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"Plein de feu, plein d'audace, plein de change" : examining the role of the Méthode de violon in the establishment of the French Violin School

Robinson, Airdrie Kalyn, University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine ArtsLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Music2014

In 1782, Italian violinist Giovanni Battista Viotti performed in the Concerts spirituels of Paris, causing a sensation with his new style of playing, deemed “plein de feu, plein d’audace,” “full of fire, full of audacity.” This paper discusses Viotti’s style in the context of his use of the Tourte …

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