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History of the Violin Scordatura: A Lecture Recital Together with Three Recitals of Music by Albinoni, Copland, Beethoven, Haydn, Arensky, Vitali, Prokofiev, and Grieg

Description: The lecture recital was given June 29, 1976. The subject was the History of the Violin Scordatura, and it included an historical survey of scordatura compositions along with discussions of the problems of notation and hints for solving the practical problems of performance. Works by Biber, Vivaldi, and Nardini were performed at appropriate moments during the lecture. In addition to the lecture recital, three other public recitals were performed: The first solo recital was on April 15, 1974 and … more
Date: August 1976
Creator: Tarvin, Ronald
Partner: UNT Libraries
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