| Introduction. | | PAGE | | History of the Viola da Gamba (Basso di Viola) | 1 | | The Transition to the Violoncello | 36 | | The Art of Violoncello Playing in the Eighteenth Century. | | I. Italy | 48 | | II. Germany | 67 | | III. France | 87 | | The Art of Violoncello Playing in the Nineteenth Century. | | IV. Italy | 109 | | V. Germany | 113 | | VI. France, Belgium, and Holland | 169 | | VII. England and Scandinavia | 189 | | VIII. The Slav States and Hungary | 198 | | Conclusion | 210 | | Appendix | 215 | | Methods and Schools | 217 | | Viola da Gamba | 217 | | Violoncello Schools from the middle of the Eighteenth Century until the present time | 217 | | List of Names and Index | 221 |
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