The Violinist’s Guide to Classical Music
The composers, masterpieces, and history every violinist should know
A self-paced, violin-centered journey through the composers, masterpieces, and musical changes that shaped classical violin music, from the violin’s early history through Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Paganini, the Romantic concerto tradition, and the early twentieth century.
Lessons in historical order
- 1Before the ViolinFree
- 2The Early Solo ViolinFree
- 3Arcangelo CorelliFree
- 4Biber, Locatelli and TartiniFull course
- 5Antonio VivaldiFull course
- 6Johann Sebastian Bach — Part 1: A String Player’s MindFull course
- 7Johann Sebastian Bach — Part 2: One Violin, Many VoicesFull course
- 8From Baroque to Classical: A New Violin WorldFull course
- 9Wolfgang Amadeus MozartFull course
- 10Ludwig van BeethovenFull course
- 11Niccolò PaganiniFull course
- 12Felix MendelssohnFull course
- 13Max Bruch and Johannes BrahmsFull course
- 14Henri Vieuxtemps, Henryk Wieniawski and Pablo de SarasateFull course
- 15Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyFull course
- 16Eugène YsaÿeFull course
- 17Fritz KreislerFull course
- 18Jean SibeliusFull course
- 19The Violin Enters the 20th CenturyFull course
- 20Hearing the Whole StoryFull course
The first 3 lessons are free; the complete course is available as a one-time purchase and is included with Practical Violinist Studio.
Included Bonus
Titles, movements, forms, tempo markings, dances, and catalog numbers made clear
Ever wondered what Allegro, Rondo, Partita, Op., BWV, or RV actually mean? This 14-part bonus guide explains the language behind classical music titles, movements, forms, dance names, tempo markings, and catalog numbers, so the names you see in scores, recordings, and concert programs begin to make sense.
14 parts · Included with the full course
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