The Cambridge Companion to the Cello

by Robin Stowell

Overview

This is a compact, composite and authoritative survey of the history and development of the cello from its origins to the present day. Its carefully structured series of thirteen essays deals with the history and construction of the cello and bow, discusses the careers of the most distinguished cellists through history, surveys the repertory of the instrument in unprecedented detail and reviews teaching methods, technical developments and issues of performance practice. It is the most comprehensive book ever to be published about the instrument.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521629287
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/28/1999
Series:	Cambridge Companions to Music
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.89(w) x 9.76(h) x 0.71(d)

Table of Contents

List of illustrations; Notes on the contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations, fingering and notation; 1. The cello: origins and evolution John Dilworth; 2. The bow: its history and development John Dilworth; 3. Cello acoustics Bernard Richardson; 4. Masters of the Baroque and Classical eras Margaret Campbell; 5. Nineteenth-century virtuosi Margaret Campbell; 6. Masters of the twentieth century Margaret Campbell; 7. The concerto Robin Stowell and David Wyn Jones; 8. The sonata Robin Stowell; 9. Other solo repertory Robin Stowell; 10. Ensemble music: in the chamber and the orchestra Peter Allsop; 11. Technique, style and performing practice to c. 1900 Valerie Walden; 12. The development of cello teaching in the twentieth century R. Caroline Bosanquet; 13. The frontiers of technique Frances-Marie Uitti; Appendix: principal pedagogical literature; Glossary of technical terms; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

Provides a survey of the history of the cello from its origins to the present day, drawing on the resources of contemporary scholarship. Stowell (music, Cardiff U.) presents nine cello experts (including instrument makers, musicologists, academics, and performers and teachers) who focus on the instrument's structure, development, and fundamental acoustical principles; its chief exponents; its repertory (concerti, sonatas, and other solo and ensemble music); technique, style, and performing practice; and the development of cello teaching in the 20th century. Contains illustrations of the instrument, performers, and musical scores. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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