The art
of bowing
(L'arte del
arco)
Ed. Per
Hartmann
[Reprinted from Edition HH, Music
Publishers, Bicester and Bristol; listen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFQSWsImEJQ]
These 50 variations are based on
a Gavotte by Arcangelo Corelli. Each variation is a small étude
developing an important element of violin technique. Without doubt
written for pedagogical reasons, these variations represent the summit
of baroque violin technique and are invaluable as a source for teaching.
They can be played either by violin alone or with the basso continuo
accompaniment which is reproduced at the bottom of every page.
From the Preface:
In
Tartini's treatise
Trattato di musica he suggests that the function of all
technique is to achieve the expression of the human voice and the
emotions behind human language. "Ciascuna passione ha li suoi moti
particolari, e il suo tuono particolare di voce" (Each passion has its
own gestures and tone of voice).
Hearing Tartini play, his pupil the
French violinist Pierre La Houssaye (1755-1818) refers to "...le magie
de l'archet". Tartini's pupils would practice the same pieces of music
at different points of the bow, and beginning with either down-bow or
up-bow.
These variations are more than just
technical exercises; we returned to the original text and the original
phrasing is again visible.
Source:
- Edition HH, Music Publishers, Bicester and Bristol -
https://www.editionhh.co.uk/index.htm
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