| Title:  |
Guide to bowing : Strathspeys, reels, pastoral melodies, hornpipes, &c. |
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Author:  |
Skinner, J. Scott |
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Contributor:  |
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Publisher:  |
Bayley & Ferguson |
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Place of Publication:  |
Glasgow |
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Date of Publication:  |
unknown |
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Original Date of Publ:  |
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Publication Number:  |
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Number of Pages:  |
35 p. |
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Binding Style:  |
Staple-bound |
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Dimensions:  |
7.5 in. |
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Contents:  |
Introductory remarks -- Strathspeys and reels -- Extract from a friend's letter -- The straight stroke -- Re unisons -- The loop -- The long bow -- The doodle -- Reels -- Hornpipe playing -- The writer's experience of bows -- The choice of violins -- The choice of melodies -- Slow air playing -- Favourite pastorals -- The bow -- On stringing -- On style -- Re 'cello accompaniment -- Trick fiddling, etc. -- Concluding remarks -- Suitable keys |
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Notes:  |
Includes numerous musical examples, with bowing (slurs, and up- and down-bow indications). |
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Format:  |
Pamphlet |
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Subject - Culture:  |
Scottish |
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Subject - Time:  |
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Subject - Topic:  |
Bowing |
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Subject - Instrument:  |
Violin, Fiddle |
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Subject - Genre:  |
Instruction book |