Fiorillo Violin 36 Exercises and Caprices

Author: He Xian
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Publication Date: 2001-03-01
Features: The value of this tutorial lies not only in its ability to express music through slow-speed, long-duration notes but also in its vividness and vitality in fast, short-duration notes. As a technical training content, each exercise in this textbook contains multiple layers of technical complexity. From single technical exercises to mixed and transitional exercises involving several techniques, this differs fundamentally from purely technical practice in terms of further mastering and applying technical skills for students. Therefore, teachers should guide students to focus their attention on musical expression rather than making them feel that this is an unavoidable, monotonous task in the process of learning to play the violin. Hence, it is essential to carefully explain the learning content of each exercise.
From his life story, we can see that Fiorillo was a versatile musician. Some may think that compared to the etudes of Kreutzer, Rode, Dont, and others, this collection of etudes is not a mandatory tutorial for every student learning to play the violin. However, this is indeed a mistaken perception. Among the numerous violin etudes, this collection has remained popular and enduring to this day, which is enough to prove its learning value. Therefore, it is absolutely not a redundant textbook!