Aspects of European influences on violin playing and teaching in Australia

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Australia has not only a highly interesting - and surprisingly rich - violinistic past, but has recently succeeded in gaining an enviable position in the field of instrumental pedagogy and performance. Australian artists and musicians play an important part in cultural life, both in their own country and on the international scene. The present dissertation, which has involved a wide-ranging investigation from private sources as well as teaching and performing organisations, aims at defining the essential factors which have contributed to the formation and development of what may be called the Australian school of violin playing and teaching. Starting from a general and historical standpoint, the research moves towards more specific aspects including concrete data derived from personal experience. Chapter I investigates the historical background of violin playing and defines the sources from which the overseas schools have evolved. From the formation of the early schools of Corelli and

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