The Suzuki Violin Method in American Music Education. 1966. Washington, DC: M.E.N.C., 1973.

Introduction to the Suzuki method (identical to above entry) but goes further

into recent developments.

Starr, William. The Suzuki Violinist: A Guide for Teachers and Parents. Knoxville, TN: Kingston Ellis Press, 1976.

Starr, William and Constance. To Learn with Love: A Companion for Suzuki Parents. Knoxville, TN: Kingston Ellis Press, 1984.

Suzuki, Shinichi. Ability Development from Age Zero. Trans. Mary Louise Nagata. Athens, OH: Ability Development Association, 1981.

---. Nurtured by Love: A New Approach to Education. Trans. Waltraud Suzuki. New York: Exposition Press, 1969.

Suzuki, Shinichi et al. The Suzuki Concept: An Introduction to a Successful Method for Early Music Education. Berkeley, CA: Diablo Press, 1973.

Introduction to the method through essays and dialogues of leading Suzuki

teachers (description, psychology, philosophy, history, application).

Timmerman, Craig. Journey Down the Kreisler Highway: Reflections on the Teachings of Shinichi Suzuki. Memphis, TN: Ivory Palaces Music Publishing Co., Inc., 1987.

7. HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY: GENERAL

Applebaum, Samuel and Sada. The Way They Play, vols. 1-14. Neptune City, NJ: Paganiniana Publications, Inc., 1972-1988.

Contains interviews with famous artists (violinists, violists, cellists, teachers).

Bachmann, Alberto. An Encyclopedia of the Violin. 1925. New York: Da Capo Press, 1966.

Includes violin makers, construction, violin technique, analyses of works,

chamber music (biographies and pictures of quartets), list of tempi (each

movement of all Haydn and Beethoven quartets), glossary of musical terms, bio-

dictionary of violinists, list of music.

Campbell, Margaret. The Great Violinists. Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Co., Inc., 1981.

Dann, Elias. “Heinrich Biber and the Seventeenth-Century Violin.” Diss. Columbia University, 1968.

Includes discussion of performance practice, scordatura, etc.

Farga, Franz. Violins and Violinists. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1969.Part 1: Violins (makers). Part 2: Violinists (chapters on, for example,

“The French Trio,” “The Viotti Set,” “Ludwig Spohr and the Viennese School”.)

Gill, Dominic. The Book of the Violin. Oxford: Phaidon Press, Ltd., 1984.Various contributors. Chapters include “The Anatomy of the Violin,”

“The Violin Concerto,” “Violin Technique: Its Modern Development and Musical

Decline.” Lots of photos and illustrations, including color plates.

Kolneder, Walter. The Amadeus Book of the Violin: Construction, History and Music. Ed. and trans. Reinhard Pauly. Portland, OR: Amadeus Press, 1998.

Martens, Frederick H. Violin Mastery: Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1919.

---. String Mastery: Talks with Master Violinists, Viola Players and Violoncellists. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1923.

Old book. Interviews with Dounis, Casals, many others.

Menuhin, Yehudi. The Violin: An Illustrated History. 1996. N.p.: Rizzoli, 2009.

Nelson, Sheila M. The Violin and Viola. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., Inc., 1972.

A history of the instruments and of performance. Chapters cover 50-year

periods and include “Founders of the Violin Tradition, 1600-50,” “The Orchestral

Virtuoso, 1850-1900,” etc.

The New Grove Violin Family. (D. Boyden, S. Monosoff, B. Schwarz and others). 1980. London: MacMillan Press, Ltd., 1989.

Text derived from The New Grove Dictionary. Chapters include “The Violin,”

“Violin Technique,” “Violin Repertory,” etc., each by a different contributor.

Roth, Henry. Great Violinists in Performance: Critical Evaluations of over 100 Twentieth- Century Virtuosi. Los Angeles: Panjandrum Books, 1987.

---. Master Violinists in Performance. Neptune City, NJ: Paganiniana Publications, Inc., 1982.

---. Violin Virtuosos, from Paganini to the 21st Century. Los Angeles: California Classic, 1997.

