118 Rare Old Books on Violin method lessons finger exercises sheet music tuning repair luthier bowing scales etudes - Instant PDF Downloads

THE VIOLIN & VIOLINISTS COLLECTION

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The Digital Library is proud to present this stunning virtual archive of 118 rare, vintage and hard-to-find books compiled together for the first time in one unique virtual library and covering all aspects of THE VIOLIN, IT'S HISTORY & HOW TO PLAY IT.

Discover the history of the violin, the art of its construction and repair. Learn all about violin making including descriptions of the world renowned creations of Stradivari. This library also contains many books on how to learn to play the violin with 100’s of tips and techniques – from choosing the right violin to mastering arrangements. Overall, this is a valuable reference archive for the beginner, professional and historian alike. The full list of titles included speaks for itself….

This wonderful collection of 118 rare books provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great content and fabulous illustrations / photos for the reader. This is a DIGITAL item! All of the books have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to read on your laptop, computer, tablet, smartphone, kindle or e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages. Most of the books are written in English but we’ve also included additional works in French and German.


The Full List of Titles Included is as Follows:

36 etudes for violin by H. Kayser (1900)

A celebrated study for the bow & fingerboard of the violin by J. Sanderson (1830)

A complete system for the violin by J. F. Hanks (1846)

A dictionary of violin makers by C. Stainer (1890)

A letter from the late Signor Tartini to Signora Maddalena Lombardini published as an important lesson to performers on the violin by G. Tartini (1779)

A new and complete preceptor for the violin (1830)

A treatise on the structure and preservation of the violin and all other bow-instruments by J. A. Otto (1860)

Analysis and interpretation of eighteen violin compositions (1911)

Biographical notice of Nicolo Paganini, with an analysis of his compositions, and a sketch of the history of the violin by F. J. Fetis (1876)

Brainard's violinist's companion (1864)

British violin makers; a biographical dictionary of British makers of stringed instruments and bows and a critical description of their work by W. M. Morris (1920)

Catalogue of old master violins; added to which is a short historical sketch of the various violin schools, and a list of the principal makers by Sherman, Clay & Co. (1900)

Catalogue of the Kohler & Chase collection of rare old violins; including a number of cuts of some of the finest violins in the world by Kohler & Chase (1910)

Celebrated violinists, past and present by A. H. Legge (1906)

Chats on violins by O. Racster (1905)

Comprehensive scale manual for the violin by H. Wessely (1890)

Cremona. Eine Charakteristik der italienischen Geigenbauer und ihrer Instrumente by F. Niederheitmann (1919)

Cremona an account of the Italian violin-makers and their instruments by F. Niederheitmann (1894)

Cremona violins - Also giving the data for producing the true varnishes used by the great Cremona makers by C. Reade (1823)

De fidiculis bibliographia - being an attempt towards a bibliography of the violin and all other instruments played with a bow Vol. 1 by E. Heron-Allen (1890)

De fidiculis bibliographia - being an attempt towards a bibliography of the violin and all other instruments played with a bow Vol. 2 by E. Heron-Allen (1890)

Dictionnaire du violoniste by H. Verchaval (1923)

Die Geige by H. A. Drögemeyer (1903)

Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by W. Lutgendorrf (1922)

Die Physiologie der Bogenführung auf den Streich-Instrumenten by F. Steinhausen (1907)

Die Violine und ihre Meister by W. Wasielewski (1893)

Famous violinists and fine violins - historical notes, anecdotes, and reminiscences by T. L. Philipson (1896)

Famous violinists of to-day and yesterday by H. C. Lahee (1899)

Fiddle frauds and how to detect them by W. Wolff (1894)

Fifty easy melodious studies for the violin by F. Wohlfahrt (1904)

Forty selected studies for the violin by F. Mazas (1916)

Forty-two etudes or caprices, for the violin by R. Kreutzer (1908)

Georg Gemünder's progress in violin making, with interesting facts concerning the art and its critics in general by G. Gemunder (1881)

Guckert's Illustrated Self Instructor for the Violin by E. N. Guckert (1900)

Handbook of violin playing by C. Schroeder (1908)

How to master the violin; a practical guide for students and teachers by P. Bytovetzski (1917)

How to study Kreutzer; a handbook for the daily use of violin teachers and violin students by B. Cutter (1903)

Howe's new violin without a master by E. Howe (1847)

John Askew, the Stanhope violin maker by W. M. Egglestone (1914)

La lutherie et les luthiers by A. Vidal (1889)

L'art du violon by J. B. Cartier (1801)

L'école française de violon, de Lully à Viotti; études d'histoire et d'esthétique Vol. 1 by L. La Larencie (1922)

L'école française de violon, de Lully à Viotti; études d'histoire et d'esthétique Vol. 2 by L. La Larencie (1922)

Les ancêtres du violon et du violoncelle, les luthiers et les fabricants d'archets Vol. 1 by L. Grillet (1901)

Les ancêtres du violon et du violoncelle, les luthiers et les fabricants d'archets Vol. 2 by L. Grillet (1901)

Louis Spohr's celebrated violin school by L. Spohr (1843)

Lyon & Healy's catalogue of their collection of rare old violins; to which is added a historical sketch of the violin and its master makers by Lyon & Healy (1896)

New school of violin studies by A. Carse (1922)

Notable violin solos; how to play them with understanding, expression and effect by E. Van Der Straeten (1922)

Nouvelle méthode de violon by C. Lasnier (1878)

