Producing Excellence : : The Making of Virtuosos /

Producing Excellence : : The Making of Virtuosos / / Izabela Wagner.

Driven by a passion for music, for excellence, and for fame, violin soloists are immersed from early childhood in high-pressure competitions, regular public appearances, and arduous daily practice. An in-depth study of nearly one hundred such children, Producing Excellence illuminates the process th...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Wagner, Izabela,
Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2015]
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Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (336 p.) :; 1 table
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Prelude-Scandal on the Stage
  • 1. A Short History of the Violin Virtuoso Profession
  • 2. Before Entering the Soloist Class: Early Socialization of Soloist Students
  • 3. Triad Collaboration-Teacher, Parents, and Child: The First Stage of Soloist Education
  • 4. Crisis and Career Coupling: The Second Stage of Soloist Education
  • 5. Entrance into Adult Careers: The Third Stage of Soloist Education
  • 6. The Soloist Class Students' Careers
  • Conclusion: Career Coupling and Nothing New in the Soloist World
  • Appendix: Difficulties and Limits: Some Methodological Aspects about Attachment and Distance within Ethnographic Work
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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