Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Luxembourg
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Denmark
Finland
Sweden
Poland
Czech Republic
Worldwide
Content
- 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
