“With the prince for my schooling”

The 18th Century marked a transformative period for European violin culture, where the interplay of pedagogy, patronage, and music publishing fostered new forms of music practices and knowledge. This event will investigate the teaching methods and repertoire in a century of increasing recognition and institutionalisation of violin ’schools‘, examining how social and political climates impacted music education, the careers of violinists, and the role of patrons in fostering musical talent and facilitating the circulation of music and musicians. The mobility of violinists and the networks they created will be analyzed, as well as the role of printers in shaping the music market, balancing local traditions with the demands of an increasingly international repertoire.
By bringing together scholars from diverse disciplines, this conference seeks to provide new perspectives on the legacy of 18th-Century European violin ’schools‘ and their place in the broader
history of musical culture.

Program

During the event it will be possible to visit the exhibition “Violin didactics in the 18th Century” curated by the Archivio Musicale Luca Moretti.

A concert “Violin and Traverso in Tartini‘s Europe. Violinistic Reminiscences in the 18th-Century Flute Repertoire” by Stefano Bet (flute), Lukas Frank (harpsichord) will take place on May, 19 at 6pm. On Wednesday, May 20 there will be at 7pm a lecture recital “Di questo appoggio così leggero...“. The Art of the Single Bow Stroke in Tartini and other Italian Composers" by the Ensemble gamma.ut and Susanne Scholz.

Scientific Board
Agnese Pavanello, Cristina Scuderi, Gesa zur Nieden