Tom Wilder

A Cultural History of the Violin in Nineteenth-Century London (eBook, ePUB)

From Instrument to Art

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Examines the violin's evolution as not just instrument but valued objet d'art through the eyes of musicians, collectors, makers, dealers, connoisseurs, journalists, auctioneers and traders.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The American University in Cairo Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781805437529
• Artikelnr.: 72856737

Autorenporträt

TOM WILDER attended the Chicago School of Violin Making and apprenticed as an instrument restorer in Seoul, Los Angeles and Paris. He is founder of Wilder & Davis Luthiers Inc. in Montreal, a past president of the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers, and holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Emerging Canon
of Musical Instruments 2. The Violin at Work 3. The Musical Press: Mirror
and Catalyst 4. Collections: Public Display, Private Gatherings 5. Working
on the Violin 6. Commerce 7. Connoisseurship and Connoisseurs 8. Synthesis:
W. E. Hill & Sons Conclusion Bibliography