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Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind,
which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn. ~Joseph Addison

Books I own:

The Violin - A Social History of the World's Most Versitile Instrument ~ David Schoenbaum
A global history of the stories of violin makers and players. This is a remarkable and entertaining book and is a fascinating history of the instrument's development. It also reveals some of the personalities of those who perform on the violin and is very well researched.
W. W. Norton & Company - http://books.wwnorton.com/
Heifetz As I Knew Him ~ Ayke Agus
Ayke Agus was born in Indonesia, she was a promising violin prodigy. She also studied piano. She becamse the care giver for Heifetz and this is an account of their time together. I thought this was an interesting read.
Amadeus Press, ISBN: 157467062X
Teaching Genius: Dorothy Delay and the Making of a Musician ~ Barbara Lourie Sand, Zubin Mehta
Dorothy DeLay had an innate talent and love for teaching. This book is a must read for any teacher. I enjoyed it, and intend to read it again.
Amadeus Press, ISBN: 1574670522
Musical Prodigies ~ Claude Kenneson
Forty-four musical prodigies from the eighteenth century to the present. Stories about their family life, teachers, and struggles great pictures, very interesting reading, especially for those who work with children
Amadeus Press ISBN 1-57467-046-8
The Art of the Violin ~ Pierre Marie Francois de Sales Baillot
Technical information about playing. How to practice. A lot of musical examples pictured. Much information for the serious violin teacher
Northwestern University Press ISBN 0-8101-0753-8
The Orchestra Audition Book ~ Roger Frisch
A book about professional orchestra audition preparation is released in e-book form.
Ricordi Di Ansaldo Poggi ~ Roberto Regazzi
I won this in his internet quizz. It is a real treasure
Szigeti on the Violin ~ Joseph Szigeti
Dover Publications ISBN 0-486-23763-x
An Encyclopedia of the Violin ~ Alberto Bachman
treasure trove of information on the violin, a good all around violin book
Da Capo Press - 1966 - mine is a paperback. ISBN 0-306-80004-7
Tipbook Music on Paper
This is a nice basic theory book. It can be used to learn to read music from the very beginning, or to refreshen or expand knowledge. It explains scales and keys.
The Tipbook Company ISBN 90 76192 32 4
Tipbook Violin & Viola
A handy, accessible, 134 page convenient guide for violinists and violists. The Tipbook offers a load of information, including topics such as selecting and play-testing violins and violas, buying strings, bows and accessories, maintenance and tuning, as well as the history and the family of the instrument, and a string player's glossary.
The Tipbook Company ISBN 90-76192-391; distributed by Hal Leonard.
Mastery of the Bow ~ Professor Emery Erdlee
Excellent little paperback book about bowing
Distinctive Publishing Company ISBN 942963-00-8
Antonio Stradivari- His Life and Work ~ W. Henry Hill
Interesting if you like to know about the instruments of Stradivari. Information lists on the instruments
Dover Publications ISBN 0-486-20425-1
Reminiscences of a Fiddle Dealer ~ by David Laurie
This is a wonderful little book. Very interesting for those interested in the violin trading world and history. It is no longer in print and very pricey to purchase. You can get one through interlibrary loan to read.
Copyright 1977 by Harold M. Chaitman, published by Virtuoso
I would very much like to have one of the old editions, if anyone knows of one I can afford.
Violin Playing as I teach it ~ Leopold Auer
Dover Publications ISBN 0-486-23917-9
The Art of Practicing the Violin ~ Robert Gerle
Some good ideas in this small paperback
Stainer & Bell ISBN 0-85249-506-4
