The Classical Mandolin
Published on 3. November 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-19-517337-6 (ISBN)
Description
A "hidden" instrument in the classical music world, the mandolin's repertoire of original music remains largely unknown. This book examines the lives and works of the mandolin's great composers and, together with Sparks's earlier The Early Mandolin (OUP 1989), provides the first comprehensive survey of the instrument's history. The book also explores aspects of technique and looks at present-day orchestras and soloists.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Players and teachers of the mandolin, guitar and other fretted instruments, musicologists, organologists, students of music history.
Illustrations
17 music examples, 27 halftones
Dimensions
Height: 183 mm
Width: 239 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
510 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-517337-6 (9780195173376)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Person
Paul Sparks is a freelance writer and performer.
Content
List of Illustrations
List of Music Examples
1. 1815-1878:
1.1 The Decline of the Mandoline and Mandolino as Concert Instruments:
1.2 Italy and the Creation of the Modern Mandolin:
2. 1878-1892:
2.1 The Paris Exhibition of 1878:
2.2 Spanish Influences:
2.3 Circoli mandolinisti in Italy:
2.4 The Mandolin Rediscovered:
3. 1892-1918:
3.1 The Genoa Concourse and the Virtuoso Era in Italy:
3.2 The Heyday of the Mandolin in Europe:
3.3 The USA and Elsewhere:
4. 1918-1945:
4.1 Germany, Austria, and the Emergence of a New Style:
4.2 Elsewhere in Continental Europe:
4.3 Japan:
4.4 The USA, Britian, and Elsewhere:
5. 1945 to the Present Day:
5.1 Europe:
5.2 Japan:
5.3 The USA and Elsewhere:
6. Practical Information for Players and Composers:
6.1 Instruments, Strings, and Plectrums:
6.2 Positions and Techniques:
6.3 The Mandolin Quartet and the Mandolin Orchestra:
6.4 Useful Addresses:
Appendix: The Mandolin and Related Instruments: Brief Definitions
Bibliography
Index
List of Music Examples
1. 1815-1878:
1.1 The Decline of the Mandoline and Mandolino as Concert Instruments:
1.2 Italy and the Creation of the Modern Mandolin:
2. 1878-1892:
2.1 The Paris Exhibition of 1878:
2.2 Spanish Influences:
2.3 Circoli mandolinisti in Italy:
2.4 The Mandolin Rediscovered:
3. 1892-1918:
3.1 The Genoa Concourse and the Virtuoso Era in Italy:
3.2 The Heyday of the Mandolin in Europe:
3.3 The USA and Elsewhere:
4. 1918-1945:
4.1 Germany, Austria, and the Emergence of a New Style:
4.2 Elsewhere in Continental Europe:
4.3 Japan:
4.4 The USA, Britian, and Elsewhere:
5. 1945 to the Present Day:
5.1 Europe:
5.2 Japan:
5.3 The USA and Elsewhere:
6. Practical Information for Players and Composers:
6.1 Instruments, Strings, and Plectrums:
6.2 Positions and Techniques:
6.3 The Mandolin Quartet and the Mandolin Orchestra:
6.4 Useful Addresses:
Appendix: The Mandolin and Related Instruments: Brief Definitions
Bibliography
Index