The Art of Playing on the Violin

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18th-century book music treatise non-fiction book violin treatise

The Art of Playing on the Violin is an influential 18th-century treatise that codifies baroque violin technique, style, and ornamentation for performers and teachers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century book ⓘ
music treatise ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
violin treatise ⓘ
author Francesco Geminiani NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorNationality Italian ⓘ
authorResidenceAtPublication London NERFINISHED ⓘ
composerAuthor Francesco Geminiani NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
coversTopic cadences ⓘ
graces ⓘ
improvisation of ornaments ⓘ
interpretation ⓘ
intonation ⓘ
ornamentation ⓘ
phrasing ⓘ
position playing ⓘ
describesStyle baroque style ⓘ
describesTechnique bowing technique ⓘ
left-hand technique ⓘ
focusesOnInstrument violin ⓘ
genre instructional manual ⓘ
music pedagogy ⓘ
hasPart engraved musical plates ⓘ
examples of musical passages ⓘ
explanatory text ⓘ
historicalPeriodDescribed Baroque era NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced historically informed performance practice ⓘ
later violin pedagogy ⓘ
intendedAudience music students ⓘ
violin performers ⓘ
violin teachers ⓘ
isConsidered influential treatise on violin playing ⓘ
primary source for baroque violin technique ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject baroque violin technique ⓘ
musical ornamentation ⓘ
performance practice ⓘ
violin playing ⓘ
placeOfPublication London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
publicationCentury 18th century ⓘ
publicationYear 1751 ⓘ
relatedWork The Art of Accompaniment on the Harpsichord NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Art of Playing on the Guitar or Cittra NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriodOfInfluence 18th century ⓘ
modern early music revival ⓘ
usedAs reference for baroque ornamentation ⓘ
teaching material in conservatories ⓘ

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Francesco Geminiani → notableWork → The Art of Playing on the Violin ⓘ
Francesco Geminiani → treatise → The Art of Playing on the Violin ⓘ
Pietro Locatelli → notableWork → The Art of Playing on the Violin ⓘ
this entity surface form: L'Arte del Violino