Bibliograph

The violin, a social history of the world's most versatile instrument, David Schoenbaum

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The violin, a social history of the world's most versatile instrument, David Schoenbaum

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The violin

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

783162545

Responsibility statement

David Schoenbaum

Sub title

a social history of the world's most versatile instrument

Summary

The life, times, and travels of a remarkable instrument and the people who have made, sold, played, and cherished it

Table Of 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

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