Saint-George, Henry. The Bow: Its History, Manufacture and Use. New York: Broude Brothers, Ltd., 1969.

Part 1: The history of the bow, including Oriental origins, the Medieval bow, etc.

Part 2: Bow making, including Materials, Shaping the stick, etc. Part 3: The Art of

Bowing, including The fingers of the right hand, The loose wrist, etc.

Schwarz, Boris. Great Masters of the Violin: From Corelli and Vivaldi to Stern, Zukerman, and Perlman. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1983.

Biographies of violinists from “The Distant Past” to the present.

Silvela, Zdenko. A New History of Violin Playing: The Vibrato and Lambert Massart’s Revolutionary Discovery. N.p.: Universal Publishers, 2001.

Stowell, Robin, ed. The Cambridge Companion to the Violin. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1992.

Various contributors. Chapters include repertoire (“The Sonata,” “The

Concerto”), “The Violin in Jazz,” “Performance Practice,” etc.

VanClay, Mary, ed. 21st-Century Violinists, Vol. 1. N.p.: String Letter Publishing, Inc., 1999.

Van der Straeten, E. The History of the Violin, vols. 1 and 2. 1933. New York: Da Capo Press, 1968.

Discusses, by time periods (for example, “Origin to 1700,” “1700-1800”), the

history of the violin and violinists of each period.

Wechsberg, Joseph. The Glory of the Violin. New York: The Viking Press, 1973.

8. BIOGRAPHIES OF SPECIFIC VIOLINISTS, TEACHERS, ETC.

Bull, Ole: Bull, Inez. Ole Bull’s Activities in the United States Between 1843 and 1880: A Great

Norwegian Violinist’s Triumphs in America. Smithtown, NY: Exposition Press, 1982.

Haugen, Einar and Camilla Cai. Ole Bull: Norway’s Romantic Musician and

Cosmopolitan Patriot. Madison, WI: U of Wisconsin Press, 1993.

Smith, Mortimer. The Life of Ole Bull. 1943. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1973.

Sand, Barbara Lourie. Teaching Genius: Dorothy DeLay and the Making of a Musician. New York: Amadeus Press, 2000.

Dubinsky, Rostislav. Stormy Applause: Making Music in a Worker’s State. New York: Hill and Wang, 1989.

Kozinn, Allan. Mischa Elman and the Romantic Style. Chur, Switzerland: Harwood Academic Publishers, 1990.

Itzkoff, Seymour. Emanuel Feuermann, Virtuoso. University, AL: U of Alabama Press, 1979.

Keller, Hans, trans. and ed. The Memoirs of Carl Flesch. New York: MacMillan Co., 1958.

Green, Elizabeth. Miraculous Teacher: Ivan Galamian and the Meadowmount Experience. N.p.: n.p., 1993.

Horricks, Raymond. Stephane Grappelli or The Violin with Wings. New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., 1983.

Heifitz, Jascha: Axelrod, Herbert, ed. Heifitz. 1976. 3rd rev. ed. Neptune City, NJ: Paganiniana Publications, Inc., 1990.

Weschler-Vered. Jascha Heifitz. London: Robert Hale, 1986.

Bickley, Nora, trans. and ed. Letters from and to Joseph Joachim. London: MacMillan & Co., Ltd., 1914.

Kreisler, Fritz: Biancolli, Amy. Fritz Kreisler: Love’s Sorrow, Love’s Joy. Portland, OR: Amadeus Press,

1998.

Lochner, Louis. Fritz Kreisler. New York: MacMillan Co., 1950.

Menuhin, Yehudi: Fenby, Eric. Menuhin’s House of Music. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1969.

Daniels, Robin. Conversations with Menuhin. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1979.

Dubal, David. Conversations with Menuhin. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich,

1991. [I. On Music and Musicians, II. On Music and Life, III. On the Human

Condition]

Magidoff, Robert. Yehudi Menuhin: The Story of the Man and the Musician. Garden City,

NY: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1955.

Menuhin, Diana. Fiddler’s Moll: Life with Yehudi. London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson,

1984.

