Incomplete History of the Art of the Funerary Violin

Name: Incomplete History of the Art of the Funerary Violin
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ISBN: 9781585678266

ISBN-10: 1585678260

ISBN-13: 9781585678266

Edition: 2006

Authors: Rohan Kriwaczek

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Exposed by the New York times as a "brilliant hoax," this imaginative volume of fiction is presented as a scholarly history of a secretive art form: "the rise, flourishing, and ruthless suppression of a tradition of [solo] violin music played at funerals." It includes detailed fictional biographies of real or invented persons, alleged "period" illustrations, and elaborate musical scores. --Compiled from the New York times Oct. 4, 2006 article and online reviews.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Abrams, Inc.
Publication date: 11/16/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 6.50" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



A brief summary of early funeral music


The subtle art of the funeral march


George Babcotte


The birth of a tradition


Bulstrode Whycherley


Herbert Stanley Littlejohn


John (Jane) Pemberton


Herr Hieronymous Gratchenfleiss


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


Pierre Dubuisson


Charles Sudbury


Matthew Connisten


Paganini, the Vatican, and rumours of demonic association


Father Elias Passmore Jarvis


Wilhelm Kleinbach


The collection of Gunter II


Stanley Eaton


The funerary violinist today


Epilogue : a response from the Vatican


A brief tribute to the many silent heroes



Records of the spread of funerary violin by Babcotte's apprentices



The tragic miscalculation of Maria Rotaru



The judicious use of a drum?