| Authors: |
Schoenbaum, David.
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| Material type: |
Book |
| Subject: |
Violin.
Violin -- History.
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| Language: |
English |
| Description: |
xxvi, 710 pages, [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780393084405 039308440X (hardcover) |
| Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents: |
Making it. A star is born ; The golden age ; Over the hills and far away ; The road not taken ; Back to the future ; Last but not least -- Selling it . Paying the price ; The French connection ; The Ritz of violin shops ; From modern to postmodern ; "Fiddle, n. A swindle. orig. U.S." ; Violin cases -- Playing it. Learning how ; Players in general ; Players in particular ; Founding fathers ; How to get to Carnegie Hall ; Race, class, and gender ; Business and politics -- Imagining it. Still pictures worth a thousand words ; Poetry ; Prose ; Moving pictures worth a thousand words -- Coda. |
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| Summary: |
The life, times, and travels of a remarkable instrument and the people who have made, sold, played, and cherished it. |