The violin : a social history of the world’s most versatile instrument / David Schoenbaum.

Schoenbaum, David, author.
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2013];©2013
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Notes:

  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • Making it. A star is born The golden age Over the hills and far away The road not taken Back to the future Last but not least — Selling it . Paying the price The French connection The Ritz of violin shops From modern to postmodern Fiddle, n. A swindle. orig. U.S. Violin cases — Playing it. Learning how Players in general Players in particular Founding fathers How to get to Carnegie Hall Race, class, and gender Business and politics — Imagining it. Still pictures worth a thousand words Poetry Prose Moving pictures worth a thousand words — Coda.
  • The life, times, and travels of a remarkable instrument and the people who have made, sold, played, and cherished it.

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