Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule

Often plagiarized, but never equaled: Mozart's book remains the fundamental text on violin playing in the 18th century to this day. Leopold Mozart's "Violinschule" is the first comprehensive German-language instructional work that addresses the principles of violin playing and conveys them systematically to both teachers and students. Additionally, it serves as a general book on musical thinking and performance practice in the 18th century. The impact of this text, which established the genre of "violin school" in Germany, extends far beyond its own century. For violin students and scholars, for proponents of historical performance practice, and for musicologists, this book is an inexhaustible source.