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Schoenbaum, David.
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Violin.
Violin -- History.
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Schoenbaum, David.
Violin.
Violin -- History.
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The
violin
: a social
history
of the world's most versatile instrument / David Schoenbaum.
by
Schoenbaum, David.
W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.
Call #:
787.209 S365v
Subjects
Violin
.
Violin
--
History
.
ISBN:
9780393084405 (hc.)
039308440X (hc.)
Edition:
1st edition.
Description:
xxvi, 710 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some colored) ; 25 cm
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [607]-675) and index.
Contents:
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
--
Paying the price
--
The French connection
--
The Ritz of
violin
shops
--
From modern to postmodern
--
"Fiddle, n. A swindle. orig. U.S."
--
Violin
cases
--
Learning how
--
Players in general
--
Players in particular
--
Founding fathers
--
How to get to Carnegie Hall
--
Race, class, and gender
--
Business and politics
--
Still pictures worth a thousand words
--
Poetry
--
Prose
--
Moving pictures worth a thousand words
--
Coda.
Summary:
The life, times, and travels of a remarkable instrument and the people who have made, sold, played, and cherished it.
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Woodlawn Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
787.209 S365v
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