List of Illustrations
List of Music Examples
1. 1815-1878:
1.1 The Decline of the Mandoline and Mandolino as Concert
Instruments:
1.2 Italy and the Creation of the Modern Mandolin:
2. 1878-1892:
2.1 The Paris Exhibition of 1878:
2.2 Spanish Influences:
2.3 Circoli mandolinisti in Italy:
2.4 The Mandolin Rediscovered:
3. 1892-1918:
3.1 The Genoa Concourse and the Virtuoso Era in Italy:
3.2 The Heyday of the Mandolin in Europe:
3.3 The USA and Elsewhere:
4. 1918-1945:
4.1 Germany, Austria, and the Emergence of a New Style:
4.2 Elsewhere in Continental Europe:
4.3 Japan:
4.4 The USA, Britian, and Elsewhere:
5. 1945 to the Present Day:
5.1 Europe:
5.2 Japan:
5.3 The USA and Elsewhere:
6. Practical Information for Players and Composers:
6.1 Instruments, Strings, and Plectrums:
6.2 Positions and Techniques:
6.3 The Mandolin Quartet and the Mandolin Orchestra:
6.4 Useful Addresses:
Appendix: The Mandolin and Related Instruments: Brief
Definitions
Bibliography
Index
Paul Sparks is a freelance writer and performer.
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