The Dounis Collection (Fischer) Eleven books of studies for the violin Opus 12, 15 (two books) Opus 16 (two books) Opus 18,20,21,27,29,30 Demetrius Constantine Dounis (1886-1954) was one of the most prominent violin pedagogues of the twentieth century. Dounis' work in violin pedagogy extended to many areas, but there are tw specific areas for which he was highly revered and influential in his own time and today. The first was his intense concern with the proper ergonomics of violin playing, for example, the horizontal and vertical movements of the left hand, the importance of muscular development and relaxation,the development of finger strength and independence in the left hand and the proper means for gripping the bow in the right hand. The second area is his emphasis on the role of the brain, not the arms or the fingers, in proper violin practicing and playing. Along with being a violinist, Dounis was a physician, both neurologist and psychiatrist, and utilised this expertise in his violin pedagogy. The focus of his early medical career involved treating professional musicians from the world's symphony orchestras The eleven books in this collection are the most comprehensive collection of this master pedagogue's work ever published. The Artist's Technique of Violin Playing: A New Scientific Method for Obtaining, in the Shortest Possible Time, an Absolute Mastery of the Higher Technical Difficulties of the Left Hand and of the Bow, Op. 12 (1921) First Part: The Left Hand Second Part: The Bow The Absolute Independence of the Fingers in Violin Playing on a Scientific Basis (in 2 Books), Op. 15 (1924) The Absolute Independence of Three Fingers The Absolute Independence of Four Fingers Preparatory Studies in Thirds and Fingered Octaves on a Scientific Basis for Violin, Op. 16 (1924) Thirds Fingered Octaves Fundamental Trill Studies on a Scientific Basis for Violin, Op. 18 (1925) The Dounis Violin Players' Daily Dozen to Keep the Violinist Technically Fit for the Day's Work: Twelve Fundamental Exercises for the Left Hand and the Bow, Op. 20 (1925) The Staccato (The Accented Legato, the Accented Staccato): Studies on a Scientific Basis for the Highest Development in Staccato-Playing on the Violin, Op. 21 (1925) New Aids to the Technical Development of the Violinist, Op. 27 (1935) The Independence of the Bow from the Left Hand A Neglected Phase in the Study of Thirds Studies in Chromatic Double-Stops for the Violin, Op. 29 (1942) The Higher Development of Thirds and Fingered Octaves: Twenty-four Advanced Formulas for the Violin, Op. 30 (1944)
