Item Detail
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Zeyringer, Franz
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Zeyringer, Klaus
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Die Viola da braccio
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Book
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1st ed.
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München
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1988
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Heller
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276 p. : ill., music ; 21 cm.
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German
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388863007X
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Viola
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Violas; Viola Music; Primrose International Viola Archives; Germany
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ML 900 .Z48x 1988
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Zeyringer, Franz. Die Viola da Braccio. München: Heller Verlag, 1988.
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A concise lexicon on the history of the viola, including organology, etymology, methodology and a history of the societies related to the viola, and of major viola collections, including the Primrose International Viola Archive housed in the BYU Library.
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Traces the origin of the modern viola from the first stringed instruments. Contains numerous illustrations, examples and historical citations.
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Main body is organized into broad chapters, each dealing with different aspects of the viola, such as organology, the bow, technique and literature. Contains a brief subject glossary, bibliography as well as a subject/person index.
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Format is easy to understand, and text is engaging.
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Focuses primarily on European and North American viola activity.
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BYU Library
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4831