Essays about: "viennese tunings"

Found 1 essay containing the words viennese tunings.

  1. 1. THE ”NEW OLD” SOUND OF THE DOUBLE BASS

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

    Author : Elia Scarponi; [2017-10-13]
    Keywords : double bass; classical orchestra performance; viennese tunings; double bass technique;

    Abstract : This work is based on research about the different tuning systems adopted by bass string instrumentalists during the eighteenth century. The consultation of period manuals and books related to the development of the double bass highlighted how the first Viennese symphonic tradition was interrelated to the Viennese violone. READ MORE