{"product_id":"violin-techniques-in-western-and-south-indian-classical-music-a-comparative-study","title":"Violin Techniques in Western and South Indian Classical Music : A Comparative Study","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: M Lalitha\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Sundeep Prakashan\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2004\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 326\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8175741511\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first of its kind, the book is an encyclopedia on the different techniques in violin playing. As its title suggests, it deals with the different violin playing techniques in both the systems the Western and the South Indian Classical Music. There are many books which study the different techniques of violin playing in Western music whereas in the South Indian system there is no comprehensive identification and enumeration of the various techniques in use. \u003cbr\u003eThis book explores and outlines the various techniques in the South Indian system. Different violin playing styles in both the systems are methodically analysed and a lucid comparison of the techniques in both the systems are the main crux of this majestic work. Views of legendary musicians and violinists are also included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author has brought to light the various techniques in the South Indian Classical system which is a treasure for posterity. This book definitely throws light on the different aspects of violin playing techniques, the different schools and styles. It will surely appeal to both the layman and the connoisseur alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFOREWORD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPRECIATIONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABBREVIATIONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDIACRITICAL MARKS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II: VIOLIN TECHNIQUES IN WESTERN CLASSICAL MUSIC\u003cbr\u003eSection I: Right-Hand Techniques\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Basic Skills of Using the Bow\u003cbr\u003e2.1.1. Manner of Holding the Bow\u003cbr\u003e2.1.1.1. Down-Bow\u003cbr\u003e2.1.1.2. Up-Bow\u003cbr\u003e2.1.2. Use of the Different Portions of the Bow\u003cbr\u003e2.1.3. On-String and Off-String Bowing\u003cbr\u003e2.1.4. Slur\u003cbr\u003e2.1.5. Crossing Strings\u003cbr\u003ePart II: Right-Hand Bowing Techniques\u003cbr\u003e2.2.1. Legato\u003cbr\u003e2.2.2. Staccato\u003cbr\u003e2.2.3. Martele\u003cbr\u003e2.2.4. Detache\u003cbr\u003e2.2.5. Tremolo\u003cbr\u003e2.2.6. Arpeggio\u003cbr\u003e2.2.7. Bariolage\u003cbr\u003e2.2.8. Sul Ponticello and Sul Tastato\u003cbr\u003e2.2.9. Col Legno\u003cbr\u003e2.2.10. Col Legno Dell Arco\u003cbr\u003e2.2.11. Pizzicato\u003cbr\u003eSection II: Left-Hand Techniques\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Basic Requirements of the Left-Hand\u003cbr\u003e2.3.1. Holding the Violin\u003cbr\u003e2.3.2. Tuning of the Violin\u003cbr\u003e2.3.3. Finger Positions\u003cbr\u003e2.3.3.1. Proximity of the Fingers to the Strings\u003cbr\u003e2.3.3.2. Shifting-Complete-shift, Half-shift, Retarded-shift, Backward-shift\u003cbr\u003ePart II: Left-Hand Techniques\u003cbr\u003e2.4.1. Glissando\u003cbr\u003e2.4.1.1. Ascending Glissando\u003cbr\u003e2.4.1.2. Descending Glissando\u003cbr\u003e2.4.1.3. Ascending Chromatic Glissando\u003cbr\u003e2.4.1.4. Descending Chromatic Glissando\u003cbr\u003e2.4.2. Vibrato\u003cbr\u003e2.4.3. Double-Stop\u003cbr\u003e2.4.3.1. Triple-Stop\u003cbr\u003e2.4.3.2. Quadruple-Stop\u003cbr\u003e2.4.4. Harmonics\u003cbr\u003e2.4.5. Left-Hand Pizzicato\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III: THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND STYLES OF VIOLIN PLAYING IN WESTERN CLASSICAL MUSIC.