Menuhin, Yehudi. Unfinished Journey. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1977.

Milstein, Nathan and Solomon Volkov. From Russia to the West: The Musical Memoirs and Reminiscences of Nathan Milstein. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1990.

Ronze-Neveu, M.J. Ginette Neveu. London: Rockliff Publishing Corp., 1957.

Paganini, Niccolo: Day, Lillian. Paganini of Genoa. New York: Macauley Co., 1929.

Kendall, Alan. Paganini: A Biography. London: Chappell & Co., 1982.

Pulver, Jeffrey. Paganini: The Romantic Virtuoso. London: Herbert Joseph, Ltd., 1936.

Saussine, Rene de. Paganini. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1970, 1954. Sheppard, Leslie and Herbert Axelrod. Paganini. Neptune City, NJ: Paganiniana

Publications, Inc., 1979.

Stratton, Stephen S. Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work. 1907. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1971.

Sugden, John. Niccolo Paganini: Supreme Violinist or Devil’s Fiddler? Kent: Midas

Books, 1980.

Shaffer, Karen A. and Neva Garner Greenwood. Maud Powell: Pioneer American Violinist. Ames, IA: Iowa State UP, 1988.

Spalding, Albert. Rise to Follow: An Autobiography. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1943.

Steinhardt, Arnold. Violin Dreams. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2006.

Szigeti, Joseph. With Strings Attached: Reminiscences and Reflections. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947.

Ysaye, Eugene: Ginsburg, Lev. Ysaye. Ed. H.R. Axelrod, Trans. X.M. Danko. Neptune City, NJ:

Paganiniana Publications, Inc., 1980.

Solway, Maurice. Recollections of a Violinist (pupil of Eugene Ysaye). Ontario: Mosaic Press, 1984.

9. PERFORMANCE PREPARATION, ANXIETY, INJURY PREVENTION, ETC.

Alcantara, Pedro de. Indirect Procedures: A Musician’s Guide to the Alexander Technique. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1997.

Alexander, Frederick Matthius. The Resurrection of the Body. New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1974.

Atencio, Rosemarie. Shoulders, Upper Back & Neck: Free Yourself from Pain. Veneta, OR: HWD Publishing, 1995.

---. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: How to Relieve and Prevent Wrist “Burnout!” Veneta, OR: HWD Publishing, 1993.

Barker, Sarah. The Alexander Technique: The Revolutionary Way to Use Your Body for Total Energy. New York: Bantam Books, 1978.

Barlow, Wilfred. The Alexander Technique. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.

Barra, Donald. The Dynamic Performance: A Performer’s Guide to Musical Expression and Interpretation. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1983.

Bernstein, Seymour. With Your Own Two Hands: Self-Discovery Through Music. New York: Schirmer, 1981.

Bruser, Madeline. The Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music From the Heart. New York: Belltower, 1997.

Butler, Sharon. Conquering Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Other Repetitive Strain Injuries: A Self-care Program. Illus. Jacqueline Entwistle Freeman. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 1996, 1995.

Caldwell, Robert. The Performer Prepares. Dallas, TX: Pst….Inc., 1990.

Conable, Barbara. What Every Musician Needs to Know About the Body. Columbus: Andover Press, 1998.

Culf, Nicola. Musicians’ Injuries: A Guide to their Understanding and Prevention. Guilford: Parapress Ltd., 1998.

Gelb, Michael. Body Learning: An Introduction to the Alexander Technique. New York: Delilah Books, 1981.

Green, Barry with Gallwey, Timothy. The Inner Game of Music. Garden City, NY: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1986.

A book that seeks to overcome performance inhibitions and obstacles by

improving concentration and reducing nervousness.

---. The Mastery of Music: Ten Pathways to True Artistry. New York: Broadway Books, 2003.

Grindea, Carola. Tensions in the Performance of Music: A Symposium. London: Kahn & Averill, 1978.

Havas, Kato. Stage Fright: Its Causes and Cures with Special Reference to Violin Playing. London: Bosworth & Co., Ltd., 1973.

