The Early Mandolin: The Mandolino and the Neapolitan Mandoline: No. 9 (Early Music Series) - Hardcover

Tyler, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0193185164 ISBN 13: 9780193185166

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1989

Synopsis

This book examines the possibility of there having been two main types of early mandolin, the gut-stringed "mandolino", played with the fingers and the later Neopolitan "mandoline" with metal strings, played with a plectrum. The authors look at their physical characteristics, tunings, playing techniques and musical histories to about 1800. They present the full extent of their repertories, which include works by Handel, Vivaldi, Alessandro Scarlatti, Hummel, Beethoven, and Sammartini, whose recently discovered sonata for mandolin is published here for the first time. The study is aimed at players and teachers of the mandolin, musicologists, organologists as well as students of early music.

About this title

Review:

elegantly-produced volume ... an essential resource for players and scholars of plucked instruments ... a fascinating and well-researched book (Tim Crawford, Early Music)

From the Back Cover:

This book aims not only to identify the two early mandolins, their physical characteristics, tunings, playing techniques, and musical histories, but also to present, for the first time, the full extent of their repertories, which include works by Handel, Vivaldi, Alessando Scarlatti, Hummel, Beethoven, and Sammartini, whose recently discovered sonata for the mandolin is published here.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0193185164
• ISBN 13: 9780193185166
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 197