Stradivarius

The movie The Red Violin is a drama written and directed by filmmaker Francois Girard, which follows the history of a mysterious and intriguing musical instrument over the span of 300 years. Francois Girard got the idea for the movie from events involving the legendary red Mendelssohn, a 1720 Antonio Stradivari violin which was purchased in 1990 by the grandfather of celebrated musician and heiress, Elizabeth Pitcairn (Fricke, 2010). The story is artfully and elegantly put together, and although

Is that Frank Almond playing the Stradivarius violin? Is it really him or am I dreaming? Yes that really was Frank Almond playing at a concert with MYSO’s very own ensemble, Sinfonia. On Sunday February 14th at the Shattuck Music Center Auditorium located inside Carroll University I was able to attend this wonderful concert. I was inspired by the music I heard. Sinfonia and Frank Almond’s playing combined made this concert one of my favorites, the music was beautiful and the intonation was very accurate

Reno Philharmonic Orchestra On Tuesday, March 14, 2017, I attended the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra at the Pioneer Center. The program for that evening included a Violin Concerto op 14 (1939) by Samuel Barber. With Benjamin Beilman, on the violin, the piece included three movements. Followed by Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 1 I D major, Titan (1889). Violin Concerto op 14 (1939) I. Allegro moderato II. Andante III. Presto in motion perpertuo Symphony No. 1 I D major, Titan (1889) I. Langsam, schleppend

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

standard equipment. These add two more ways you can alter the instrument to suit your preferences on top of the built-in options. For a first professional series, Jupiter has given the player a wealth of choices.” “My instrument is a 180 model Stradivarius that I acquired new in '72. It is the most popular Bach model, with a silver plate finish, ML bore, and a #37 bell. While not of Mount Vernon vintage, it is old enough to make a comparison with its current counterpart interesting and informative

Music will give will give you a better understanding of what you have to do to play it. This draft will tell you tips about playing the Viola. According to Anastasia Tsioulcas David Aaron Carpenter plays a 1719 viola that was made by Antonio Stradivarius (Anastasia Tsioulcas pg or 1 ). He is noted as the best violin maker of all time. “His golden age was when his best instruments were made”(Tsioulcas 1). David Aaron Carpenter stated that “Sometimes your Viola is a little to muffled or, you know

fell over and broke. Or maybe something just slid off the table and became damaged. That’s what happened at the Spanish Palace in Madrid, where a Stradivarius cello slid off the table during a photo shoot. The Stradivarius had decided to be auctioned off at a sale soon after, for the price of 20 million dollars. Experts were handing the Stradivarius, but no one foretold this tragedy. Out of approximately fifty cellos made by Stradivari that exist today, this cello happened to be incredibly rare

Since the Baroque period the violin (Baroque violin) has been a standout amongst the most important of all instruments in music, for a few reasons. The tone of the violin emerges above different instruments, making it necessary for playing a tune line. In the hands of a decent player, the violin is greatly lithe, and can execute fast and difficult successions of notes. In reality, the violin appears to fit virtuosity more than any other musical instrument ever created. In spite of the fact that it

Antonio Stradivari is quite often referred to as the greatest violin and stringed instrument maker to ever live. Much of this credit is given to Stradivari because people simply know his name. Countless violinists have expressed over the years the great frequency that people always ask them if they own a Stradivari instrument or not. The reality is, although Antonio Stradivari was certainly a master at his work, he was not the only one to create stringed instruments and certainly was not the first

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