For years the Stradivari violin has been the subject of studies by researchers who sought to discover the reason for the pristine sound it produces. According to a report by The Brighter Side of News, ...

The Cathedral has stood tall in the center of Cremona since the 12th century, but the heartbeat of this city is heard in the workshops.

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Musicians and music aficionados alike have long savored the rich sound quality of the violins created by Antonio Stradivari, particularly at the dawn of the 18th century (the so-called “golden period” ...

At its most basic, the Modular Fiddle can be played like any other violin. But creator David Perry designed this instrument to explore the many different physical component shapes and tones made ...

The musical world praises Stradivarius in much the same way the art community does Picasso or entrepreneurs do Gates. For three centuries, violinmakers have worked, without success, to uncover the ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Right about now, the fort is fully warmed up. Over the past week, Fort Worden State Park has been the setting for Voice Works, an immersion workshop-concert-dance camp celebrating ...

This week's Fine Arts Student of the week is Brainerd High School junior Vanessa Anderson, who plays violin in the chamber orchestra. Adviser nomination: “Vanessa Anderson, 1st violinist in the ...

Dec. 11—Once 9-year-old Ziao Chen places his violin on his shoulder and puts bow to string, his calm expression transforms into one of intensity. The brightness of the violin's tone is another ...

The instrument’s biggest difficulty is simultaneously its greatest joy – to make a sweet sound you must relax More summer essentials I knew the violin was an unforgiving instrument but I had always ...

Despite its popularity today, we still know little about the origin and evolution of the violin. As of 1780, Jean Benjamin de La Borde, court composer to King Louis XV, lamented that: “Knowing so ...