Word: violin
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...development of instrumental music down to the time of Bach. Instrumental music naturally came after vocal music, men being endowed by nature with voices, and instruments being a matter of ingenuity and invention. It developed slowly, the church being at first opposed to it; but the improvement of the violin and other stringed instruments by the great Italian makers naturally developed a school of players and writers. The organ was the first musical instrument to attain development, and in the 17th century was used in the church. The harpsichord, clavichord, etc., a variety of instruments like the piano, were...
...Campanari, the well known violinist of Boston, performed finely several pieces of violin music by early masters, coming down as late as Paganini, among which were selections from Corelli, the celebrated "Dent's Tull" by Fortune, and a Burcarolle by Paganini. The next lecture will be on April 16, and will take up the two great composers, Handel and Bach...
During the coming Winter Meetings, music will be played by a band of 3 pieces, namely, piano, cornet, and violin...
Overture (Ruy Blas) Mendelssohn. Adagio (2nd violin Concerto) Bruch. Fantasie Norwegienne, E. Lalo. Symphonic Poem (Orpheus) Liszt. Variations, Haydn. Symphony (C minor, No. 5) Beethoven...
...mind, and are apt to become excited over trifles which pass unheeded in happier times. This state of feeling has been shown in past years by incessant complaints of the thought-lessness of those musically-inclined students who persist in keeping up a vigorous course of piano or violin practice during examination time, greatly to the annoyance and indignation of their temporarily studious neighbors. But this year there seems to be a lull in this species of vexation. Our sanctum is still the receptacle of communications complaining of examination rooms too hot, or of examination rooms too cold...