Survey of Contemporary String Styles

PFSS-361
An overview of the history of contemporary string playing, with special emphasis on the work of major innovators: Joe Venuti, Stephane Grappelli, Jean-Luc Ponty, and others. Recordings and transcriptions used to analyze technique and improvisational skills.
Credits
2
Prerequisites
None
Required Of
String principal PERF majors
Electable By
All B.M. and P.D. students
Semesters Offered
Spring Only
Location
Boston
Department
STRG
Course Chair
David Wallace
Taught By
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