Antonio Stradivari 's Influence On Future Generations Of Musicians And Instrument Makers

Many violinists and cellists use Stradivari instruments in their work. Yo-Yo Ma currently uses the Davidov Stradivarius,Julian Lloyd Webber employs the Barjansky Stradivarius.

Nikolai Tambovsky , is one of the most excellent makers of violins. His violins and string instruments, undeniably,

I intend to compile a selective annotated bibliography concerning the violin making and the development of the violin. Violin is an important role in instruments family. Different manufacturing methods have different violin sound. Also in different periods, people have different ways to make the violin. For example, baroque violin sound soft and there is decorative pattern on the violin and there is no chin rest on the baroque violin. I am very interested in the manufacture of the violin in different periods. I will include journal articles, dissertations, ILL documentation, books, audio recordings, video recordings, research journal, and the material about the violin-maker named Antonio Stradivari. As a violinist, I want to know more about

The original violin bow made it easier for more notes to be played at the same time. It is much harder to play notes at the same time on modern violin. Modern violinists have to put more pressure on the strings which in turn made it sound louder.

The construction of the Stradivarius violin is very unique compared to the build of other violins, whether they were made centuries ago or serve as modern day instruments. While there are a number of other rare violins and instruments of different kinds, not even one has ever came remarkably close to achieving what Antonio Stradivari has with the making of his stringed instruments, in particular, his violins. Over the years there have been many attempts to reproduce the authentic sound quality of his instruments, but no one has ever been able to achieve this goal. What exactly makes the Stradivarius violin so unique? The materials used to make the instrument along with his method of construction and the time period in which it was constructed

As stated in this paper earlier at first the fabrication of violin’s strings were with goat gut. Now they are created out of synthetic materials or steel and twisted with various metals. The strings are also strung tighter, about fifty percent. Back then people did not use a chin rest like they do now; in fact, chin rests weren’t even brought until the 19th century (Powers). The fingerboard and the neck are now longer than they use to be. Some other changes include that of the bass bar and the sound post; both are thicker than they were back

Today it is very common for violinists to insist on playing the music of Bach, like the 6 sonatas and partitas, romantically without consideration of the performance practices in the time the music was written. The avoidance of authentic baroque performance being included in the modern interpretation stems from the natural aversion modern players have to the “baroque sound.” What many people consider to be a baroque sound is one that sounds unpolished and underdeveloped, most likely due to the lack of vibrato and varying bow and articulation techniques from today’s playing. When looking at baroque music that is commonly played on modern instruments, there is no better example than the music of J.S. Bach. In the case of the 6 Sonatas and Partitas, today and especially in the middle to late

From these early beginnings, luthiers have invented many other stringed instruments, such as the violin, the bass and the guitar. Like other art forms, luthiery has evolved. Each new technique inspires the next.

Composer Howard Goodall looks at the extraordinarily productive musical period between 1650 and 1750, in which many of the musical innovations we take for granted today were invented. The orchestra; the overture, which led, ultimately, to the symphony; satisfying chord sequences, which gave music a forward momentum; modern tuning, which, for the first time, allowed composers to move from one key to any other they chose, and for different instruments to easily play together; the concerto, the oratorio, and, not least, the piano. In an age when Newton put in place the basic laws of science, musicians did the same thing in music. No wonder, in an age that also saw great advances in clock-making, that much of the music of this period sounds like

Nicoló Paganini was a famous Italian violinist born in the midst of The Enlightenment. He wrote a set of 24 Capriccis for the violin in the early 1800s, the most famous of which is the final caprice, simply referred to as “Caprice No. 24”. The final caprice exemplifies Paganini’s bold style and technique, which was a natural byproduct of the musical liberation that took place during the Enlightenment. His work would inspire musicians for centuries to come.

The viol --also referred to as the viola de gamba—is a bowed and six-stringed instrument played in the 1400s. It had moveable frets made of gut-strings which would change the tone of the chords when moved. “One likely ancestor of the viol is the rabab, a bowed string instrument played by the Moors of Aragon in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and whose da gamba posture and oblong shape resemble that of early Renaissance viols” (Weinfield). The viol was typically found being played in consort, or a courtyard, during the Renaissance Era and was a very popular instrument. Its sound was produced by the bowing of the viol’s resonating strings.

Sciences used in matters concerning my personal life apart from the obvious of my major; being computer science, are those that deal in the effectiveness and longevity of violin strings. In my personal time I am a violinist by hobby, having played for roughly 11 years through school programs, public orchestra's as well as private lessons, I have come into knowledge of many different brands and styles of strings. Outside the world of the violinist there are relatively few that would consider the variety of strings that one can get and the affect that they tend to have on not only the quality of sound but also the tone that one can produce while using them. When in its infancy the violinists and luthiers that produced the violins of time made

Antonio Vivaldi was born on March 4, 1678 in the town of Venice, Italy. His father was quite the musician and helped his son master the violin and also helped him get find lessons from some the best composers in Italy. Sadly, do to his symptoms that were similar to asthma often causing him to have severe shortness of breath he was unable to master several instruments. At one point in his early life he even became a priest but this was short lived do to his continuing health issues therefore he had to give up his priesthood. “At the age of 25, Antonio Vivaldi was named master of violin at the Ospedale della Pietà (Devout Hospital of Mercy) in Venice” (). This is where he spent in upwards of thirty years teaching his students and only having

The Guittern was shaped like a violin, played with a pick, and had the ability to be tuned in octaves or in unison. This tuning ability was never used in other guitar instruments. Compared to the modern day guitar, the Guittern lacked a movable bridge and a saddle. The Guittern was also the first instrument to use wire strings instead the traditional gut strings used in stringed instruments (Kentor Michael 4).

A member of the string family, the violin stands as one of the most popular and well known instruments in the world. All instruments in the string family are playing by stroking the bow on strings at the same time fingers are being pressed onto the fingerboard. Like most instruments, it is difficult to trace back in history when the instrument was truly conceived. It is believed the violin was developed around the 1500s and Italian luthiers polished the instruments features. The principle form of the violin was originally made by an Italian, Andrea Amati. In 1626, one of the world's first orchestras, the 24 Violons du Roi, attributed 5 different sizes of violins. This was exceptional until one of the greatest luthiers to ever live made the