The Classical Mandolin

Contents

• 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