Conversation with Menuhin ~ David Dubal
I could not stick with this to read it - a bit dry. But I am glad I have it in my collection
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich ISBN 0-15-122586-9
Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching ~ Ivan Galamian
Galamian shares his principles of teaching the violin. I paid BIG $$ to get this at a Border's Book Store. I just could not pass it up. Very nice, brand new Then the next one was given to me. I would not part with either one.
Second Edition Prentice Hall ISBN 0-13-710773-0
Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching ~ Ivan Galamian
I own one of these and it is exactly like the others
Prentice Hall 1962 Library of Congress 62-14019
Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching ~ Ivan Galamian
I own one of these and it is exactly like the others. Now available! This book will be exactly the same save for the cover
Shar Products Co.- only $60.00 item number for the book is H20 - ISBN 0-9621416-3-1
The Suzuki Concept Diablo Press
Good book for all teachers
ISBN 0-87297-003-5
In the Suzuki Style ~ Elizabeth Mills
ISBN 0-87297-023-x
The Violin-makers of the Guarneri Family (1626-1762) ~ William Henry Hill, Arthur F. Hill & Alfred Ebsworth Hill
133 Illustrations, 16 in color. Very nice reference asnd study book of the Guarneri violins ISBN 0-486-26061-5 Mine is paperback.
Violin Virtuosos ~ Henry Roth
portraits of violinists performance and personality interesting pictures
California Classics Books ISBN 1-879395-18-5
21st. Century Violinists String letter Publishing
Includes:
Cerovsek, Chang, Frank, Kennedy, Midori, Mutter, Oliveria, Sonnenberg, Shaham, Stern, Vengerov
From the publishers of Strings Magazine Paperback ISBN 1-890490-26-1
Violin Virtuosos String letter Publishing
Includes:
Bell, Chee-Yun, Chung, Fleezanis, Hahn, Josefowicz, Kaplan, Mullova, Repin, Silverstein, Tetzlaff
From the publishers of Strings Magazine Paperback ISBN 1-890490-31-8
THE WAY THEY PLAY
By Samuel Applebaum - These are great little books!
Volume I
Elman, Francescatti, Fuchs,Milstein,Primrose,Glen, J. Heifetz, Kaufman, Kreisler, Menuhin, Morini, Ricci, Schneider, Spalding, katims, Tertis, Spivakovshy, Szegeti, Zimbalist, Doctor, Casals, Cole, Eisenberg, Piatigorsky, Rose, Bronstein, Galamian, Gingold, Persinger
Paganiniana Publications
Out of print
Volume II
Rabinoff, Dalley, Drew, Mensch, Ashkenasi, Karr, Fournier, Soyer, Fuchs, Steinhardt, Zukerman, Fortas, Laredo, Sunderman, Starker, Rostropovich, Tjiang, Perlman, Kogan, Tree, Eto, Trampler, Axelrod
Paganiniana Publications
Out of print
Volume III
Fodor, Szeryng, Mischakoff, Hillyer, Garbousova, Rabin, Gingrich, Varga, Pardee, Delay, Turetzky, Rosand, Paganiniana Publications
Out of print
Volume V
Heifetz, Ricci, Friedman, Spivakov, Grodner, Tretyakov, Harth,
Paganiniana Publications
Out of print
Volume VI
Francescatti, Lack, Aronoff, Oliviera, Wilkomirska, Galimir, Daniel Heifetz, Sankey, Lincer, Francais, Moennig, Paganiniana Publications
Out of print
Volume VII
Gulli, Lack,Green, Lincer, Shumsky, Nelsova
Paganiniana Publications
Out of print
Volume VIII
Accardo, Beiliina, Greitzer, D. Heifetz, Rosen, Shafran, Unno
Paganiniana Publications
Out of print
Volume X
Brodsky, Parnas, Silverstein, Pikaisen, Varga, Cerny
Paganiniana Publications
Out of print
Volume XI
Volume XII
Volume XIII
Mintz, Ginsburg, Ma, Zhislin, Muradov
Paganiniana Publications
Out of print
Volume XIV
Chung, Fried, Bron, Krysa, Mutter, Tziganov
index to the names in each book
Paganiniana Publications
Out of print
Violin and identification Price Guide Book II Roy Ehrhardt
Violin and identification Price Guide Book III Roy Ehrhardt
both of the above books are great as a reference to look up old instruments

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