The Classical Mandolin

BL Highlights valuable mandolin repertoire A 'hidden' instrument in the classical music world, the mandolin's repertoire of original music remains largely unknown. The author examines the lives and works of the mandolin's greatest composers, and taken together with The Early Mandolin (OUP 1989), provides the first comprehensive survey ofthe instrument's history. He also examines aspects of technique and looks at present-day orchestras and soloists.

Paul Sparks is a freelance writer and performer.

List of Illustrations	p. xiii
List of Music Examples	p. xiv
1815-1878	p. 1
The Decline of the Mandoline and Mandolino as Concert Instruments	p. 1
Italy and the Creation of the Modern Mandolin	p. 6
1878-1892	p. 22
The Paris Exhibition of 1878	p. 22
Spanish Influences	p. 24
Circoli mandolinisti in Italy	p. 29
The Mandolin Rediscovered	p. 43
1892-1918	p. 50
The Genoa Concourse and the Virtuoso Era in Italy	p. 50
The Heyday of the Mandolin in Europe	p. 86
The USA and Elsewhere	p. 120
1918-1945	p. 136
Germany, Austria, and the Emergence of a New Style	p. 136
Elsewhere in Continental Europe	p. 143
Japan	p. 151
The USA, Britain, and Elsewhere	p. 153
1945 to the Present Day	p. 163
Europe	p. 163
Japan	p. 174
The USA and Elsewhere	p. 177
Practical Information for Players and Composers	p. 183
Instruments, Strings, and Plectrums	p. 183
Positions and Techniques	p. 187
The Mandolin Quartet and the Mandolin Orchestra	p. 195
Useful Addresses	p. 201
The Mandolin and Related Instruments: Brief Definitions	p. 204
Bibliography	p. 208
Index	p. 215
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