Old violins and violin lore. Famous makers of Cremona and Brescia, and of England, France, and Germany, famous players; and chapters on varnish, strings and bows by F. Haweis (1893)

Old violins by H. R. Haweis (1910)

Ole Bull a memoir; with Ole Bull's 'Violin notes' and A. B. Crosby's 'Anatomy of the violinist' by S. Bull (1897)

Practical method for violin - a systematically arranged course of exercises for a thorough grounding in violin-playing Vol. 2 by C. H. Hohmann (1899)

Progressive studies for the violin by A. Carse (1910)

Rare violins, violas, violoncellos of the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, of the Wurlitzer collection (1922)

Researches into the early history of the violin family by C. Engel (1883)

Right hand culture, for violin, viola, and cello players by P. Shirley (1917)

Rollinson's modern school for the violin by T. H. Rollinson (1907)

Scale and arpeggio studies for violin by A. Blumenstengel (1901)

Scale-studies for the violin by H. Sitt (1912)

Scale-studies for violin by J. Himaly (1908)

School of bowing for violin by O. Sevcik (1904)

Selected violin solos and how to play them by B. Althaus (1905)

Sixty studies for the violin by F. Wohlfahrt (1905)

Some early musical recollections of G. Haddock (1906)

Songs of my violin by A. L. Donaldson (1901)

Spohr's grand violin school by L. Spohr (1852)

Studies for the violin - calculated for the improvement of practitioners in general by W. Pichl (1898)

The art of fiddle-making by J. Broadhouse (1894)

The arts and crafts book of the worshipful Guild of violin-makers of Markneukirchen, from the year 1677 to the year 1772 by R. Petong (1894)

The entire new and compleat tutor for the violin by F. Geminiani (1778)

The fiddle fancier's guide; a manual of information regarding violins, violas, basses and bows of classical and modern times by J. M. Fleming (1892)

The fiddle new model'd, or A useful introduction for the violin, exemplify'd with familiar dialogues by R. Crome (1740)

The Hawley collection of violins; with a history of their makers and a brief review of the evolution and decline of the art of violin-making in Italy, 1540-1800 (1904)

The heart of music - the story of the violin by A. Chapin (1906)

The history of the violin, and other instruments played on with the bow from the remotest times to the present. Also, an account of the principal makers, English and foreign by W. Sandys (1864)

The instruments of the modern orchestra & early records of the precursors of the violin family, with over 500 illustrations and plates Vol. 1 by K. Schlesinger (1910)

The instruments of the modern orchestra & early records of the precursors of the violin family, with over 500 illustrations and plates Vol. 2 by K. Schlesinger (1910)

The romance of the fiddle; the origin of the modern virtuoso and the adventures of his ancestors by E. Van Der Straeten (1911)

The Salabue Stradivari. A history and critical description of the famous violin, commonly called 'le Messie' (1891)

The secrets of violin playing - being full instructions and hints to violin players, for the perfect mastery of the instrument by W. C. Honeyman (1892)

The story of the violin by P. Stoeving (1904)

The technics of violin playing by C. Courvoisier (1908)

The theory and practice of the violin by J. Jousse (1812)

The 'Tuscan'. A short account of a violin by Stradivari, made for Cosimo de Medici, Grand duke of Tuscany, dated 1690 (1891)

The violin - how to choose one by W. C. Honeyman (1893)

The violin - how to master it by E. Howe (1880)

The violin - how to master it by W. C. Honeyman (1883)

The violin - its famous makers and their imitators by G. Hart (1909)

The violin - some account of that leading instrument and its most eminent professors, from its earliest date to the present time by G. Dubourg (1852)

The violin & its story or, the history & construction of the violin by H. Abele (1905)

The violin a condensed history of the violin. Its perfection and its famous makers. Importance of bridge and sound-post arrangement by C. Goffrie (1876)

The violin and its music by G. Hart (1885)

The violin and the art of its construction - a treatise on the Stradivarius violin by A. Riechers (1895)

The violin by B. Tours (1908)

The violin made easy - being a thorough and progressive method of study embracing the rudiments of music and numerous examples and exercises (1851)

The violin manufacture in Italy and its German origin an historical sketch by E. Schebek (1906)

Twenty-four caprices (studies) for the violin in the 24 major and minor scales by P. Rode (1902)

Violin concertos (1880)

Violin mastery; talks with master violinists and teachers by F. H. Martens (1919)

Violin method for beginners by O. Sevcik (1901)

Violin playing and violin adjustment by J. Winram (1908)

Violin playing as I teach it by L. Auer (1921)

Violin playing by J. Dunn (1915)

Violin talks - practical information concerning technic, bowing, intonation and other subjects related to violin study by E. L. Winn (1905)

Violin text-book - containing the rudiments and theory of music, specially adapted to the use of violin students by M. C. Wickins (1904)

Violin tone and violin makers by H. Moya (1916)

Violin tone-peculiarities by F. Castle (1906)

Violin varnish and how to make it by G. Foucher (1911)

Violin vibrato - its mastery and artistic uses, practical suggestions for correct technical development and good violin tone production by S. Eberhardt (1911)

Violin-making, as it was and is being a historical, theoretical, and practical treatise on the science and art of violin-making by E. Heron-Allen (1885)

Violins and violin makers. Biographical dictionary of the great Italian artistes, their followers and imitators by J. Pearce (1866)

Violins, old & new by J. Broadhouse (1887)

Viotti et l'école moderne de violon by A. Pougin (1888)

Von der Violine by P. Stoeving (1906)

Winner's new school for the violin by S. Winner (1869)




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