The Fiddle Handbook

Haigh, C

ISBN 10: 0879309784 / ISBN 13: 9780879309787

Edité par Backbeat Books, 2009

A propos de cet article

This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1400grams, ISBN:9780879309787.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Fiddle Handbook
• Éditeur: Backbeat Books
• Date de parution: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0879309784
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780879309787
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: Poor
• Poids: 1400 grammes
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Music, Dance, Theatre & Opera

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Synopsis

"The Fiddle Book" is a treasure trove of information spanning the whole range of fiddle playing, from the spike fiddles of Africa and Asia to the Chinese Erhu, the fabulous Indian Sarangi and the mysterious Norwegian Hardingfele. It looks in detail at the most commonly played styles among today's fiddlers. From America there's Old Time, Bluegrass, Cajun, Western Swing, Country, Blues, Rock, Klezmer and Jazz, while from the British Isles there's Irish, Scottish and English, as well as a quick romp through Eastern Europe. Along with solid facts on the origins of different fiddle styles and the different instruments, techniques and repertoires involved, comes fiddlers' gossip, scandal and blatant speculation. You'll meet the first fiddle player to set foot in America; discover how Mary Queen of Scots escaped from 500 fiddle players, and who really wrote the Orange Blossom Special. In the company of the ghost of Cecil Sharp, we'll find out where it all went wrong for English fiddle playing at the Battle of Waterloo, and we'll uncover the crimes against music perpetrated by the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. We'll meet fiddlers on horseback, on the gallows, and on acid. We'll name the best fiddle player in the world, and the worst. We'll even find out what happened when the Devil came back to Georgia. As if this wasn't enough there is a wealth of musical examples of ornaments, bowing patterns, scales, modes, exercises and complete tunes to give you a taste of each style, each one lovingly and faithfully reproduced on the accompanying CD. And finally, the book answers once and for all the hoary old question, 'What's the difference between a fiddle and a violin?'. The answer, of course, is that fiddle players have more fun.

À propos de l?auteur

Chris Haigh is one of the UK's leading professional fiddlers. Over the years he has performed a huge range of music with dozens of bands, and played sessions for artists as diverse as Alison Moyet, Rolf Harris, All About Eve and James Galway. He has also recorded library music, worship music and music for schools, alongside teaching and writing books and articles about fiddle playing.