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''Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule'' (''A Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing'') is a textbook for instruction in the violin, published by Leopold Mozart in 1756. The work was influential in its day, and continues to serve as a scholarly source concerning 18th century performance practice. ==Background and publication== Leopold Mozart's primary job was as a court musician, working for the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg. He began with an unpaid post in the violin section〔Halliwell (1998, 16)〕 and gradually worked his way up the ranks in the court musical establishment, though he never was promoted to the top position of Kapellmeister. Salaries at Salzburg were low, and Leopold supplemented his income by giving violin lessons.〔Halliwell 1998, 20〕 There is indirect evidence that Leopold was a highly skilled teacher, in that both of his children, taught exclusively by him, became extraordinary musicians: Maria Anna Mozart (called "Nannerl") and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.〔This was a contemporary view: Hasse wrote in a letter "you will not be displeased to know a father who has the merit of having known how to form and give so good an education to a son." (Grove dictionary, section 1)〕 Leopold wrote his textbook during the year 1755, when he was 36 years old. He took on the work of publication himself, assigning the task of printing to Johann Jakob Lotter, a printer in Leopold's home town of Augsburg. Leopold shipped copies of his book far and wide and received his share of the profits when they were sold. His mode of business can be seen in a letter (7 January 1770) he wrote to his wife Anna Maria, who had to take over the operation while Leopold and Wolfgang were traveling in Italy: :Put together ''12 copies of the Violinschule'', and send them to ''Joseph Wolf's'' bookshop, in Insprugg ... You need to enclose a short letter, something like this: ''You receive here 12 copies of the Violinschule, which my husband, from Verona, has told me to send you. You may keep them on commission, according to the arrangement, and sell each one at 2fl''()'' 14kr''()'' tyrolean coinage, and reimburse my husband at 1 fl. 45 kr. in the same coinage for the ones sold; you may put this in the paper and charge the costs to my husband in this case.''〔Halliwell 1998, 159〕 The ''Violinschule'' was successful in its day and went through two further German editions (1769, 1787), as well as being translated into Dutch (1766) and French (1770).〔Solomon 1995, 32〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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