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Stradivari Analysis

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If Stradivari would have ever needed a virtuoso to test and analyze the secret properties of his divine violins, the brilliance, sweetness of the most precious instruments ever crafted by human kind, by human hand, I know who that person is. She lives among us now in the 21st century. As is said, she sleeps and breathes every musical vibration her mortal existence and soul can possibly conjure up. She is the one. The correct one, the virtuoso born in heaven. The one he never met.

But her mind was forever living in the past with those chosen few composer artists, surviving in the long past age of classical masters who are the greatest musicians, and will always be the greatest composers of all time. She will never be content because she …show more content…

He was staring, he was reminiscing, now he was mostly just pensive. He embarked to leave his stately home. Before leaving he looked in the mirror reviewing his attire, somewhat a ritual for him and everyone else in the town. Then he wondered why anyone ever looked in the mirror since nothing really ever changes if you are still standing up. .Nonetheless he made his compliance and walked the footpath he had walked so many times before. But this time the journey seemed totally different. This time he had a treasure tucked safely beneath his left arm. The family’s finest instrument thus far. He thanked the powers to be to have spared him precipitation on that particular evening, wanting to believe, but knowing it was most likely not the result of divine …show more content…

He waited until the concert ended and then made himself known to the young and perfect maestro. Meeting the young virtuoso caused an irreconcilable experience of mixed emotions which he had never before experienced and he certainly did not understand now. Stradivari spoke in reluctance and hopeful anticipation at once. He said, “Embrace the vision of this solo instrument, young man. I made this violin, yes. This is the finest instrument I could have ever crafted and the finest my family tradition has ever crafted. All that be as it may, without you this object is nothing but a mere stone. Take this and fill the ears of humanity with the celestial sounds of the Godly universe.” With that, Stradivari left the grandiose concert hall feeling so fulfilled that he had at least done something which would lift the spirit of humanity for centuries beyond. For that reason, every remaining day of his life he would ponder the moment he gifted that precious violin to the boy. You see, Stradivari knew that no matter what, the violin which was now the boy’s instrument would create and inspire, and forever empower the sentiments of music destined to change the universe

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