Abstract
RILM abstract: "In the late 17th c., violin playing in England underwent a virtual revolution as a result of virtuoso techniques introduced by violinists from abroad such as Thomas Baltzar and Nicola Matteis. Iconographical evidence illustrates the popularity of the French bow grip and various ways of placing the instrument against the body. Technical features such as multiple stops and the messa di voce were employed extensively by Baltzar and Matteis. The likelihood that their playing influenced Henry Purcell suggests that violinists today might incorporate lively Articulation and the messa di voce in Purcell's trio sonatas of 1683."
DOI
10.5642/perfpr.199508.01.05
Recommended Citation
Cyr, Mary
(1995)
"Violin Playing in Late Seventeenth-Century England: Baltzar, Matteis, and Purcell,"
Performance Practice Review:
Vol. 8:
No.
1, Article 5.
DOI: 10.5642/perfpr.199508.01.05
Available at:
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/ppr/vol8/iss1/5