\u003cbr\u003ePLAYING IN WESTERN CLASSICAL MUSIC\u003cbr\u003eSection I: Schools of Violin Playing\u003cbr\u003eSection II: Styles in Playing the Violin in Western Classical Music\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV: VIOLIN TECHNIQUES IN SOUTH INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC\u003cbr\u003eSection I: Right-Hand Techniques\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Elementary Aspects relating to the Right-Hand\u003cbr\u003e4.1.1. Body Posture\u003cbr\u003e4.1.2. Tuning of the Violin\u003cbr\u003e4.1.3. Manner of Holding the Bow\u003cbr\u003e4.1.4. Function of the Fingers\u003cbr\u003e4.1.5. Relaxing Technique\u003cbr\u003e4.1.6. Long Bow\u003cbr\u003ePart II: Different Types of Bowing in the South Indian Classical Music\u003cbr\u003e4.2.1. Bowing which is used but has not been mentioned previously\u003cbr\u003e4.2.1.1. Bow Stress\/Stressed Bowing\u003cbr\u003e4.2.1.2. Partial Lifting off the Bow and Dampening the Sound through the Control of the Bow\u003cbr\u003e4.2.2. Bowing which expresses or gives an Instrumental Colour\u003cbr\u003e4.2.2.1. Double- stops\u003cbr\u003e4.2.2.2. Tremolo\u003cbr\u003e4.2.2.3. Fluttering Bowing\u003cbr\u003e4.2.3. Text-Oriented Bowing\u003cbr\u003e4.2.3.1. Svara-Vil\u003cbr\u003e4.2.3.2. Sahitya-Vil\u003cbr\u003e4.2.3.3. Alapana-Vil\u003cbr\u003e4.2.3.4. Tana-Vil\u003cbr\u003e4.2.3.5. Pressure Bowing\u003cbr\u003e4.2.3.6. Tillana Bowing\u003cbr\u003eSection II: Left-Hand Techniques\u003cbr\u003e4.3.1. Stopping Technique\u003cbr\u003e4.3.1.1. First Position\u003cbr\u003e4.3.1.2. Second Position\u003cbr\u003e4.3.1.3. Third Position\u003cbr\u003e4.3.1.4. Fourth Position\u003cbr\u003e4.3.2. Multiple Finger Stopping Technique\u003cbr\u003e4.3.2.1. Two Finger Stopping\u003cbr\u003e4.3.2.2. Three Finger Stopping\u003cbr\u003e4.3.2.3. Four Finger Stopping\u003cbr\u003e4.3.3. Partial Release Technique\u003cbr\u003e4.3.4. Hitting Technique\u003cbr\u003e4.3.5. Rolling Technique\u003cbr\u003e4.3.6. Shake or the Rocking Technique\u003cbr\u003e4.3.7. Janta\u003cbr\u003e4.3.8. Slide\u003cbr\u003e4.3.8.1. Upward Slide\u003cbr\u003e4.3.8.2. Downward Slide\u003cbr\u003e4.3.8.3. Up and Down Slide\u003cbr\u003e4.3.8.4. Fingers Employed for Playing the Slide\u003cbr\u003e4.3.8.4.1. Single Finger Slide\u003cbr\u003e4.3.8.4.2. Multiple Finger Slide\u003cbr\u003e4.3.8.4.2.1. Simultaneous Finger Slide\u003cbr\u003e4.3.8.4.2.2. Successive Finger Slide\u003cbr\u003e4.3.9. Jump\u003cbr\u003e4.3.10. Accent given by the Left-hand Fingers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V: THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND STYLES OF VIOLIN PLAYING IN SOUTH INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC\u003cbr\u003eSection I: Schools in South Indian Classical Music\u003cbr\u003eSection II: Styles in South Indian Classical Music\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI: COMPARATIVE VIOLIN TECHNIQUES IN WESTERN CLASSICAL MUSIC AND SOUTH INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC\u003cbr\u003eSection I: Elementary Aspects relating to Right and Left-Hand\u003cbr\u003e6.1.1. Manner of Holding the Bow\u003cbr\u003e6.1.2. Use of the Different Parts of the Bow\u003cbr\u003e6.1.3. Down-Bow\u003cbr\u003e6.1.4. Up-Bow\u003cbr\u003e6.1.5. Use of Long Bows\u003cbr\u003e6.1.6. Crossing Strings\u003cbr\u003e6.1.7. Holding the Violin\u003cbr\u003e6.1.8. Tuning\u003cbr\u003e6.1.9. Finger Positions\u003cbr\u003e6.1.10. Shifts-Complete-shift, Half-shifts, Retarded-shifts, Backward Shift\u003cbr\u003eSection II: Right-Hand Techniques\u003cbr\u003e6.2.1. Partial Lifting of the Bow\/ Dampening the Sound through Control of the Bow\u003cbr\u003e6.2.2. Svara-Vil\u003cbr\u003e6.2.3. Sahitya-Vil\u003cbr\u003e6.2.4. Tana-Vil\u003cbr\u003e6.2.5. Double-Stops\u003cbr\u003e6.2.6. Triple-Stops, Quadruple-Stops\u003cbr\u003e6.2.7. Tremolo\u003cbr\u003e6.2.8. Fluttering Bowing\u003cbr\u003e6.2.9. Arpeggio\u003cbr\u003e6.2.10. Col Legno, Col Legno Dell Arco\u003cbr\u003e6.2.11. Staccato\u003cbr\u003e6.2.12. Bariolage\u003cbr\u003e6.2.13. Legato\u003cbr\u003e6.2.14. Martele\u003cbr\u003e6.2.15. Detache\u003cbr\u003e6.2.16. Loure\u003cbr\u003e6.2.17. Bow Stress\u003cbr\u003e6.2.18. Pressure Bowing\u003cbr\u003e6.2.19. Right-Hand Pizzicato\u003cbr\u003eSection III : Left-Hand Techniques\u003cbr\u003e6.3.1. Finger Pressure Technique\u003cbr\u003e6.3.2. Partial Release\u003cbr\u003e6.3.3. Hitting Technique\u003cbr\u003e6.3.4. Rolling Technique\u003cbr\u003e6.3.5. Slide\u003cbr\u003e6.3.6. Jump\u003cbr\u003e6.3.7. Janta\u003cbr\u003e6.3.8. Accent by the Left-hand