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Apparently everything the sainted Leopold wrote has been digitised and put online for the greater glory of Humanity. We should be proud, and grateful.
However, the popularity is such that I've been unable to access the site so far. Once the enthusiasm cools a bit, perhaps. . . .
Try this link (http://dme.mozarteum.at/), eventually.
Plamen Ivanov
Dec-13-2006, 2:54pm
Thanks for the link! I think it`s about everything that Wolfgang Amadeus has written and not Leopold.
Thanks for the link! I think it`s about everything that Wolfgang Amadeus has written and not Leopold.
Thankfully -- I don't think Leopold would be worth the effort.
Yeah, Whoops! Either too much caffeine, or not enough. (Been reading Leopold's book; his name tends to leap into what passes for consciousness).
Actually, you know, it's a pretty good book. And look what he ended up with as a pupil!
Well -- I was able to get to the site but it is quite unstable -- kept making my brouser quit. Haven't had a site do that in ages.
(Been reading Leopold's book; his name tends to leap into what passes for consciousness).
Which book?
The only one I know of is the Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule
I am especially interested if it is a theory treatise. I have had my Harmony students looking at various 18th c. sources while writing minuets in mid-18th c. style.
Jim Garber
Dec-13-2006, 7:46pm
Ja, I am loving this statement:
NOTE: We are overvelmed by the resonance of this website. We regret any delays in accessing this site and are working on expanding our server capacities.
Jim
Eugene
Dec-13-2006, 8:25pm
Well -- I was able to get to the site but it is quite unstable -- kept making my brouser quit. Haven't had a site do that in ages.
Not particularly "resonant", but try searching fishbase.org for a great but consistently unstable site.
"A Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing" trans by Knocker. Rather interesting earlier chapters. I've got an old Saxon fiddle set up in Baroque style, gut and all, along with one of those backward-arcing baroque bows. I'm tempted to reprise phylogeny by learning the violin, starting out with an instrument of the era, using the methods of the time. Of course, finding a teacher who'd indulge such stupidity would not be easy, and I'm pretty lazy to boot, but it'd be interesting, I think. (No, I don't know how to play the violin. Starting from scratch this way appeals to something atavistic in my nature. Of course, shoulder and chin rests are out; in fact, Leopold might be too advanced a starting point).