The Early Violin and Viola: A Practical GuideThis handbook provides a historical account of the development of the violin, viola and their close relatives as well as a practical guide to playing techniques and principles of interpretation. It aims to help performers to play in a historically appropriate style and to guide listeners toward a clearer understanding of the issues that affected string performance during this series' core period (c. 1700 c. 1900). Its six detailed case studies, which