Jones, Frank Pierce. Body Awareness in Action: A Study of the Alexander Technique. New York: Schocken Books, 1976.

Kaplan, Burton. Practicing for Artistic Success. Morris, NY: Perception Development Techniques, 2004.

Keller, James M. “Instruments of Opposition.” Symphony 49, no. 4 (July-Aug.1998): 48.

---. “Our bodies. Our instruments.” Chamber Music 15, no. 1 (Feb 1998): 20.

Koyero, Outi, Mauno Kononen, and Sinikka Pirinen. ”The Effect of Professional Violin and Viola Playing on the Bony Facial Structures.” European Journal of Orthodontics 19, no. 1 (Feb 1/97): 39.

Lieberman, Julie Lyonn. You Are Your Instrument: The Definitive Musician’s Guide to Practice and Performance. 1991. 3rd ed. New York: Huiksi Music, 1997.

Includes Breathing, Awareness and Muscle Balance, Nervousness, etc.

Marxhausen, Paul. “Musicians and Injuries.” University of Nebraska-Lincoln Music Injuries Webpage. Located at http://www.engr.unl.edu//ee/eeshop/music.html

McCullogh, Carol Porter. “The Alexander Technique and the Pedagogy of Paul Rolland.” Diss. Arizona State University, 1996.

McGovern, Mary. “Spinal Comfort.” The Strad 110, no. 1311 (Jul 1999): 724.

Mischakoff, Anne, ed. Sforzando!: music medicine for string players: selected proceedings from the Illinois-ASTA Conference, June 22-24, 1984. Bloomington, IN: A.S.T.A., 1985.

Norris, Richard. The Musician’s Survival Manual: A Guide to Preventing and Treating Injuries in Instrumentalists. International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians. 1993.

Paull, Barbara and Christine Harrison. The Athlete Musician: A Guide to Playing Without Pain. New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1997.

Ristad, Eloise. A Soprano on Her Head. Moab, UT: Real People Press, 1982.

Pomer, Vic. Preventing Physical Problems in Violin Playing. Ottawa, Canada: U of Ottawa Press, 1988.

Samama, Ans. Muscle Control for Musicians: A Series of Exercises for Daily Practice. Utrecht: Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema, 1981.

Schneiderman, Barbara. Confident Music Performance: The Art of Preparing. St. Louis: M.M.B. Music, Inc., 1991.

Sills, David. “Getting the Most from your Practice Time using the Three-Part Method of Practising”. Located at : http://www.cs.bsu.edu/homepages/dlsills/David_practice.shtml

Weiss, Susan L. The Anatomy Book for Musicians. Glenview, IL: Muscle Dynamics, n.d.

Zaza, Christine. The Meaning of Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders to Classical Musicians. CHEPA Working Paper Series #98-9. Hamilton, ON: Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, McMaster University, 1998.

---. “Prevention of Musicians’ Playing-Related Health Problems: Rationale and Recommendations for Action.” Medical Problems of Performing Artists 8 no. 4 (Dec. 1993): 117.

---. “Research-based Prevention for Musicians.” Medical Problems of Performing Artists 9, no. 1 (March 1994): 3.

10. MAGAZINES, JOURNALS, WEBSITES, ETC.

American String Teacher (quarterly, by the American String Teachers Association), www.astaweb.com

The Strad (monthly), www.thestrad.com

StringPedagogy (Mimi Zweig). www.stringpedagogy.com

Strings (10 times per year), www.stringsmagazine.com

Violin Masterclass: The Sassmannshaus Tradition for Violin Playing. www.violinmasterclass.com

11. CHAMBER MUSIC AND ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE:

Gigante, Charles. “Applied Orchestral Violin Bowing.” Thesis. U of Rochester, 1951. Also published in Manual of Orchestral Bowing. Cincinnati: A.S.T.A., 1992.

Green, Elizabeth. The Dynamic Orchestra. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1987.

Guarneri Quartet, in conversation with David Blum. The Art of Quartet Playing. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986.

