Violin and Viola
Violin and Viola by Yehudi Menuhin, published by Kahn & Averill in 1991, offers an insightful exploration of the violin and viola. This edition, consisting of 250 pages, presents Menuhin’s understanding of the violin, focusing on practice techniques and performance methods. The book includes reflections that illuminate the nature of the instrument and provides valuable theories on interpretation.
Readers will find a comprehensive discussion on the exercise and practice of playing string instruments, along with a distinguished monograph on the viola by William Primrose. Menuhin’s insights into music instruction and study are complemented by Primrose’s description of the viola, highlighting its unique qualities. This work serves as a resource for those interested in musical instruments and the techniques involved in mastering them.
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Yehudi Menuhin shares with the reader his unique store of understanding about the violin, about how to exercise and practise, and about the techniques of performance. His reflections on the nature and scope of his instrument are profoundly illuminating and his theories on interpretation particularly valuable. William Primrose writes the distinguished monograph on the viola and describes the instrument as ‘a violin with a college education’.
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