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100 1 _aMoya, Hidalgo
245 1 0 _aViolin tone and violin makers
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2023-09-23
508 _aChuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Violin Tone and Violin Makers" by Hidalgo Moya and Towry Piper is a comprehensive treatise on the characteristics and evaluation of violin tone, written in the early 20th century. The publication discusses the evolution and importance of tone in violins, with a significant focus on both historical and contemporary makers, examining their contributions to the craft. The book aims to clarify the often-confused relationship between a violin's construction, its tonal qualities, and the marketplace dynamics regarding collectibles versus functional instruments. At the start of the work, the authors set the stage for the importance of tone in the violinist's experience, arguing against the prevailing curio-collector mindset that overlooks tonal quality. The introduction addresses the challenges players face in discerning a violin's tone, especially given the influence of the curio market, which often prioritizes the age and maker of an instrument over its sound. They emphasize that while many players focus on tone, their options are often constrained by misleading valuation systems that neglect this crucial aspect. This opening section establishes a foundation for the ensuing discussion on the interplay between tone, construction, and musical performance, ultimately advocating for a clearer understanding of what constitutes true tonal quality in violins. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: Chatto & Windus, 1916
653 _aViolin
653 _aViolin makers
700 1 _aPiper, Towry
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/violintoneviolin00moyauoft/page/n3/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71706
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