Mishra, Jennifer. “Are We Teaching our String Students to Fear Orchestra?” Teaching Music 2, no. 3 (Dec. 1994): 43.

Norton, M.D. Herter. The Art of String Quartet Playing: Practice, Technique and Interpretation. New York: W.W. Norton and Co., 1966, 1925.

12. VIOLA:

Barrett, Henry. The Viola: Complete Guide for Teachers and Students. 1972. 2nd ed. Birmingham, AL: U of Alabama Press, 1978.

Beck, Carl Thomas. “Performance Problems in Selected Compositions for Solo Viola.” Thesis. Boston University, 1968.

Dalton, David. Playing the Viola: Conversations with William Primrose. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1988.

Dolesji, R. Modern Viola Technique. Chicago: U of Chicago Press, 1939. Frederking, Ann. “Viola Playing: Is it a Pain in the Jaw?” Canadian Viola Society Newsletter 17 (Spring 1986): 1-2.

Imai, Nobuko. “Instruments of the Orchestra: The Viola.” Classic CD 90 (Oct. 1997): 56-57.

Kruse, Steven Lewis. “The Viola School of Technique: Etudes and Methods Written between 1780 and 1860.” Diss. Ball State University, 1985.

Kull, Lee. “The Development of the Viola and the Evolution of Viola Technique as Viewed Through its Use in Selected Chamber Ensembles.” Thesis. U of Houston, 1968.

LaCourse, Michelle. “A Violist’s Body-Awareness Checklist.” American String Teacher 44, no. 3 (Summer 1994): 49.

Lebeau, Martin Eldon. “An Analysis of Technical Problems in Twentieth-Century Literature for Unaccompanied Viola.” Diss. Temple University, 1982.

Oppelt, Robert. Graded and Annotated List of Music for the Student Violist. Bryn Mawr, Pa.: Theodore Presser Co., 1971.

Palumbo, Michael Arnold. “The Viola: Its Foundation, Role and Literature, including an Analysis of the ‘Twelve Caprices’ of Lillian Fuchs.” Diss. Ball State University, 1981.

Primrose, William. Technique is Memory: A Method for Violin and Viola Players. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1960.

---. Walk on the North Side: Memoirs of a Violist. Provo, UT: Brigham Young UP, 1978.

Riley, Maurice. The History of the Viola, vol. 1 and 2. Ann Arbor, MI: Braun-Brumfield, 1980 (v. 1) and 1991 (v. 2).

Ritscher, Karen. “Viola Forum: The ‘Holistic’ Bow Arm.” American String Teacher 43, no. 2 (Spring 1993): 59.

Ryan, Pamela. “Bow Strokes for a Rich Sound.” Journal of the American Viola Society 13, no. 1 (1997): 27.

Sciannameo, Franco, trans. An Historical Introduction and Translation of Ferdinando Giorgetti’s Viola Method (1854) Lewiston: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2003.

Tertis, Lionel. My Viola and I. London: Elek Books, Ltd., 1974.

Wallace, David. “Viola Forum: From Violin to Viola: Effecting a Smooth Transition.” American String Teacher 43, no. 3 (Summer 1993): 71-74.

Wilkins, Wayne. Index of Viola Music. Magnolia, AR: Pub. by Author, 1976. [with annual supplements]

Zeyringer, Franz. Literatur Fur Viola. Hartberg: Verlag Julius Schonwetter, 1963.

13. INSTRUMENTS:

Hutchins, C.M. “A Measurable Effect of Long-Term Playing on Violin Family Instruments.” CAS Journal 3 no. 5 (May 1998): 38-40.

---.”The Physics of Violins.” Scientific American 207 (1962), Nov. 1978.

“In Focus: a Viola Bow by François Jude Gaulard.” The Strad 109, no. 1298 (June 1/98): 601.McKean, James. Commonsense Instrument Care: How to Look After Your Violin, Viola, or Cello and Your Bow. San Anselmo, CA: String Letter Publishing, 1996.

“Repairing a Bow Frog.” The Strad 109, no. 1293 (Jan. 1998): 32.

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