Fingers\u003cbr\u003e6.3.9. Shake\u003cbr\u003e6.3.10. Vibrato\u003cbr\u003e6.3.11. Harmonics\u003cbr\u003e6.3.12. Left-hand Pizzicato\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII: CONCLUSION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDICES\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1: Notation of the Purvanga of the `Varnam Viriboni`, in the Raga Bhairavi set to Ata Tala and Composed by Pachchimiriyam Adiyappaiyah\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2.1: Schools, Styles in Western Classical Music : Names of Different Violinists with the Names of their Teachers and Students\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2.2 : Schools, Styles in South Indian Classical Music : Names of Different Violinists with the Names of their Teachers and Students\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 3.1 : Tree 1: Lineage of Violinist Tirukodikaval Krishna Iyer\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 3.2 : Tree 2: Lineage of Violinist V Lakshminarayana\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 3.3 : Tree 3: Lineage of Three Violinists : V Lakshminarayana, Papa Venkatramiah, Cinna Devudu\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 3.4 : Tree 4: Lineage of Violinist Annaswami Sastri\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 3.5 : Tree 5: Lineage of Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 4 : Musical Terms Used in Western Classical Music in Different Languages\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 5.1 : Composers in the Western Classical Music\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 5.2 : Composers in the South Indian Classical Music\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 6.1 : Mozart`s G Major Concerto for Violin and Piano - Third Movement Peters Edition\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 6.2 : Carl Fisher Edition\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 7.1 : Concerto in `A` Minor by Vivaldi (First Movement, in Violin I)\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 7.2 : Mazas études spéciales opus 36, Peters Edition. No: 10\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 7.3 : 42 études ou caprices of Kreutzer`s (étude 10)\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 7.4 : Bach partita no 3 in `E` Major\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 7.5 : Double Concerto for two Violins and Orchestra by L Subramaniam\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 7.6 : Scott Joplin`s - The Cascades (1904) for Violin or Violincello and Piano - A Rag VI.\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 7.7 : `G` Major Concerto of Mozart, Peters Edition, first Movement\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 7.8 : Antonio Vivaldi`s Concerto in `A` Minor for two Violins (Violin II)\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 7.9 : Kreutzer Study No 2\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 7.10 : Frühlingswalzer of Shostakovich (Peters Edition)\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 7.11 : Kreutzer études. Étude no: 24\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 7.12 : Paganini`s 24 Caprices, fifth caprice\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 7.13 : Paganini`s first Concerto op.6. From L, A tempo\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 7.14 : Kayser studies, op.20, Peters Edition no.3560. Study no.36\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 7.15 : Sonata in `A` Minor no: 2, s.1003, by J S Bach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGLOSSARY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBIBLIOGRAPHY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAUDIO-REFERENCES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVIDEO-REFERENCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTERVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"M Lalitha \/ Sundeep Prakashan \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153620988272,"sku":"16150","price":82.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/16150.jpg?v=1793911734","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/violin-techniques-in-western-and-south-indian-classical-music-a-comparative-study","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}