STRADIVARI by François-Joseph Fétis
François-Joseph Fétis' treatise, Antoine Stradivari, luthier célèbre, was first published in Paris in 1856. This fascinating document traces the history and develpment of bowed-instruments and discusses the old Italian master luthiers. It also includes an analysis of the bows of
François Tourte and a chapter on the Guarneri family.
Highly regarded by contemporary scholars and researchers because of Fetis' original research, the work has now gathered a 'second life' for modern researchers who are able to witness the author's first-hand accounts of his historically important colleages and associates - such as the violin maker and dealer Jean Baptiste Vuillaume and the scientist and acoustics experimenter Félix Savart. His other writings, including the Notice biographique sur Nicolo Paganini (published 1851, and translated into English in 1852), bear testament to the fact that he was contemporary to some of the most revered figures in musical history.
Notice of Anthony Stradivari, the Celebrated Violin Maker (translated in 1864 by John Bishop) is now available at musicforstrings.com.
François Tourte and a chapter on the Guarneri family.
Highly regarded by contemporary scholars and researchers because of Fetis' original research, the work has now gathered a 'second life' for modern researchers who are able to witness the author's first-hand accounts of his historically important colleages and associates - such as the violin maker and dealer Jean Baptiste Vuillaume and the scientist and acoustics experimenter Félix Savart. His other writings, including the Notice biographique sur Nicolo Paganini (published 1851, and translated into English in 1852), bear testament to the fact that he was contemporary to some of the most revered figures in musical history.
Notice of Anthony Stradivari, the Celebrated Violin Maker (translated in 1864 by John Bishop) is now available at musicforstrings.com.
